Deputy CISO

Ethos

Remote regions

US

Salary range

$185,000–$327,000/yr

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Security Leadership & Strategy:

  • Partner with the CISO to define and execute the security strategy, roadmap, and priorities across the organization.
  • Act as a deputy and escalation point for the CISO, representing security leadership in their absence, including with executives and the board when needed.
  • Build, mentor, and lead security engineers and architects, raising the technical bar across the function.

Technical Architecture & Engineering Oversight:

  • Provide hands-on technical review of security architecture across cloud platforms, applications, APIs, and infrastructure.
  • Lead threat modeling and architecture reviews for major systems and new initiatives, directly engaging with engineering and platform teams.
  • Drive secure-by-design practices into the SDLC and CI/CD pipelines, working alongside DevOps and engineering leadership.

Cross-Functional Partnership:

  • Ensure security priorities and policies are grounded in sound technical judgment, working closely with all parts of the security organization.
  • Communicate technical risk clearly to non-technical stakeholders and executive leadership.
  • Represent the security function credibly in cross-functional forums, backed by hands-on technical expertise.

Ethos

Ethos is a leading life insurance technology company on a mission to protect families by democratizing access to life insurance and empowering agents at scale. The company is transforming the life insurance experience through a technology platform that makes coverage instant, accessible, and easy to obtain without medical exams.

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