Brightspot

VP, Security

Brightspot

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: RestonVirginiaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $180,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Own and continuously improve Brightspot’s overall security posture across platform, infrastructure, and internal systems
  • Conduct a comprehensive security audit of the Brightspot ecosystem and define a roadmap for strengthening security practices
  • Lead and maintain security compliance initiatives including SOC 2, GDPR, and other enterprise security frameworks
  • Design and implement security architecture, controls, and automation across cloud infrastructure and development workflows
  • Build and operate internal security monitoring and incident response capabilities
  • Implement and manage firewalls, access controls, secrets management, and network security policies
  • Partner with Engineering and Infrastructure teams to ensure secure software development and deployment practices
  • Support the Sales organization in enterprise and government sales cycles, positioning Brightspot as an industry-leading secure platform
  • Work directly with enterprise and government customers to address security reviews, audits, and technical due diligence
  • Establish clear security metrics, reporting, and improvement plans
  • Lead and mentor security team members as the function grows

Requirements

  • 15+ years of deep hands-on experience in security engineering or infrastructure security
  • Proven experience implementing and operating security programs, not just writing policies
  • Expertise in cloud security environments (AWS or equivalent)
  • Experience leading security compliance initiatives such as SOC 2, GDPR, or similar frameworks
  • Strong technical understanding of network security, firewalls, access control, and secrets management
  • Experience building or improving security monitoring, incident response, or SOC operations
  • Ability to work closely with engineering teams and translate security requirements into practical implementation, including the use and evaluation of open-source security tooling
  • Experience supporting enterprise security reviews and customer-facing technical discussions
  • Demonstrated ability to identify risks and drive issues through to resolution
  • Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Must hold security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent.
Benefits
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 3 weeks paid vacation
  • Paid sick leave
  • Paid company holidays
  • Safe Harbor 401(k) with employer matching
  • Continuing education stipend
  • 3-week paid sabbatical after your 5th anniversary
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
security engineeringinfrastructure securitycloud securitynetwork securityfirewallsaccess controlsecrets managementsecurity monitoringincident responseSOC operations
Soft Skills
communication skillsleadershipmentoringproblem-solvingcollaboration
Certifications
CISSPCISM