Director of Information Security (SaaS and AI) at IntegriChain1

Living in PA, NJ, NY is a must. Regular visits to our Philadelphia office are required Role Overview The Director of Information Security is responsible for leading and advancing IntegriChain’s information security program across cloud infrastructure, applications, and enterprise systems. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical execution and plays a critical role in protecting data, ensuring platform trust, and meeting regulatory requirements You will lead a team of security professionals while working closely with Technology Operations, DevOps, Engineering, IT, and legal teams to embed security into how systems are designed, built, and operated. This role is ideal for a security leader who wants to stay close to the technology, guide teams through complex security challenges, and raise the overall security maturity of the organization. How a Day in This Role Looks Your day often starts by checking in on the security posture of the environment, reviewing alerts, recent changes, and any emerging risks. You connect with members of the security team and technology operations to align on priorities, ongoing investigations, and upcoming work. Throughout the day, you work directly with DevOps, SRE, cloud, and application engineering teams to remove security-related roadblocks and help teams move forward safely. This includes participating in design and architecture discussions, reviewing proposed changes, and helping teams think through security tradeoffs in real-world systems. You spend time being hands-on, whether that means reviewing configurations, validating controls, investigating an issue, or helping implement a security improvement. At the same time, you balance this with people leadership, coaching team members, setting direction, and ensuring the team is focused on the highest-impact work. Because teams are distributed across multiple time zones, you coordinate work through a mix of real-time collaboration and clear asynchronous communication. When security incidents or urgent issues arise, you are actively involved in guiding response, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring lessons learned lead to meaningful improvements. Key Responsibilities Security Leadership and Strategy • Own and evolve the company’s information security strategy, roadmap, and operating model. • Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing information security team. • Establish clear priorities, metrics, and accountability for security outcomes. • Serve as a trusted security advisor to technology and business leadership.Cloud, Infrastructure, and Application Security • Partner closely with DevOps, SRE, and Cloud teams to design and secure cloud infrastructure and services. • Provide hands-on guidance and implementation support for cloud security controls, identity and access management, and network security. •    Work with engineering teams to embed secure design, threat modeling, and security best practices into application developmentOperational Security • Lead security monitoring, detection, and incident response activities. • Participate directly in security investigations, root cause analysis, and remediation efforts. • Ensure security tooling is effective, well-integrated, and operationally sustainable.Operational Security • Lead security monitoring, detection, and incident response activities. • Participate directly in security investigations, root cause analysis, and remediation efforts. • Ensure security tooling is effective, well-integrated, and operationally sustainable.Risk, Compliance, and Governance • Own security risk management processes including risk assessments and remediation tracking. • Support customer and regulatory compliance requirements such as SOC 2, HIPAA, and related frameworks. • Partner with legal, compliance, and customer-facing teams on audits, assessments, and security reviews. • Develop and implement security policies, standards, and procedures aligned with business needs.Cross-Functional Collaboration • Work closely with the VP, Technology Operations to align security priorities with operational goals. • Partner with DevOps and SRE leadership to ensure security is built into reliability and operational processes. • Collaborate with Product and Engineering leaders to balance security, velocity, and customer impact. • Communicate clearly with stakeholders on security posture, risks, and improvement initiatives.