Director - Security

Lyten•San Jose, CA

26d•$206,600 - $309,800

About The Position

The Director, Security owns security across Lyten’s Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) footprint. The role leads Security Operations, Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), and OT security; establishes an AI-assisted Security Operations Center (AI-SOC); and protects Lyten’s intellectual property across a multi-site manufacturing enterprise with active compliance obligations. Initially, the Director will operate with a small, reskilled team and trusted partners, building toward a dedicated security organization. The Director establishes security operations and incident management, selects and operates core security tools, secures manufacturing systems and plant networks, owns compliance programs, oversees identity and access controls, and defines safeguards for AI adoption and intellectual property. The role also develops a multi-year security roadmap and will hire and lead a dedicated team as the program scales.

Requirements

Doctorate in a related field and at least 7 years of relevant experience; or a master’s degree in a related field and at least 9 years of relevant experience; or a bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least 11 years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
Hands-on experience in Security Operations, incident response, and Governance, Risk and Compliance.
Experience securing Operational Technology or manufacturing environments.
Familiarity with compliance regimes relevant to defense and manufacturing, including CMMC, SOC 2, and ITAR/export control.
Ability to operate fractionally and scale a security program from its foundation to a full team.

Nice To Haves

CISSP, CISM, or equivalent certification.
Artificial intelligence/model-security and data-privacy experience.
Multi-national, multi-site security leadership experience in the United States and European Union.
Experience in a high-growth manufacturing or hardware company.

Responsibilities

Establish and run Security Operations and a Security Operations Center, initially with reskilled Identity and Access Management staff and partners, covering detection, response, and incident management.
Select and operate Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and vulnerability-management tools.
Establish an AI-assisted Security Operations Center capability to improve detection and analyst productivity.
Secure Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), historian systems, and plant networks; apply ISA-95 and IEC 62443 zoning and segmentation.
Own the Governance, Risk and Compliance program, including CMMC, SOC 2, ITAR and export-control readiness, policies, and audits.
Define AI and model-security and Intellectual Property/Data Loss Prevention guardrails to support safe AI adoption.
Oversee Identity and Access Management, least-privilege access, Multi-Factor Authentication, and Privileged Access Management across sites.
Protect battery and graphene intellectual property through data classification and loss prevention.
Build the multi-year security roadmap and, as the program scales, hire and lead a dedicated security team, including an AI-SOC analyst.