Chief Information Security Officer
Montrose Environmental Group
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $275,000 - $300,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Own the strategy, architecture, and execution of Montrose’s enterprise security program;
- Lead a cross-functional security team (Governance, Risk & Compliance, Security Operations, Identity & Access Management);
- Partner with Legal, Infrastructure, Applications, and Product Engineering to deliver a comprehensive, scalable, and audit-ready security posture;
- Define how security is designed, governed, and operationalized, driving clarity where there is complexity and accountability where there is fragmentation;
- Be bold about policy lifecycle management, asset visibility, and risk prioritization.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience leading enterprise security programs and teams (GRC, SecOps, IAM) with direct CIO reporting.
- Demonstrated success aligning programs to NIST 800-171, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, and achieving compliance.
- Proven ability to operationalize policy lifecycle management, incident response, and audit readiness.
- Track record partnering with Legal, Infrastructure, Applications, and engineering teams to reconcile control rigor with delivery needs.
- Ability to communicate effectively with executives, technical teams, and business leaders.
- You respectfully challenge your peers, and welcome the opportunity when others challenge you.
- You are flexible, resilient, and curious.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package: annual salary ranging from $275,000 - $300,000 USD; eligible for annual bonus of 30-40%
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- 401k with a competitive 4% employer match
- Progressive vacation policies and company holidays to ensure work/life balance
- A financial assistance program to help support peers in need known as the Montrose Foundation
- Access to attractive student loan rates to optimize your student loan payoff plans
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Hard Skills & Tools
enterprise security programsGovernance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)Security Operations (SecOps)Identity & Access Management (IAM)policy lifecycle managementincident responseaudit readinessNIST 800-171ISO 27001NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
Soft Skills
communicationleadershipcollaborationflexibilityresiliencecuriosityaccountabilityproblem-solvingstrategic thinkinginterpersonal skills