Head of IT & Information Security for Space-Tech Startup

General Galactic; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Vision/Dental

PTO

401k

Stock options

Job summary

General Galactic, based in Los Angeles, seeks an IT and Information Security Manager to own and scale its IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and compliance programs. You will architect and operate secure systems supporting engineers and rapid growth, with opportunities to expand your role as the company grows.

This role blends day-to-day IT leadership with governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) responsibilities, including aerospace- and defense-specific requirements.

Qualifications

• BS in information technology, computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, or related field or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 3+ years of IT systems administration, infrastructure, cybersecurity, or information security with end-to-end ownership.
• Experience with CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, ITAR/EAR, CUI, Classified information, or security/compliance in aerospace/government contracting.
• Experience administering business networks, endpoints, identity systems, SaaS apps, and cloud environments in a growing org.
• Working knowledge of security fundamentals, risk management, incident response, and practical security controls.
• Startup-like environment experience with high ownership and hands-on across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Build, administer, and scale IT infrastructure, networking, endpoints, IAM, cloud services, and collaboration tools.
• Drive compliance readiness for CMMC/NIST SP 800-171, ITAR/EAR, CUI, and government/customer security requirements.
• Lead development of security policies, risk assessments, incident response procedures, and employee training.
• Own daily IT operations, user support, device provisioning, onboarding/offboarding, vendor management, troubleshooting.
• Design and implement cybersecurity controls: endpoint protection, MFA, access policies, backup/recovery, logging, vulnerability management.
• Coordinate security assessments, audits, evidence collection, corrective actions, and SMO/POA documentation.
• Partner with engineering/leadership to secure sensitive data while enabling fast, compliant operations.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Cybersecurity

Compliance

Cloud services

IAM

Incident response

Vulnerability mgmt

Education

BS in IT/CS/Cybersecurity

Tools

SaaS applications

Cloud environments

Job description

General Galactic, based in Los Angeles, seeks an IT and Information Security Manager to own and scale its IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and compliance programs. You will architect and operate secure systems supporting engineers and rapid growth, with opportunities to expand your role as the company grows.

This role blends day-to-day IT leadership with governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) responsibilities, including aerospace- and defense-specific requirements.