Cape
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
$300K–$350K
Hybrid: New York, NY +1 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- Hybrid: New York, NY
Washington DC - Experience
- 10+ years in information security, including at least 5 years in a senior security leadership role (CISO, VP Security, or Head of Security) at a company with meaningful infrastructure or regulatory complexity.
About the job
Leads Cape’s security strategy and organization, protecting its cellular network, products, corporate systems, and people while enabling growth and product development.
What you'll do
- Own security strategy and architecture across network infrastructure, applications, cloud, corporate IT, and physical and personnel security.
- Build and lead the security team and programs, including threat modeling, penetration testing, red teaming, and incident response.
- Partner with Engineering and executives to embed security in product development, communicate risk, and manage external security vendors, auditors, and researchers.
What they ask for
- Eligible and willing to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
- Experience managing geographically dispersed teams of engineers.
- Track record of building security teams and programs from an early stage.
- Deep technical credibility and ability to communicate security risks to executives and the board.
Nice to have
- Direct experience securing telecom, network infrastructure, or comparable critical infrastructure.
- Experience securing environments with Forward Deployed Engineers and high-risk travel.
Pay
$300,000 - $350,000 USD base salary
Tools
SS7
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