What You'll Do:
Provide strategic and operational leadership to meet mission objectives, including talent recruitment, development, and mentorship
Shape and communicate a cohesive product vision that integrates technical innovation, user needs, and organizational priorities
Position CIS’s software teams for high levels of productivity and quality by adopting and integrating modern, agile software development methods and tools, including AI-assisted development tools
Foster collaboration across CIS departments to ensure product relevance, value, and technical cohesion
Build, lead, and sustain high-performing Software Engineering and User Experience teams
Drive alignment between Software Engineering and other business units to ensure practical, effective software development policies and practices
Deliver measurable results through strong KPI performance, budget discipline, and adherence to quality standards
Ensure CIS products exceed user expectations in performance, functionality, and usability
Proactively identify and manage program and product risks, ensuring timely mitigation
Perform other strategic and operational duties as assigned
What You'll Need:
Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field*
10+ years of progressive technical experience in software engineering
7+ years of leadership experience, primarily managing software development teams
Proven success leading software development organizations using agile methods
Demonstrated experience establishing and enforcing software development policies that align with compliance standards (ISO 2700x, SOC 2, GDPR, etc.)
Strong background in CI/CD implementation and UX management
Experience in the acquisition of software products and services as well as integration of third-party software products
Exceptional leadership, project management, and communication skills
Demonstrated business acumen with experience developing and managing departmental budgets
Ability to translate mission objectives into measurable engineering outcomes
Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with attention to detail
Must be authorized to work in the United States
It's a Plus if You Have:
Advanced degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline
Experience implementing or operating knowledge graph technologies
Proven success leading remote and distributed teams
Familiarity with AI-assisted software engineering and related emerging technologies
*Additional years of relevant experience or a combination of an Associate’s degree or equivalent and relevant experience may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree.
At CIS, we are committed to providing an inclusive environment in which the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and views of our employees, members, and customers are valued and respected. It is through this commitment that we are able to work together towards our common mission: to make the connected world a safer place.
Compensation Range:
USD$188,300.00 - $338,900.00Top Skills
What We Do
The Center for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS®) makes the connected world a safer place for people, businesses, and governments through our core competencies of collaboration and innovation.
We are a community-driven nonprofit, responsible for the CIS Controls® and CIS Benchmarks™, globally recognized best practices for securing IT systems and data. We lead a global community of IT professionals to continuously evolve these standards and provide products and services to proactively safeguard against emerging threats. Our CIS Hardened Images® provide secure, on-demand, scalable computing environments in the cloud.
CIS is home to the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (MS-ISAC®), the trusted resource for cyber threat prevention, protection, response, and recovery for U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial government entities, and the Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (EI-ISAC®), which supports the rapidly changing cybersecurity needs of U.S. elections offices.
