Director - Security

Lyten•San Jose, CA

24d

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 work with a small, reskilled team and trusted partners, building toward a dedicated security organization. The Director will establish security operations and incident-management capabilities, select and operate core security tools, secure manufacturing systems and plant networks, and lead compliance programs. The role also oversees identity and access management, data protection, AI security guardrails, and the multi-year security roadmap, with responsibility for hiring and leading a dedicated security team as the program scales.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or equivalent.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) / model-security and data-privacy experience.
Multi-national, multi-site security leadership in the United States and European Union.
Experience in a high-growth manufacturing or hardware company.

Responsibilities

Establish and run Security Operations / a Security Operations Center (SOC), initially with reskilled Identity & Access Management (IAM) staff and partners, covering detection, response, and incident management.
Select and operate core security tooling, including Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and vulnerability management.
Establish an AI-assisted Security Operations Center (AI-SOC) 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 / IEC 62443 zoning and segmentation.
Own the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) program, including Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), Service Organization Control 2 (SOC 2), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) / export-control readiness, policies, and audits.
Define AI / model-security and Intellectual Property (IP) / Data Loss Prevention (DLP) guardrails so functions can adopt AI safely.
Oversee Identity and Access Management (IAM), least-privilege access, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and Privileged Access Management (PAM) across sites.
Protect battery and graphene Intellectual Property (IP) 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.