Skyryse · 1 day ago
IT- Cybersecurity Lead
El Segundo, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $150K/yr
5+ years expSkyryse is on a mission to revolutionize aviation safety and accessibility. The IT Cybersecurity Lead will oversee the organization's cybersecurity program, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and leading efforts in framework alignment and certification readiness.
AerospaceAir TransportationInternetTransportation
Responsibilities
Collaborate with the Head of IT and serve as the primary responsible owner of the organization’s cybersecurity program, strategy, and roadmap
Ensure alignment with industry best practices and regulatory requirements under FAA oversight and related federal guidance
Collaborate with the Head of IT to author, review, revise, and enforce cybersecurity-related policies, standards, and procedures
Lead efforts to mature and scale cybersecurity capabilities, resources, and best practices for current and future IT team members
Drive organizational preparedness for assessments and certifications including:○ CIS Top 18 Controls○ NIST 800-171 & NIST 800-53○ SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2○ ISO/IEC 27001○ DFARS○ CMMC○ FedRAMP (as applicable to cloud systems and services)
Develop evidence packages, system security plans (SSPs), Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), and gap remediation plans for each framework
Establish metrics to demonstrate control effectiveness and certification progress
Plan, lead, participate, and oversee quarterly and annual access control reviews & audits of all software systems
Produce formal findings reports of access control audits
Lead monthly security reporting meetings and present incident trends, risk posture, and remediation updates
Lead all third-party audits, jointly with the Head of IT and act as the control subject-matter expert
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
5+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience in a regulatory-compliant industry (aviation, aerospace, defense, healthcare, transportation, or critical infrastructure)
Demonstrated experience preparing organizations for: CIS Top 18, NIST 800-171 / 800-53, SOC 2 Type 1/2, ISO/IEC 27001, DFARS, CMMC, FedRAMP
Strong knowledge of incident response lifecycle and forensic investigation
Experience administering cybersecurity tools (EDR, SEG, DLP, FW, VPN, SIEM/monitoring)
Experience leading access control audits and third-party assessments
Excellent technical writing skills for policies, procedures, SSPs, and audit artifacts
Ability to communicate risks to executive, FAA, and government stakeholders
Preferred
Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, GSEC, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor, or FedRAMP-related certifications
Experience with FAA, TSA Security Directives, or federal cloud compliance programs
Cloud security experience (Azure/AWS/GCP) in FedRAMP-aligned or regulated environments
Knowledge of networking, virtualization, and enterprise system administration
Benefits
Valuable stock option plan
Heavily subsidized medical, dental and vision plans
Full-time employees are eligible for 20 days of paid time off (PTO) and 5 sick days annually.
Company
Skyryse
Skyryse is a manufacturing firm that offers aerospace hardware and software operating systems and components design, production, and sales.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (1)
2024 (4)
2023 (3)
2022 (1)
2021 (8)
2020 (3)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$400.58MKey Investors
Infinite CapitalCantosVenrock
2025-10-09Series C· $167.08M
2021-10-27Series B· $200M
2020-05-15Debt Financing· $2.5M
Leadership Team
Mark Groden
Founder & CEO
Stephen Koo
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2026-01-05
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