Vice President of Information Security, Illumio
$308-370k
+ Equity + Employee Incentive Program
Office located in Sunnyvale, CA
Automated enforcement against cyberattacks
Job no longer available
Automated enforcement against cyberattacks
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$308-370k
+ Equity + Employee Incentive Program
Office located in Sunnyvale, CA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To enable every organization to realize a future without high-profile breaches.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree OR equivalent job-related experience
- 15+ years in security or a related field, such as IT, site reliability engineering, or engineering
- 5+ years leading a security function
- Proven track record of building high-performing, sustainable security teams
- Deep expertise and hands-on technical knowledge in the information security, compliance, and risk management domains
- Experience securing companies that provide Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms
- Ability to effectively communicate security concepts and strategies and influence best-practice adoption to a wide variety of audiences
- Outstanding communication abilities, both written and verbal
What the job involves
- As the Vice President, Information Security, you will set the tone for security within Illumio
- You will be instrumental in both establishing a secure environment and helping functional leaders make informed decisions around risk
- By leading the Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Security Engineering, and Application Security teams, you will ensure the organization stays resilient against emerging threats while maintaining compliance to meet regulatory and customer needs
- Your leadership will influence the organization’s risk posture, build trust with customers, and strengthen relationships with partners and regulators
- You will also be a key advisor to the executive team and provide real-world perspective to Illumio's product teams
- Develop and implement a comprehensive security strategy aligned with Illumio's corporate goals, executing against a roadmap of continuous improvement
- Lead and manage the information security team, with a focus on excellence, empathy, and adaptability. Grow the team's capabilities, fostering professional growth and skills development
- Own and publish information security policies, leveraging cross-functional input
- Collaborate with IT, Operations, Engineering, Product Management, and other stakeholders to identify security risks and develop appropriate treatment plans
- Engage with customers as needed to address their concerns and questions about the security of Illumio's practices, platforms, and products
- Support the company's technology and product planning process, providing a security practitioner's viewpoint
- Coordinate with Legal to ensure compliance with relevant customer and regulatory requirements pertaining to security and privacy
- Stay abreast of emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and industry trends to continuously inform the company's security program
- Manage security incidents, coordinating across relevant business functions, and providing executive updates
- Conduct regular security assessments to identify gaps and ensure compliance with relevant regulatory and customer requirements
- Provide regular updates to executive leadership and the board of directors on Illumio's security posture, relevant risks, and the status of security initiatives
Our take
Cybersecurity remains an ongoing battle, with evolving cyberthreats and ever-more determined cybercriminals, and major data breaches such as the SolarWinds hack have the potential to cause widespread disruption. Illumio is taking a different approach to most of the mainstream security companies, with a process called "microsegmentation". This makes it easier to guard companies from security breaches, and contain any breaches that occur.
Detection of viruses is no longer considered sufficient to keep companies and individuals safe. Illumio takes a “zero trust” approach, in which everything is viewed as suspicious, a similar approach to that which is used by the White House. The company operates at the cutting edge of microsegmentation, focusing on protecting cloud datacenters and workloads. With more and more companies moving to the cloud, this approach is crucial.
Illumio also protects endpoints, partnering with big players such as Citrix, Amazon Web Services, and Splunk. A collaboration with Appgate, a Zero Trust secure access company, delivers the industry's first integrated Zero Trust Network Access and Segmentation solution, which can reduce risk across hybrid infrastructure, and proves Illumio's dedication to innovating the space. Additionally, the company announced a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), that is tailored to assist federal agencies in reducing risk.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jun 2021
$225m
SERIES F
Feb 2019
$65m
SERIES E
Total funding: $550.5m
Company benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage
- Health and Dependent Savings Accounts
- Life and Disability Programs
- Paid Parental Leave
- Voluntary Benefit Programs
- Company Sponsored Wellness Program
- Wellness Reimbursement Program
- Retirement Savings
- Equity Opportunities
- Paid time off and Paid Holidays
- Employee Incentive Program
Company values
- Seek Truth
- Run to challenges
- Bring your best
- Onwards Together
- Leverage differences
- Build trust
Company HQ
Sunnyvale, CA
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Leadership
Andrew Rubin
(CEO)Started in Business Development, as an Analyst at VoiceNet Communications, and as a Director at VoiceNet. Worked at Cymtec Systems for over 8 years, promoted from VP of Sales to CEO. Seed Investor in Tory Burch, and Powermat. Current Strategic Advisor to Menlo Security, and Bolt.
PJ Kirner
(CTO)Studied Computer Science at Cornell. Worked as an Engineer Manager for over 6 years at Trilogy. Software Architect at Funkware for over 3 years. Was Principal Systems Engineer at Cluster File Systems. Distinguished Engineer for over 5 years at Juniper Networks. Was CTO of Cymtec Systems.
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