Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Cape • New York, NY

2d • $300,000 - $350,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Cape is America’s privacy-first mobile carrier, founded in 2022 with the mission to be a force for good in global wireless. Recognizing a critical vulnerability in modern infrastructure where personal data is tracked, monitored, and sold, Cape was built from the ground up to provide a privacy-first and secure mobile network. This network serves consumers, businesses, and government agencies. Having closed Series C funding in March 2026, Cape is rapidly scaling with the goal of empowering individuals with control over their personal information. The team at Cape are described as relentless builders and innovators in telecommunications, operating with high trust and high expectations in a flat, collaborative structure. They work across organizational lines to solve complex problems and deliver mission-critical results.

Requirements

• 10+ years in information security, with at least 5 years in a senior security leadership role (CISO, VP Security, Head of Security) at a company with meaningful infrastructure or regulatory complexity.
• Experience managing geographically dispersed teams of engineers.
• A track record of building security teams and programs from an early stage, not just operating a mature one you inherited.
• Deep technical credibility — you can go toe-to-toe with your best engineers on architecture and risk, while also speaking fluently to executive leadership and the board.
• A genuine belief that privacy and security are inseparable, and that protecting users sometimes means resisting internal and external pressure to compromise on either.
• Excellent judgment under ambiguity and the ability to move fast without cutting corners that matter.

Nice To Haves

• Direct experience securing telecom, network infrastructure, or other critical infrastructure — you understand things like SS7, radio networks, or core carrier systems, or you've secured environments of comparable complexity (e.g., cloud infrastructure providers, fintech, critical infrastructure).
• Experience securing an environment with Forward Deployed Engineers and the complexity around high risk travel.

Responsibilities

• Own Cape's end-to-end security strategy — network infrastructure, product/application security, cloud and corporate IT, and physical/personnel security.
• Build and lead a security team capable of defending a carrier-grade network against sophisticated, well-resourced adversaries, including nation-state actors.
• Design and drive the security architecture and controls for a cellular network we operate ourselves, from the radio access network through core infrastructure and subscriber data systems.
• Partner closely with Engineering leadership to embed security into the product development lifecycle.
• Lead teams conducting threat modeling, penetration testing, red-teaming, and incident response programs.
• Set and communicate security policy to the board and executive team, translating technical risk into business terms and making tradeoffs with speed of execution.
• Vet and manage relationships with external security vendors, auditors, and researchers, including running a responsible disclosure / bug bounty program.
• Champion a security-first culture across the entire company, not just within the security team.

Benefits

• 401(k) match
• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your dependents
• 12 weeks paid parental leave (for all parents, no waiting period)
• Stipends for Family-forming needs
• Stipends for Gender-affirming care
• Unlimited PTO
• Relocation and moving assistance if needed

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed