Chief Technology Officer (Hands-On, Cybersecurity SaaS)

Own and scale a mission-critical cybersecurity platform during its breakout window

Role Snapshot

• Role: Chief Technology Officer
• Location/Type: US • Remote (quarterly travel)
• Pay: $185,000 - $200,000 Base Salary + $30K-$50K Bonus + equity
• Schedule: Full-time

You will own technology for a fast-growing GovCon cybersecurity product during a 12–18 month land-grab phase. This is a hands-on, infra-first role focused on scaling a secure “digital clean room” for regulated data while layering in software leverage over time.

What you’ll do

• Own end-to-end architecture for secure, client-isolated environments
• Scale a production platform handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
• Lead cloud, infrastructure, security, and automation decisions
• Ship automation for evidence collection, audit readiness, and compliance workflows
• Layer new software capabilities without disrupting current growth
• Stay hands-on with architecture, code reviews, and critical implementations
• Hire and build a lean, high-output engineering team

Must-haves (non-negotiable)

• 10+ years hands-on engineering and technical leadership
• Built and operated secure systems in regulated environments
• Deep experience with Linux- and Windows-based infrastructure
• Strong cloud architecture experience in Azure or equivalent
• Production experience with containerized workloads (Docker)
• Experience running or scaling systems on Kubernetes
• Proven ability to design infrastructure automation and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong security fundamentals across IAM, access controls, and data protection
• Comfortable evolving real systems without rewrites or idealized abstractions
• Able to code, review, and make architectural trade-offs directly

If you need a greenfield rewrite or a polished SaaS playground to be effective, this is not a fit.

Nice to have (adds leverage, not required)

• GovCon, GovTech, or B2G experience
• Exposure to CMMC, FedRAMP, IL4 , or similar compliance frameworks
• Experience with SIEM, SSO/IAM, secrets management, or zero-trust patterns
• Built internal control planes, automation tooling, or compliance workflows
• Experience scaling from “working but scrappy” to repeatable and defensible
• Familiarity with multi-tenant or client-isolated cloud architectures

Tech environment (high-level, not prescriptive)

• Linux and Windows-based secure environments
• Azure cloud infrastructure with Kubernetes orchestration
• Containerized services and automated CI/CD pipelines
• Security-first architecture including IAM, SIEM, and secrets management
• Client-isolated environments supporting regulated data workloads

You will have authority to evolve tooling as the platform scales.

Impact & growth

Your work enables government contractors to securely handle sensitive data and pass audits faster. You will turn a working, infra-heavy platform into scalable leverage while keeping revenue momentum high during a critical market window.

Apply Today to own the technical future of a fast-growing cybersecurity platform at its most important inflection point.