Title: Chief Information Security Officer Our job reference #734 Location: Atlanta, GA Salary: High six-figure salary is offered as well as an attractive incentive opportunity, stock options, relocation and benefits package. REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS: Reports directly to the Chief Information Officer and a department of 9, expanding to 12 security professionals. CLIENT OVERVIEW: Our client company is a spin-off in 1997 of a well known financial services company that has been in existence since the beginning of the century. Under the leadership of the current executive team the company has grown organically and through acquisition in excess of 40% per year and currently enjoys substantial profitability. Our client’s core business is providing timely and accurate information to enhance their corporate and government customers’ risk assessment, pre-leasing, pre-employment and fraud deferring processes. LOCATION: Atlanta POSITION IMPACT: The successful candidate will assume enterprise wide responsibilities for the architecture, design and implementation of information and technology security, which will link security initiatives to corporate business objectives. He/she will strengthen the mindset at all levels of the organization of the importance of protecting the company’s valuable computer resources and information assets against accidental, or unauthorized modification, destruction or disclosure. He/she will build a world-class team of information security professionals and in so doing will, over a multi year initiative, create an information security model that will be viewed externally as state of the industry. FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The CISO will have responsibility for architecting, implementing and monitoring an enterprise wide information security program ensuring the security, integrity, privacy and availability of information and systems.The CISO will assess, build and lead an effective information security department and serve as the information security expert for the executive staff and the organization. He/she will manage an expense budget of four million dollars and a capital budget based on initiatives. He/she will perform security assessments and evaluate the organizations information risks and develop appropriate policies and awareness-training programs.He/she will establish protocols to proactively test and protect the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information enterprise wide within the context of the Privacy and Security policies.The CISO will work closely with various technology infrastructure and application groups and will develop and maintain effective business continuity and disaster recovery plans. He/she will assist in the review of acquisition candidates as to their facilities and technology environments to assure compliance with corporate security policies and assist in the overall integration process. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Undergraduate degree with a minimum of 8-10 years of technology industry experience demonstrating a high level of expertise in information security and a wide exposure to all aspects of information technology in a large, high transaction environment. Broad experience with information security focused technologies such as intrusion detection, firewalls, PKI, VPN's, remote computing, authentication, biometrics, smart cards etc. Proven ability to communicate in understandable terms, complex information, security concepts and develop business case justifications in order to influence multiple levels of decision makers. Must be able to demonstrate successful experience in project leadership for medium to large scale ($1-10 million) information security initiatives. EDUCATION: A bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or a related field coupled with an MBA is desirable. It would also be helpful to be certified by the ISSA or CSI. Contact: Joyce Brocaglia, CEO Alta Associates, Inc. Phone: 908-806-8442 e-mail: joyceat_private
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