Eccalon, LLC
Detroit, MI
About the job
Description
This position is located onsite in Detroit, MI.
Job Description
The Vice President of Cybersecurity serves as Eccalon’s senior-most cybersecurity executive, functioning as the organization’s CISO-equivalent leader. This role is responsible for defining and executing enterprise-wide cybersecurity strategy; overseeing governance, risk, and compliance; and ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of organizational and customer systems. The VP acts as a trusted strategic advisor to executive leadership, customers, and external stakeholders, ensuring cybersecurity capabilities align with business objectives, government contracting requirements, regulatory mandates, and the evolving cyber threat landscape.
Responsibilities
• Enterprise Cybersecurity Leadership
• Define, execute, and continuously evolve the company enterprise cybersecurity vision and strategy
• Serve as the organization’s ultimate authority on cybersecurity risk, posture, and resilience
• Advise executive leadership and the board on cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, investment priorities, and risk tolerance
• Establish governance frameworks, enterprise security policies, and operational standards
• Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
• Lead cybersecurity compliance efforts for government and regulated environments, including NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, CMMC, and related federal frameworks
• Ensure continuous audit readiness and contractual compliance across programs
• Oversee enterprise risk management, vulnerability assessments, and continuous monitoring
• Partner with legal, compliance, and program leadership to manage cyber risk and regulatory exposure
• Security Architecture & Operations
• Oversee secure architecture across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments
• Champion zero-trust, secure-by-design, and defense-in-depth principles
• Lead executive-level incident response, cyber crisis management, and post-incident analysis
• Ensure cybersecurity is embedded across product, infrastructure, and program lifecycles
• Government Contracting & Cyber Advisory
• Provide cybersecurity leadership for government contracts and mission-critical programs
• Advise customers and internal stakeholders on cyber compliance, risk mitigation, and readiness
• Support business development by contributing cybersecurity strategy and language to proposals and technical responses
• Represent Eccalon as a senior cybersecurity authority with customers, partners, regulators, and oversight bodies
• Leadership & Capability Development
• Lead, mentor, and scale cybersecurity, GRC, and cyber advisory teams
• Establish performance metrics, professional development pathways, and succession planning
• Manage cybersecurity vendors, assessors, and strategic partners
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous security improvement
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 10+ years of progressive cybersecurity leadership experience, including CISO or CISO-adjacent roles
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise cybersecurity, governance, and risk programs
• Ability to clearly communicate complex cyber risks to executive, customer, and non-technical audiences
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent
• Experience supporting government contracting, defense, or regulated industries
Preferred Qualifications
• Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Business Administration, or a related discipline
• Prior service as a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or senior government cyber leader
• Experience engaging regulatory bodies, assessors, or oversight organizations
Eccalon's Executives foster a supportive work environment allowing our teams to thrive, and have a fierce dedication to innovation, security, and people. Our culture is built on inclusion, teamwork, trust, and we are committed to offering career advancement opportunities to all employees. Encouraging a healthy and balanced life, we offer an extensive benefits package to support the wellness of our employees and their families. You will be joining a team of innovators, working with cutting edge technologies, supporting mission critical projects, and making an impact.
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28-May-2026