Introduction
A career at Anderon provides the rare opportunity to help define a new industry. We’re a wafer foundry that’s commercializing semiconductor manufacturing for quantum chips. You’ll partner with innovative clients and leading researchers to develop the technology needed to build the coming quantum economy.
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<li>Please note: Anderon uses IBM's recruitment platform for candidate applications and hiring workflows. While this role is with Anderon, all applications will be submitted and processed through IBM's careers system.</li>
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Your Role And Responsibilities
Anderon is seeking a highly experienced
Senior Cybersecurity Lead
to establish, drive, implement, and maintain the security program supporting Anderon's operational and regulatory requirements. This role will serve as the primary security leader for the Anderon program and will be responsible for leading security strategy, compliance, risk management, gap remediation, and continuous improvement efforts to ensure alignment with the security requirements for Anderon along with associated government, industry, and contractual obligations.
The successful candidate will operate at both the strategic and tactical levels, partnering with executive leadership, engineering, manufacturing, operations, supplier management, and government stakeholders to build and sustain a mature security program supporting semiconductor manufacturing and trusted technology delivery. The candidate must be able to bridge the gap from the technical level to an executive level presentation.
Success Measures
The Successful Candidate Will
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<li>Establish and maintain a sustainable cybersecurity program for Anderon.</li>
<li>Successfully assess, remediate, and maintain compliance with OTA security requirements.</li>
<li>Build a defensible security posture aligned with NIST SP 800-53 and applicable industry standards.</li>
<li>Develop executive visibility into cybersecurity risks and remediation efforts.</li>
<li>Partner effectively with engineering, manufacturing, supplier, and government stakeholders.</li>
<li>Enable secure and resilient semiconductor manufacturing operations.</li>
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Key Responsibilities
Security Program Leadership
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<li>Serve as the senior security authority for the Anderon program.</li>
<li>Develop and maintain the overall cybersecurity strategy, roadmap, and compliance posture.</li>
<li>Drive security governance, risk management, and compliance activities across the program.</li>
<li>Provide regular security status reporting and risk updates to executive leadership and IBM.</li>
<li>Establish security policies, standards, procedures, and control frameworks aligned with program requirements.</li>
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NIST SP 800-53 Compliance &amp; Remediation
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<li>Lead comprehensive NIST SP 800-53 security assessments and control reviews.</li>
<li>Conduct security gap analyses against NIST SP 800-53 baseline requirements.</li>
<li>Develop and execute remediation plans to address identified control deficiencies.</li>
<li>Coordinate remediation efforts across technical and business stakeholders.</li>
<li>Track compliance progress and manage Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&amp;M).</li>
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Risk Management &amp; Security Assessments
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<li>Lead enterprise and operational risk assessments.</li>
<li>Develop threat models and risk registers for critical environments.</li>
<li>Identify security threats, vulnerabilities, and control weaknesses.</li>
<li>Recommend and implement compensating controls where necessary.</li>
<li>Support audits, customer assessments, and government reviews.</li>
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Semiconductor Manufacturing Security
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<li>Lead security assessments of semiconductor fabrication environments, engineering systems, operational technology (OT), manufacturing execution systems (MES), supplier ecosystems, and supporting infrastructure.</li>
<li>Ensure alignment with semiconductor industry security requirements and best practices.</li>
<li>Partner with fab operations, engineering teams, and suppliers to address security risks impacting manufacturing operations.</li>
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Leadership &amp; Stakeholder Engagement
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<li>Lead cross-functional teams supporting security initiatives.</li>
<li>Influence senior leaders and stakeholders across business and technical organizations.</li>
<li>Present security risks, recommendations, and remediation strategies to executive audiences.</li>
<li>Provide strategic direction while ensuring tactical execution and delivery.</li>
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Preferred Education
Master's Degree
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
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<li>Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.</li>
<li>10+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience.</li>
<li>Demonstrated expertise with NIST SP 800-53 security controls and assessment methodologies.</li>
<li>Proven experience conducting security gap analyses and leading remediation efforts against NIST SP 800-53 requirements.</li>
<li>Strong understanding of information security governance, risk management, compliance, and control frameworks.</li>
<li>Experience developing and implementing enterprise security programs.</li>
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Preferred Qualifications
Preferred technical and professional experience
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<li>CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)</li>
<li>CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)</li>
<li>CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control)</li>
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Preferred Experience
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<li>Strong familiarity with:</li>
<li>ISO 27001</li>
<li>NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)</li>
<li>NIST SP 800-171</li>
<li>NIST SP 800-30 Risk Assessment Methodology</li>
<li>SEMI E187 and related semiconductor security standards</li>
<li>Experience supporting:</li>
<li>Semiconductor manufacturing environments</li>
<li>Operational Technology (OT) security</li>
<li>Trusted foundry environments</li>
<li>Supplier security assurance programs</li>
<li>Experience with:</li>
<li>Federal contracts</li>
<li>Government security requirements</li>
<li>Compliance-driven remediation initiatives</li>
<li>Risk-based security program development</li>
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