Head of IT & Security

Head of IT & Security

Company

AnySignal is developing the next generation of RF products and services for some of the most demanding space and defense missions. We're building a flexible, high-performance platform that's easy to deploy, monitor, and scale - enabling customers to bring advanced radio technologies to life faster than ever before.

About the Role

We are seeking a Head of IT & Security to lead the internal systems and security programs that support AnySignal's corporate environment, product platform, and government-focused customer work.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role responsible for owning and advancing IT and security as AnySignal scales. You will set strategy and drive execution across corporate IT, identity and access management, endpoint security, SaaS governance, cloud security, detection and response, and product/platform security.

Because AnySignal serves space, defense, and government customers, this role will also own the technical security posture required for environments with elevated expectations around access control, data protection, auditability, secure infrastructure, and customer trust. Direct government or defense experience is highly valuable, but not required.

You will partner closely with Engineering, Infrastructure, Legal, Facilities, Compliance, and executive leadership to ensure our systems remain secure, reliable, and scalable.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and evolve AnySignal's internal IT systems, including identity and access management, endpoint environments, SaaS tooling, device management, and core administrative workflows
• Lead scalable processes for onboarding/offboarding, access reviews, device provisioning, system administration, vendor management, and internal support
• Define and execute the IT and security roadmap across corporate, cloud, product, and government-facing environments
• Design, implement, and operate security controls across endpoints, applications, cloud infrastructure, SaaS tools, and internal systems
• Own IAM, SSO, MFA, privileged access, endpoint security, MDM, EDR, laptop hardening, patching, and least-privilege access models
• Operate cloud security across AWS and other relevant environments, including IAM, network segmentation, secrets management, KMS, logging, and monitoring
• Lead vulnerability management, penetration testing, detection and response, incident response planning, tabletop exercises, and post-incident reviews
• Embed security into the SDLC through secure design reviews, threat modeling, code review, dependency scanning, container scanning, and secrets scanning
• Partner with Compliance, Legal, Facilities, and Engineering to support government customer expectations, customer security reviews, CUI/ITAR/EAR considerations, secure operating environments, and auditability requirements
• Communicate security priorities, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to executives, customers, partners, and internal teams
• Hire and grow a small IT and security team over time

What Success Looks Like

• AnySignal's IT and security function scales effectively with the company, its customers, and its technical roadmap
• Corporate, cloud, product, and government-facing environments have clear ownership, secure defaults, and strong operational discipline
• Identity, endpoint, SaaS, and device management workflows are reliable, efficient, and easy for employees to use
• Government customer security expectations are translated into practical technical systems and controls
• Detection and response capabilities are tested, practical, and continuously improving
• Engineering can move quickly because secure workflows are easy to adopt
• Leadership has clear visibility into security risk, priorities, ownership, and remediation progress

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of experience across IT, information security, security engineering, cloud security, infrastructure, or related technical roles
• Strong hands-on experience with IAM, endpoint security, device management, SaaS administration, internal systems, cloud security, and incident response
• Experience with SSO, MFA, EDR, MDM, logging, monitoring, vulnerability management, network segmentation, secrets management, and secure configuration
• Experience partnering with engineering teams to embed security into product development and cloud/platform environments
• Ability to operate as a hands-on leader in a fast-paced, scaling environment
• Comfort operating in environments with elevated security, data protection, customer review, or auditability expectations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical security concepts to executives, customers, partners, and internal teams
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined by CFR 120.62; U.S. citizenship strongly preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace, defense, government contracting, satellite, RF, space systems, or other government-focused technical environments
• Familiarity with NIST 800-171, CMMC, FedRAMP, CUI, CDI, ITAR/EAR, AWS GovCloud, Microsoft Government environments, or similar secure environments
• Experience supporting customer security reviews, audit preparation, regulated technical environments, cleared programs, secure facilities, or SCIF-adjacent systems
• Experience in a startup or high-growth technology company
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CISM, OSCP, or GIAC are helpful but not required

In order to comply with the space technology export rules of the U.S. Government, such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), it is necessary to be a U.S. citizen, a lawful U.S. permanent resident, a protected individual as specified by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or possess eligibility to secure the necessary authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. For additional information on ITAR, please seek further details.

AnySignal values and fosters an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel respected, supported and able to participate. We welcome applications from: women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, visible minorities, veterans, people who identify as LGBTQIA2S+ and others who may contribute to diversification in our environment.

Should you have a need for accommodation, AnySignal will endeavor to meet your accommodation needs. At any stage of the recruitment and selection process you may make your needs for accommodation known through contacting our team, in confidence, by email to: View email address on click.appcast.io. We aim to provide equal access to all applicants with disabilities, please do not hesitate to contact us about accommodations.