Senior CISO | Financial Services Security and Compliance

Ascendo Resources; New York (NY); In loco; USD 190.000 - 270.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

401(k) with company matching

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Descrizione del lavoro

Ascendo Resources is seeking an experienced Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to lead the information security program for a financial services firm in New York. You will develop and execute the cybersecurity strategy, oversee GRC, and drive readiness for SOC 1 and SOC 2 attestations.

The role requires deep financial services knowledge, strong leadership, and the ability to align security with SEC/FINRA regulations while guiding incident response, risk management, and security

Competenze

• 7+ years of progressive information security experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership capacity.
• Hands-on experience leading or supporting SOC 1 and/or SOC 2 attestation projects.
• Strong background in financial services, capital markets, broker-dealers, clearing firms, or fintech.
• Strong understanding of SEC and FINRA cybersecurity requirements.
• Experience with information security frameworks including NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, and ISO 27001.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security, preferably AWS, as well as IAM, network security, and endpoint protection.
• Experience developing incident response, vulnerability management, and business continuity programs.
• Experience managing third-party security risk and external audits.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Mansioni

• Develop and execute the enterprise information security strategy, governance framework, and cybersecurity roadmap.
• Lead SOC 1 and SOC 2 readiness, attestation, control testing, evidence collection, and remediation efforts.
• Ensure compliance with SEC, FINRA, and applicable NYDFS cybersecurity regulations.
• Establish and maintain security policies, procedures, and risk management frameworks aligned with NIST and ISO 27001.
• Oversee security architecture across AWS cloud and on-premise infrastructure.
• Manage vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, patch management, and incident response programs.
• Oversee identity and access management (IAM), endpoint security, network security, SIEM, and threat detection.
• Develop and maintain business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) programs.
• Lead third-party vendor security assessments and ongoing risk monitoring.
• Partner with Technology, Infrastructure, Compliance, and Legal teams to strengthen security controls.
• Present cybersecurity risks, initiatives, and program updates to executive leadership and the Board.
• Build and manage a security team while promoting security awareness across the organization.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Governance & Risk

SOC 1/2 Attestation

Cloud Security (AWS)

Regulatory Compliance

Incident Response

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Info Security

Strumenti

AWS Cloud

IAM

SIEM

Security Architecture

Descrizione del lavoro

Ascendo Resources is seeking an experienced Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to lead the information security program for a financial services firm in New York. You will develop and execute the cybersecurity strategy, oversee GRC, and drive readiness for SOC 1 and SOC 2 attestations.

The role requires deep financial services knowledge, strong leadership, and the ability to align security with SEC/FINRA regulations while guiding incident response, risk management, and security