Director, Cybersecurity

Venture Global Lng - Arlington, VA

Full-time - Senior

Arlington, VA

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Cyber Security Director at Venture Global LNG is a senior-level executive responsible for overseeing the company's entire cybersecurity strategy. This role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining security protocols to protect critical data and infrastructure, managing a team of security professionals, and ensuring compliance with industry regulations. The director will also stay updated on emerging cyber threats and vulnerabilities, acting as the primary leader in safeguarding the organization's digital assets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy aligned with business objectives, identifying potential risks and implementing preventative measures.
• Provide security expertise on prioritizing and managing information security risks and initiatives.
• Escalate and manage cyber security risk.
• Lead the incident response team in managing and mitigating cyber security incidents, including breach investigations and containment actions.
• Oversee the design and implementation of security architectures across the organization's IT infrastructure, including network security, endpoint protection, and data encryption.
• Ensure adherence to relevant cybersecurity regulations and industry standards, including data privacy laws.
• Stay current on the changing regulatory environment and understand the impacts to the organization.
• Develop and deliver cybersecurity awareness training programs for employees at all levels to promote best practices.
• Regularly communicate cybersecurity status updates to executive leadership and stakeholders, including key performance indicators (KPIs) and threat intelligence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, or management information systems.
• 15 or more years of professional experience solving business problems with technology solutions at an energy facility or related industry.
• Deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, including network security, application security, threat intelligence, incident response, and vulnerability management.
• Proven experience managing cybersecurity teams and projects.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior executives.
• Expertise in relevant cybersecurity frameworks like NIST, ISO 27001, and GDPR.
• Experience with information technology audit or compliance management and performing security risk assessments.
• Knowledge of emerging cybersecurity threats and technologies.
• Relevant cybersecurity certifications (CISSP, CISA, CISM) preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and respond to cyber threats.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams.
• Self-motivated and directed, with the ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Relevant cybersecurity certifications (CISSP, CISA, CISM) preferred.