Head of Information Security & IT Operations (Remote)

Efficient Computer; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k) match

Parental leave

Company-paid benefits

Job summary

Efficient Computer is building next‑gen hardware and software to power AI with unprecedented energy efficiency. The security lead will own policy, security architecture, and IT operations across multiple sites, starting as a solo function and growing with the company.

You’ll oversee protection of source code, toolchains, and hardware designs, manage access controls, and drive compliance with NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC while coordinating with Legal and Engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in information security and building security programs from ground up.
• Hands-on depth: able to configure controls on developer workstations and build infrastructure.
• Practical experience securing source code, CI/CD pipelines, and software supply chain.
• Knowledge of NIST SP 800-171 and/or CMMC; ability to lead audits and assessments.

Responsibilities

• Design and enforce protection for source code, toolchains, and hardware designs.
• Own access model across engineering systems: repository permissions, credentials, access reviews.
• Lead security and IT operations as the company scales, including policy creation and incident response.

Skills

Information security

Security leadership

CI/CD security

Secrets management

Source code security

NIST SP 800-171

CMMC

Tools

Source control platforms

CI/CD

Secrets management

Cloud infrastructure

Job description

Efficient Computer is building next‑gen hardware and software to power AI with unprecedented energy efficiency. The security lead will own policy, security architecture, and IT operations across multiple sites, starting as a solo function and growing with the company.

You’ll oversee protection of source code, toolchains, and hardware designs, manage access controls, and drive compliance with NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC while coordinating with Legal and Engineering teams.