Chief Technology Officer / Co-Founder

Scan Ninja Inc; United States; Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Scan Ninja Inc. is seeking a seasoned technology leader to set direction and lead engineering, platform, AI, and infrastructure for a cybersecurity product serving regulated industries.

The role combines strategic technical leadership with hands-on architectural judgment in vulnerability management, compliance automation, and post-quantum cryptography migrations. You will define the technology vision, build and mentor software, platform, AI, and infrastructure teams, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of software engineering experience, including at least five years in senior technical leadership.
• Experience building and scaling engineering and product teams, and leading product work from discovery through launch and iteration.
• Hands-on experience designing distributed cloud systems on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, plus the ability to program, debug, and ship production software.
• Deep cybersecurity knowledge spanning cloud and network architecture, secure development, and attacker behavior.
• Applied cryptography judgment, including familiarity with NIST post-quantum standards FIPS 203, 204, and 205, CNSA 2.0 timelines, and migration challenges involving RSA and elliptic‑curve cryptography.
• Strong enterprise architecture, program management, communication, and problem‑solving skills; bachelor's or master's degree in a related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Define the technology vision, architecture, and multi-year engineering roadmap.
• Build and lead software, platform, AI, and infrastructure teams, including hiring, performance, and delivery.
• Design secure, scalable, cost-conscious systems for vulnerability management and compliance automation.
• Guide cryptographic modernization, from asset discovery and cryptographic inventories through risk scoring and customer migration planning.
• Work with company leadership on product direction, fundraising, board updates, and customer engagement.
• Establish engineering standards, security practices, and operational processes; evolve enterprise IT and platform strategy.
• Represent the technical organization with customers, partners, investors, analysts, and the security community.

Skills

Technical leadership

Software architecture

Cloud systems design

Cybersecurity knowledge

Enterprise architecture

Program management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related technical field

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Role overview

Set technology direction and lead engineering, platform, AI, and infrastructure work for a cybersecurity product serving regulated and critical industries. The role combines company-level technical leadership with hands-on architectural judgment, including vulnerability management, compliance automation, and customer transitions toward post-quantum cryptography.

Responsibilities

• Define the technology vision, architecture, and multi-year engineering roadmap.
• Build and lead software, platform, AI, and infrastructure teams, including hiring, performance, and delivery.
• Design secure, scalable, cost-conscious systems for vulnerability management and compliance automation.
• Guide cryptographic modernization, from asset discovery and cryptographic inventories through risk scoring and customer migration planning.
• Work with company leadership on product direction, fundraising, board updates, and customer engagement.
• Establish engineering standards, security practices, and operational processes; evolve enterprise IT and platform strategy.
• Represent the technical organization with customers, partners, investors, analysts, and the security community.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of software engineering experience, including at least five years in senior technical leadership.
• A record of building and scaling strong engineering and product teams, and leading product work from discovery through launch and iteration.
• Hands‑on experience designing distributed cloud systems on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, plus the ability to program, debug, and ship production software.
• Deep cybersecurity knowledge spanning cloud and network architecture, secure development, and attacker behavior.
• Applied cryptography judgment, including familiarity with NIST post‑quantum standards FIPS 203, 204, and 205, CNSA 2.0 timelines, and migration challenges involving RSA and elliptic‑curve cryptography.
• Strong enterprise architecture, program management, communication, and problem‑solving skills; bachelor's or master's degree in a related technical field.

Nice to have

• Experience with CMMC, NIST 800-171, SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, or FedRAMP.
• Knowledge of quantum computing and the harvest‑now, decrypt‑later threat model.
• Startup founding experience, AI/ML or LLM applications in security, or work in regulated industries.

Benefits and work setup

The position is hybrid in Houston, Texas, with flexibility for remote work.