IT & InfoSec Leader — Compliance, Cloud & Risk

Gengalactic; El Segundo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, dental

PTO

401k

Stock options

Job summary

General Galactic Technologies Corporation in Los Angeles, CA seeks an IT and Information Security Manager to own and scale IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and compliance programs.

This role combines day-to-day IT leadership with governance, risk and compliance (GRC) posture for a US aerospace/defense environment, guiding security policies and incident response while enabling rapid, compliant operations.

Qualifications

• BS or higher in a technical field or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 3+ years in IT, security, or information security with end-to-end ownership.
• Experience with aerospace/defense security standards and compliance requirements.
• Ability to manage networks, endpoints, SaaS, and cloud in a growing org.

Responsibilities

• Build, administer, and scale IT infrastructure, networking, endpoints, identity and access management, cloud services, and collaboration tools.
• Drive compliance readiness for CMMC / NIST SP 800-171, ITAR / EAR, CUI and government requirements.
• Develop security policies, risk assessments, incident response, and employee training.
• Own daily IT operations, user support, device provisioning, onboarding/offboarding, vendor management.
• Design practical cybersecurity controls: MFA, access policies, backup/recovery, logging, vulnerability management.
• Coordinate security assessments, audits, evidence collection, and plans of action.
• Partner with engineering to secure sensitive data while enabling fast, compliant operations.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Cybersecurity

Information security

Cloud services

Compliance management

Education

BS in information technology, computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, or related field

Tools

CMMC

NIST SP 800-171

ITAR/EAR

CUI

GRC tools

Job description

General Galactic Technologies Corporation in Los Angeles, CA seeks an IT and Information Security Manager to own and scale IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and compliance programs.

This role combines day-to-day IT leadership with governance, risk and compliance (GRC) posture for a US aerospace/defense environment, guiding security policies and incident response while enabling rapid, compliant operations.