Director - Security

About This Role

This Director of Security role involves owning security across Lyten's Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) footprint. You will lead Security Operations, Governance / Risk / Compliance (GRC), and OT security, establish an AI-assisted Security Operations Center (AI-SOC), and protect Lyten's intellectual property across a multi-site manufacturing enterprise with active compliance obligations. Initially, you will operate with a small, reskilled team and trusted partners, building toward a dedicated security organization.

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 tooling: Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and vulnerability management
• Stand up 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) and historian systems and plant networks; apply ISA-95 / IEC 62443 zoning and segmentation
• Own the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) program: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), Service Organization Control 2 (SOC 2), and 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, at scale, hire and lead a dedicated security team (including an AI-SOC analyst)

Requirements

• Doctorate degree in related field AND 7+ years of prior relevant experience OR Master's degree in related field AND 9+ years of prior relevant experience OR Bachelor's degree in related field AND 11+ years of prior relevant experience including 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: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), Service Organization Control 2 (SOC 2), and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) / export control
• Ability to operate fractionally and scale a program from foundation to a full team