{"id":7439,"date":"2026-11-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/job\/chief-information-security-officer-technical\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T00:00:00","slug":"chief-information-security-officer-technical","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/job\/chief-information-security-officer-technical\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief Information Security Officer (Technical)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Chief Information Security Officer (Technical) Overview<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Company Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Morgan McKinley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Job Role<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Chief Information Security Officer (Technical)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Not specified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Category<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Job Type<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Full Time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Singapore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>We are partnering with a publicly listed, global technology-driven company seeking a <strong>hands-on CISO<\/strong> to lead its cybersecurity strategy, architecture, engineering and transformation.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This is a unique opportunity to take end-to-end ownership of cybersecurity within a lean, fast-moving technology organisation operating at global scale.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>We are looking for a technically accomplished cybersecurity leader with a proven <strong>Build, Run &amp; Transform<\/strong> track record \u2014 someone who has established security capabilities from the ground up, managed operational security and successfully modernised security architecture and engineering practices.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The successful candidate will combine <strong>CISO-level strategic leadership and stakeholder management with deep hands-on security engineering and architecture expertise<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Working closely with senior leadership, software engineering, infrastructure and business teams, you will shape the organisation&#8217;s security direction while remaining actively involved in critical technical decisions and implementation.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Build \u2013 Security Architecture &amp; Engineering<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Define and execute the enterprise cybersecurity strategy, target security architecture, operating model and transformation roadmap.<\/li>\n<li>Design and establish scalable security capabilities across cloud infrastructure, applications, APIs, corporate IT and data platforms.<\/li>\n<li>Lead security architecture and engineering initiatives, embedding secure-by-design principles into technology platforms and software development.<\/li>\n<li>Drive cloud security architecture across AWS environments, including identity, network security, workload protection, encryption and infrastructure-as-code.<\/li>\n<li>Establish DevSecOps capabilities, integrating automated security testing, threat modelling and vulnerability management into CI\/CD pipelines.<\/li>\n<li>Develop security frameworks and technical guardrails for emerging technologies, including AI models, agents and automation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Run \u2013 Cybersecurity Operations &amp; 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