Deputy CISO

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 350,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

Fortinet in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking an experienced security leader to translate enterprise cybersecurity strategy into actionable programs and governance across the organization.

You will partner with the CISO and cross-functional teams to drive security programs in cloud, identity, operations, and risk, enabling rapid product development with prudent risk management.

Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise security programs and teams.
• Ability to translate security strategy into measurable plans and roadmaps.
• Strong governance, risk, and compliance capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategic security priorities into operational plans and roadmaps.
• Establish accountability and cadence across security initiatives.
• Partner with engineering, product, IT, and executives to enable secure product development.

Skills

Business-minded

Pragmatic

Executive judgment

Collaborative partner

Bias for action

Governance vs speed

Security leadership

Job description

Responsibilities

• Security Strategy Execution
  
  
  
  • Partner closely with the CISO and other Deputy CISOs to operationalize the
    enterprise cybersecurity strategy and drive execution across the
    organization.
  
  
  • Translate strategic security priorities into measurable operational plans,
    governance models, and execution roadmaps.
  
  
  • Establish accountability, execution rigor, and operational cadence across
    security initiatives.
  
  
  
  

Business Enablement & Risk Partnership

• Partner with engineering, product, AI, cloud, and infrastructure teams to
  enable innovation while appropriately managing enterprise risk.
  


• Develop pragmatic, scalable security frameworks that support rapid product
  development and emerging technology adoption.


• Drive a culture of “secure enablement” focused on helping teams move quickly
  and safely rather than creating unnecessary friction.


• Help business and technology leaders make informed, risk-based decisions
  aligned with company priorities and customer expectations.


• Ensure security controls are proportional, practical, and aligned to business
  impact.

Security Program Leadership

• Oversee execution of enterprise security programs across areas which may include:




• Cloud security


• Identity and access management


• Security operations and incident response


• Vulnerability management


• AI security governance


• Third-party risk


• Security architecture


• Governance, risk, and compliance




• Continuously improve operational maturity, scalability, and effectiveness of
  the security organization.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Build strong partnerships across engineering, product, IT, legal, HR,
  compliance, and executive leadership teams.


• Serve as a trusted advisor on operational resilience, cybersecurity risk, and
  emerging technologies.


• Act as incident coordinator during major security incidents, operational
  escalations, or enterprise risk events.

Customer & Executive Engagement

• Support strategic customer and prospect engagements requiring executive-level
  security credibility.


• Participate in executive briefings, customer trust discussions, security
  reviews, and high-priority escalations.


• Help articulate the company’s security strategy, operational maturity, and
  approach to emerging technologies such as AI.


• Partner with Field CISOs and sales leadership on strategic accounts where
  internal operational expertise is valuable.

Organizational Leadership

• Help scale and mature the security organization, operating model, and
  leadership team.


• Drive operational excellence, prioritization, and organizational
  effectiveness across security functions.


• Mentor and develop future security leaders across the organization.

Ideal Leadership Characteristics

• Business-minded and commercially aware


• Pragmatic and solutions-oriented


• Strong executive judgment and risk assessment capabilities


• Comfortable making informed tradeoffs in fast-moving environments


• Collaborative partner to engineering and product organizations


• High bias for action and operational execution


• Able to balance governance with innovation and speed


• Believes security should enable the business, not constrain it

Fortinet offers employees a variety of benefits, including medical, dental,
vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k), 11 paid holidays, vacation time,
and sick time as well as a comprehensive leave program. Wage ranges are based on
various factors including the labor market, job type, and job level. Earnings
for this position are expected to be $350,000 - $380,000 Exact salary offers
will be determined by factors such as the candidate's subject knowledge, skill
l evel, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.All roles are
eligible to participate in the Fortinet equity program, Bonus eligibility is
reviewed at time of hire and annually at the Company’s discretion.

Fortinet makes possible a digital world that we can always trust through its
mission to protect people, devices, and data everywhere. This is why the world’s
largest enterprises, service providers, and government organizations choose
Fortinet to securely accelerate their digital journey. The Fortinet Security
Fabric platform delivers broad, integrated, and automated protections across the
entire digital attack surface, securing critical devices, data, applications,
and connections from the data center to the cloud to the home office. Ranking #1
in the most security appliances shipped worldwide, more than 615,000 customers
trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. And the Fortinet NSE Training
Institute, an initiative of Fortinet’s Training Advancement Agenda (TAA),
provides one of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry to
make cyber training and new career opportunities available to everyone.