# Chief Information Security Officer

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-information-security-officer

A Chief Information Security Officer sets and executes an organization's cybersecurity strategy, managing risk management practices and ensuring compliance with standards like NIST or ISO 27001. They lead incident response efforts when breaches or threats occur, and provide leadership across security teams to protect data, systems, and infrastructure from evolving threats. This executive role is held by seasoned security professionals who report to the CIO, CEO, or board and balance technical depth with organizational risk oversight.

Top skills: [Leadership](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/leadership), [Risk Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/risk-management)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Cloud Security Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cloud-security-architect), [Cyber Security Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cyber-security-architect), [Cyber Security Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cyber-security-manager), [Director of Cybersecurity](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-cybersecurity)
- Often leads to: often a destination role.

## Similar roles

[Chief Information Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-information-officer), [Chief Risk Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-risk-officer), [Chief Technology Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-technology-officer), [Cyber Security Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cyber-security-architect), [Director of Cybersecurity](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-cybersecurity), [IT Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/it-director)

## Open Chief Information Security Officer roles (3)

- [Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d7ca2ec3-88c7-4506-95f3-cd4f1d2e5f2e/chief-information-security-officer-ciso-at-cohere) at [Cohere](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cohere) — Full-time, New York, NY · Remote, CA$420,000 – CA$485,000
- [Director, Security Architecture and Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/584d6fd8-3445-440b-92f8-543b9b997471/director-security-architecture-and-engineering-at-cfa-institute) at [CFA Institute](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cfa-institute) — Full-time, Charlottesville, VA, $122,300 – $163,100
- [VP, Global Head of Product Security and Risk](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7474ed94-592c-465c-af0d-e3314f06b82a/vp-global-head-of-product-security-and-risk-at-circle) at [Circle](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/circle) — $317,500 – $365,000

## Roles similar to Chief Information Security Officer (10)

From [Chief Information Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-information-officer), [Chief Risk Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-risk-officer), [Chief Technology Officer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/chief-technology-officer), [Cyber Security Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cyber-security-architect), [Director of Cybersecurity](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-cybersecurity), [IT Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/it-director).

- [IT Digital Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d49e6f3a-40e3-40ac-a90d-97032e2b9f3b/it-digital-lead-at-medtronic) at [Medtronic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/medtronic) — €90,800 – €136,200
- [Associate Director-  IT Commercial Field Sales Mobile Applications](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d65b745d-d8f1-4f43-9afb-4501f4aba1bc/associate-director-it-commercial-field-sales-mobile-applications-at-gilead) at [Gilead Sciences](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/gilead-sciences) — United States - California - Foster City, $195,670 – $253,220
- [Cybersecurity Architect - Threat and Vulnerability Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b08aeb96-c480-4119-8ed6-e554aaae2739/cybersecurity-architect-threat-and-vulnerability-management-at-caa) at [CAA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/caa) — Full-time, Nashville, TN, $179,000 – $205,000
- [Principal Cybersecurity Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/905dea60-2adf-4ade-94b8-e8cdec9f8dae/principal-cybersecurity-engineer-at-expedia-group) at [Expedia Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/expedia-group) — San Jose, CA, $249,000 – $348,500
- [Director, IT](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/593e7804-a396-4e63-a639-fd2d4783fd63/director-it-at-zwift) at [Zwift](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/zwift) — Full-time, Long Beach, CA · Remote, $122,500 – $195,000
- [Director, IT](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/life360/jobs/8636922002) at [Life360](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/life360) — Remote, USA, $167,000 – $245,000 (listed on Life360's own careers site)
- [Director, IT & Infrastructure](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/abce8dda-e4e1-4f98-adca-ed3f11154bfb/director-it-infrastructure-at-ast-spacemobile) at [AST SpaceMobile](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/ast-spacemobile) — Lanham, MD
- [Director, IT SAP Product Lifecycle and Quality](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/30a2fd6e-d270-4515-9a64-a833cc47b172/director-it-sap-product-lifecycle-and-quality-at-gilead-sciences) at [Gilead Sciences](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/gilead-sciences) — Full-time, United States - California - Foster City, $226,185 – $292,710
- [Cybersecurity Solutions Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/50a6f99e-9063-46ba-b8b3-07d7a139aa19/cybersecurity-solutions-architect-at-caa) at [CAA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/caa) — Full-time, Nashville, TN, $188,000 – $220,000
- [Cybersecurity Architect - IAM](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4a24ed3e-4ab8-49eb-90ce-0f9fcece4bec/cybersecurity-architect-iam-at-caa) at [CAA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/caa) — Nashville, TN, $179,000 – $208,000

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