Director, Cybersecurity & Data Architecture

Overview The Director, Cybersecurity & Data Architecture will own the cybersecurity posture and data architecture maturity across Brightstar.AI's portfolio companies. The individual will lead diagnostics, gap analyses, remediation, and platform modernization to ensure portfolio businesses are secure, compliant, and exit-ready. This is a hands-on transformation role.

Responsibilities

Lead cyber and data architecture assessments

Produce as-is architecture documentation and maturity scorecards

Identify regulatory and standards gaps

Design remediation roadmaps

Build secure, cloud-native data platforms

Own technical vendor selection & governance

Standards & Compliance

ISO 27001 / 27701

NIST CSF / 800-53

CIS Controls

SOC 2

GDPR / CCPA

PCI DSS (where applicable)

Secure Data Platform Architecture

Cloud-native lakehouse platforms

Streaming data pipelines

Data governance and lineage

Identity-first Zero Trust security

Transformation Delivery

Cyber remediation programs

Cloud security modernization

Data platform build and migration

Delivery governance and execution

Ideal Background

10 - 15 years of experience across consulting and enterprise transformation delivery

May have industry leadership experience

Comprehensive understanding of required standards, application, and implementation

Commercial, delivery-driven, credible with executives, deeply technical, PE-paced

Core Technical Expertise

Cyber:

Zero Trust, IAM, PAM, SIEM/SOAR, CSPM, DevSecOps

Data:

Lakehouse platforms, streaming, ingestion, transformation, orchestration, governance

Qualifications

Essential:

CISSP or CISM, Cloud Security Certification

Desirable:

ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, TOGAF

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