About the role
Requirements:
- 7+ years in security, with 3+ years in a regulated environment (HIPAA, finance, or government), must be evidenced in bullets, not just worked at a healthcare company.
- Operational HITRUST or SOC2 experience - managed/maintained an ongoing program, not just audit participation or a one-time certification push.
- Structured risk quantification to non-technical leadership (documented cost vs risk recommendations, not just identified risks).
- Built or significantly improved security infrastructure in a cloud-native environment (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
- Track record evaluating and managing external security vendors/consultants (scoping, risk assessment, delivery accountability).
- Direct hands-on AI/LLM security work - assessing risk in an AI product, governing internal LLM tool usage, or building controls for LLM systems.
- Evidenced cost vs risk judgment - a recommended against decision or documented tradeoff, not just risk-averse defaults.
- Comfortable as a solo IC with no team to delegate to - recent hands-on security work, not pure people-management.