Remote CISO & Data Security Leader — Fintech/Crypto

Veta Virtual; Mexico; On-site; PHP 5,643,000 - 6,270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited paid vacation

Remote work from LATAM/Europe

Professional leadership exposure

Job summary

Veta Virtual is seeking a CISO/VP Data Security to own the full cybersecurity program for a fintech/crypto client. This senior role reports to leadership and drives policy, regulatory readiness, and incident response across the organization.

You will supervise all cybersecurity activities, engage with regulators, and lead risk management, vendor oversight, and control implementation. A strong cloud, DevOps, and data-security background is essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of cybersecurity experience and ownership of a security program.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field (master's preferred).
• Experience with security, DevOps, and incident response teams.
• Experience in regulated industries and working with regulators.
• Direct consumer experience preferred.
• Familiarity with AWS or other cloud systems.
• Familiarity with container systems (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in Python, Golang, or similar languages.
• Experience with data warehousing and data analysis.
• Comfort with using AI tools to support research and reporting.
• Bonus: cryptocurrency and blockchain knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead the cybersecurity program across the company to ensure policy and regulatory readiness.
• Define and implement security controls across systems and offices.
• Engage with regulators during audits and ongoing reviews.
• Review and approve cybersecurity policies and procedures.
• Identify vulnerabilities and threats; monitor security and continuity practices.
• Partner with operations and engineering to bake security into solutions from the start.
• Report health and status of the cybersecurity program to leadership.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Regulatory compliance

Vendor risk management

Incident response

Cloud security

Python/Golang

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Veta Virtual is seeking a CISO/VP Data Security to own the full cybersecurity program for a fintech/crypto client. This senior role reports to leadership and drives policy, regulatory readiness, and incident response across the organization.

You will supervise all cybersecurity activities, engage with regulators, and lead risk management, vendor oversight, and control implementation. A strong cloud, DevOps, and data-security background is essential.