Vice President, Information Security Greater Washington D.C. Area

The Company is seeking a Vice President of Information Security to operate and scale its security program, maintain audit readiness and certifications, and oversee cloud security, incident response, controls, and third-party risk. The role will lead a strategy for privacy-enhancing technologies and sensitive-data protection, while integrating security requirements into partner relationships and customer due diligence. Responsibilities also include advising executive and board-level governance groups, managing security vendors and team resources, and overseeing AI governance. The successful candidate will help ensure security supports organizational growth while protecting sensitive information. Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree, at least one relevant certification such as CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CISA, CIPP, or CIPM, and 10 or more years of information security experience, including five or more years leading a security program. Required experience includes maintaining SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 programs, hands-on security leadership in AWS environments, incident command, protection of sensitive personal data, customer-facing security assurance, vendor risk management, and executive or board reporting. Strong technical, strategic, communication, and risk-management skills are essential. Experience with privacy-enhancing technologies, government assurance frameworks, DevSecOps, AI governance, or education and workforce data is an advantage.

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