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Are you interested in working with the World's leading AI-powered Quality Engineering Company? Ready to advance your career, team up with global thought leaders across industries and make a difference every day? Join us at Qualitest! We are looking for a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to join our growing team in Qualitest.

Role: Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Location: Dallas, TX

The CISO will be responsible for establishing, implementing, and maintaining the organization's information security strategy. This role ensures the protection of company data, systems, and infrastructure against cyber threats while aligning security initiatives with business objectives. The CISO will directly own enterprise IT security, internal security operations, and overall cyber risk posture for the organization.

• Strategic Leadership
• Develop and execute a comprehensive enterprise cybersecurity strategy
• Align security initiatives with business goals and risk appetite
• Advise executive leadership on security risks and mitigation plans
• Extend the enterprise security strategy to include AI / Generative AI risk management, covering emerging areas like LLMs, agentic frameworks and intelligent automation systems
• Incorporate evolving guidance from frameworks such as the NIST AI Risk Management Framework
• Own and provide executive leadership for threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management delivered through internal IT teams
• Conduct regular risk assessments and penetration testing
• Establish disaster recovery and business continuity plans
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations (ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, etc.)
• Develop and enforce security policies, procedures, and controls
• Lead internal and external security audits and remediation tracking
• Technology & Infrastructure Security
• Oversee security architecture including IAM, SIEM, endpoint protection, and cloud security
• Evaluate and implement security tools and technologies
• Monitor emerging threats and adapt enterprise defenses accordingly
• Promote a culture of security awareness across the organization
• Conduct employee training and awareness programs
• Stakeholder Management
• Collaborate with IT, legal, compliance, and business units to embed security across enterprise operations
• Act as the primary point of contact for security incidents
• Report security posture to senior leadership
• Governance, Risk Management & Compliance
• Lead enterprise security strategy for internal AI / Generative AI usage, including LLMs, AI-assisted tools, and automation platforms used across business functions, ensuring governance and risk oversight
• Define and enforce AI governance policies for internal adoption, covering data usage, access control, model consumption, and third-party AI platforms
• Align AI security posture with enterprise risk frameworks and regulatory standards (NIST AI RMF, ISO, GDPR, EU AI Act, etc.)
• Establish and operationalize security guardrails for AI consumption, including prompt safety, input/output controls, access management, and secure integrations across enterprise systems
• Monitor and mitigate AI-specific risks within enterprise usage, including prompt injection, data leakage, model misuse, bias exposure, and compliance violations
• Client Assurance, RFP & Market Engagement
• Lead security responses for RFPs, RFIs, and client due diligence processes
• Provide authoritative responses on AI security, data protection, and model risk
• Support large deals through direct client interactions, security briefings, and trust discussions with client stakeholders
• Advise clients on AI security, governance, and risk management best practices
• Support client AI risk assessments and security evaluations
• Develop reusable security artifacts (policies, whitepapers, AI risk frameworks) to support sales enablement and client assurance

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field

15+ years of experience in information security, with 5+ years in leadership roles

Strong knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and standards

Experience in risk management, compliance, and incident response

CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)

CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)

CISA, CEH, or equivalent.

Be a part of a company who strives to support for diversity and inclusion in the workplace – we are one, we are many at Qualitest. Celebrate culture, share knowledge with engineers from around the globe, and inspire each other through our differences. We have more than 40% women and around 120 different nationalities. Local and global opportunities – we offer you internal rotation and international mobility opportunities to grow your career. Clear view of your career and progression with the company – Qualitest is growing massively (since 2021 – tripled our employees base – we now have more than 8,000 engineers) and giving you the opportunity to grow with us. Work hard and play harder with our flexible and casual culture. Take a break from work and join an employee event, or enjoy the amenities and games provided from one of our Employees Centers. Save your earnings and prepare for your future by enrolling in our 401k plan where Qualitest will match your contributions accelerating your savings plan. Take care of health with enrollment into one of our competitive healthcare benefits. Qualitest will match towards your HSA if you choose to participate. Never stop experimenting and learning with QCraft – our Learning & Development platform: 50,000+ courses, 300+ virtual labs, mentorship and leadership programs, professional tribes, sponsored certifications, and much more. Stay active and get rewarded with our Corporate Wellness Program. We pay your Gym membership and giving you opportunities to Earn additional vacation times for attendance the gym! Earn bonuses via our Client Referral and Employee Referral Program's. Refer and earn – tap your network for net-worth. We recognize our employees work via our Qudos platform - You can earn bonuses and spot awards by celebrating your and your peers' achievements. Planning a vacation? Looking for car insurance? Get access to Qualitest Employee Perks for discounts on anything from travel to electronics. With so many offerings the savings are endless! The salary rate for the role is $210-220k/ year plus a competitive annual bonus based on meeting KPIs.