Chief Security Officere

Kontakt.io is a leader in IoT. Our mission is to simplify the delivery of location and sensor data insights. We create the data foundation that drastically improves and automates decision making in resource planning, operations, and customer experience workflows.

Our portfolio of complete IoT and location solutions combine hardware, software, and cloud to bring real-time visibility, analytics, and AI to operations. Today, we serve over 2,000 customers across diverse sizes and industries, from transportation and logistics to manufacturing, healthcare, airports, governments, and public spaces. They use Kontakt.io to reduce emergency incident time, decrease asset search-times, introduce activity-based-costing, automate manual processes, digitize physical order traceability, or prevent machine downtimes.

We are looking for a Chief Security Officer to join our team. In this role, you'll be responsible for developing and implementing a strategic security program for our company, and managing the security of our physical and digital assets.

To ensure success, you should be able to foster a culture of physical and cyber security awareness that drives behavioral changes within the company. Ultimately, a top-notch CSO should have excellent analytical skills and the ability to minimize risk to ensure the physical safety and integrity of personnel and company information.

Our stack includes Hardware installed on prem, often in a secured environment like a corporate office, clinic, or hospital (gateways, tags, badges and more). AWS and Azure big data processing in the cloud.

We have completed our HIPAA and SOC2 Type 2 certifications. We need to be vigilant and maintain and improve these certifications over time. We use Vanta to help us diagnose and reinforce this status and generally improve the security stance of our company over time.

- Develop Security Strategies: Design and implement comprehensive security strategies that ensure the safety of company assets, including intellectual property, physical resources, employees, and digital infrastructure.

- Manage Security Operations: Oversee the operations of security teams, coordinate with external security entities, and manage the implementation of security technologies.

- Risk Management: Identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks to the organization’s people, assets, and operations. Develop and oversee risk management policies.

- Compliance: Ensure the company complies with regulatory requirements related to security, including data protection laws, industry standards, and corporate governance practices.

- Incident Response: Lead the response to security breaches or other emergencies; manage internal and external communication during security incidents.

- Training and Awareness: Develop and promote security awareness programs among employees at all levels within the organization.

- Budget Management: Develop and manage the budget for security operations and initiatives.

Our requirenments:

• A bachelor's degree in safety management, information technology systems, or a similar field.

• At least 3 years' experience working as a CSO

• Excellent knowledge of state and federal information security laws.

• Proven proficiency in developing physical and digital security protocols and procedures.

• Solid communication and interpersonal skills.

• Exceptional managerial skills and the ability to lead a team.

• Proficiency in information management systems and knowledge of cybersecurity.

• Ability to research and stay up to date with security trends, as well as changing government and state laws.

• Ability to write and maintain and explain policy documents, root cause analyses, and other documentation

• Experience with Vanta

• Knowledge of HIPAA and SOC 2 would be a great asset

Why Kontakt.io:

We Make Things Easy:

- Easy to Use. Simplicity is harder than complexity. Each of our apps focuses on a single user and a specific problem. We create solutions for everyone to help them get things done.

- Easy to Buy. We simplify pricing with a single, per-bed or per-room model that encompasses all the necessary products and services to achieve your desired outcomes.

- Easy to Deploy. Using AI, cloud, and mobile technologies, our equipment autonomously communicates and validates itself without the need for human intervention, cutting deployment time from months to weeks or even days.

We Deliver Fast Outcomes:

- Industry’s #1 Time To Value. We accelerate your ROI and deliver positive outcomes to users faster than anyone else, thanks to how easy things work with our AI- and cloud-based platform.

- Delivered As A Service. Delivering everything from devices to apps to support, our as-a-service model allows you to add new use cases with a simple click. Gain agility and speed like never before.

- Outcome Driven. We deliver outcomes, not boxed equipment. From on-site installation to monitoring, all the way to service-level agreements, our approach is uniquely designed to ensure the outcomes you need.

We Ensure Unmatched Scalability:

- Priced for Scaling. We offer scalable pricing, regardless of your project size. Enabling our customers to create value cost-effectively is a key element of our success.

- A Platform for Scaling. Lower TCO, quicker adoption of new use cases, extensive cloud scalability, and future-proofing your IT investments are among the many reasons why Kontakt.io is right for you.

- Managed for Scaling. SOC-2 and HIPAA compliant, our platform integrates with your wireless and security infrastructure, allowing you to use your current IT network with confidence and uninterrupted functionality.