Head of IT and Cybersecurity, TRL11
Office located in Irvine, CA
Orbital technology development company
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Orbital technology development company
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
Office located in Irvine, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build next generation solutions for the New Space Economy.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in information management systems, computer science, or a similar field
- Experience working at companies that design and build their own hardware and software products, along with a track record of helping scale IT and cybersecurity functions in a small company environment
- Major contributor or leadership experience within an IT or cybersecurity team, with experience designing, building, certifying, and managing systems in a compliance-heavy environment
- Hands-on experience with enterprise IT infrastructure, security tooling, cloud environments, identity and access management, cloud security, and DevOps practices
- Strong knowledge of CMMC, NIST 800-171, and FedRAMP, with experience applying Agile practices and NIST SP 800-218
- Experience working effectively with leadership, auditors and assessors, customers, software engineering, and operations stakeholders
- Eligibility to work in the United States is required
- Experience with ISO 12207 is a plus
- CISSP, CISM, or Security+ certification is preferred
What the job involves
- This is an opportunity to join a growing business at a formative stage and help establish the foundations that support both day-to-day operations and long-term compliance readiness
- As Head of IT and Cybersecurity, you will take on a broad, high-impact mandate across internal IT, security, and business systems. This role is well suited to a hands-on leader who enjoys building functions from the ground up, working across technical and operational teams, and creating practical processes that can scale with the company
- You will play a central role in shaping how the organization approaches security, compliance, and internal systems as it continues to grow
- Build out the IT and cybersecurity functions
- Own the system security plan
- Prepare for and achieve CMMC Level 2 certification with a C3PAO
- Build and integrate business systems
- Handle basic IT helpdesk items while the team scales
- Help scale the IT and cybersecurity teams while the business is still small
Our take
Founded in 2022, TRL 11 develops technology used for satellites and manned space vehicles. Focused mainly on video solutions for space travel at low orbit, the company has most recently worked on SpaceX’s Transporter 8 Flight in June 2023.
The company’s core technologies currently being developed and used for space flights include the Space Aware Video Edge-Compute Recorder, the Hardened Network Switch for space travel internet connectivity, and the flexible launch adapter CubeSAT Deployer.
Benchmarks in TRL 11's tech developments include its Space Aware Video Edge-Compute Recorder, which managed to log 90 minutes of full-motion video from multiple camera angles. This indicates that the company’s wares are well-suited for a multitude of tasks during space travel and have TRL 11 well set to pioneer a range of next-generation solutions for the New Space Economy.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jan 2025
$2m
SEED
May 2023
$3m
SEED
Total funding: $5m
Company benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Stock Option Plan
Company HQ
Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Nicol Verheem
(Founder & CEO)Previously Founder at Vivendum, Teradek, Engineering Lead at GE Security, and Principal Software Engineer at Denel Dynamics.
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