# Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Hiring organization: [Obsidian Securty](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/obsidian-securty)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4ad53116-50b4-415b-a251-b246b15f4e27

Listed on Obsidian Securty's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Executive
- Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Salary: 280000 – 340000 USD per year

## Summary

Obsidian Security seeks a seasoned security executive to build and lead their internal security program while representing the company's security posture to customers and the market. This role suits experienced security leaders ready to scale a program across product, infrastructure, and enterprise risk at a rapidly growing cybersecurity unicorn.

_Our summary, not Obsidian Securty's wording._

## Skills named

Cloud Security, Threat Detection, Vulnerability Management

## Required

- 15+ years in information security
- 5+ years in senior leadership role (CISO, VP/Deputy CISO, Sr. Director of Security, or equivalent)
- Experience building and scaling security teams across product security, security architecture, infrastructure protection, and enterprise risk management
- Experience securing cloud-native SaaS environments including container-based workloads
- Experience developing AI governance frameworks and understanding AI/ML attack surfaces
- Experience as a customer-facing security executive in sales cycles and audits
- Track record improving security program maturity using frameworks like NIST CSF or ISO 27001
- Ability to present to boards and advise executive leadership
- Cross-functional partnership skills with legal, compliance, and IT leadership
- Experience managing significant security budgets

## Nice to have

- Master's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field
- Executive leadership education
- Experience at a cybersecurity vendor
- Background in critical infrastructure security (energy, utilities, telecommunications)
- Hands-on experience deploying AI/ML within security operations (SOAR, AI-assisted threat hunting, automated triage)
- Experience securing AI features within commercial SaaS products including red-teaming
- Track record conducting security due diligence for M&A transactions
- Experience engaging government stakeholders or congressional committees on security matters

Apply on Obsidian Securty's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/obsidiansecurity/jobs/5417263008