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Chief Information Security Officer

Seekr · Reston, Virginia, United States · On-site

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About Seekr

Trusted AI for critical infrastructure to deliver secure, explainable agents across cloud, on-prem, and edge with rapid time to impact.

About the role

We are seeking a Chief Information Security Officer to lead security strategy, governance, and execution serving both enterprise and government customers. This role is responsible for safeguarding the company’s platforms, infrastructure, data, and AI systems while ensuring compliance with stringent regulatory and national security requirements. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role (CISO, VP Security, or equivalent)
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance
  • Experience building and leading teams responsible for implementing and executing security programs at scale
  • Strong experience securing public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) as well as secure government cloud environments (e.g., AWS GovCloud, Azure Government)
  • Deep familiarity with AI-driven products and their full lifecycle, including data pipelines, labeling/annotation, model training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring
  • Strong knowledge of government and defense security frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, CMMC), including security planning documentation
More about this role

We are seeking a Chief Information Security Officer to lead security strategy, governance, and execution serving both enterprise and government customers. This role is responsible for safeguarding the company’s platforms, infrastructure, data, and AI systems while ensuring compliance with stringent regulatory and national security requirements. The CISO will operate at the intersection of cybersecurity, AI innovation, and mission-critical deployments, enabling secure delivery of advanced capabilities to customers operating in high-stakes environments.

This leader will partner closely with engineering, product, legal, HR, and go-to-market teams to embed security and associated culture into every layer of the organization—from model and software development, data storage and handling to cloud infrastructure and customer deployments. The CISO will build, lead, and scale a high-performing security organization responsible for implementing and executing the company’s security strategy, ensuring consistent, measurable, and effective protection across public cloud, secure government cloud, on-premise, and edge environments, as well as continued Seekr’s compliance with key industry...

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