Head Of It Jobs

About Xanadu

Xanadu’s mission is to build quantum computers that are useful and available to people everywhere.

At Xanadu, we are learners, innovators, researchers, collaborators and problem solvers. We are creating something that has never been built before. What we are doing is extremely hard, the classic moon shot. Few people in their life will be able to be a part of something like this, where if we are successful, the technologies we develop will solve some of the world’s most challenging problems and literally change the world. And that is something to be excited about!

Your Role and Responsibilities

The Head of IT will oversee all aspects of our enterprise IT systems, from operations, policies, compliance and industry standards working directly with operations and R&D teams.

This role is responsible for developing and delivering the organization's comprehensive information security and privacy program, by both coordinating the effort of the team but also possibly contributing first hand to them. The candidate will be responsible for development of the information security policies, processes, standards and procedures. The role is responsible for managing risks related to information security, business continuity planning, crisis management, privacy, and compliance.

• Provide strategic and tactical vision, and execution focused on incident prevention, detection, and response.
• Maintain and expand our computer and terminal physical security by developing standards, policies, and procedures; coordinating with facilities security; recommending improvements.
• Support networking connections for Xanadu’s on-prem quantum data warehouse and systems and the outside world.
• Managing the risk matrix, implementing and enforcing IT controls and ensuring that the organization remains aligned with the standard.
• Conduct regular assessments and audits to ensure compliance with data security and privacy requirements.
• Work closely with the Cloud infrastructure department to ensure proper network security and access management policies across cloud vendors (AWS/GCP)
• Partake in implementing business continuity and disaster recovery environments for all IT systems/applications.
• Discuss security and privacy compliance-related issues with management and employees, provide employee training on compliance-related topics, policies, or procedures, and promote cyber security awareness programs across the organization.
• Responsible for IT Ops, including the IT support team, directory services, device management, system patching, office connectivity, and IT hardware inventory.

Basic qualifications and experience

• Prior experience in internal & external audits
• Prior experience in setting up SOC & GRC functions
• 7+ years experience in IT
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems Management
• Experience in compliance, familiarity with industry standards like SOC2, ISO27001, etc
• Experience in setting an incredibly high bar for operational excellence across the IT team

Preferred qualifications and experience

• Experience with concepts like Infrastructure as a code
• Understanding and/or experience of cloud services such as AWS, GCP or Azure
• One or more industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA
• Experience in application security, web applications, modern techniques, pipelines & tools for building software preferred
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies

Values

Our values are important. They are fundamental and lay the foundation for the culture at Xanadu.

At Xanadu, we are committed to building an inclusive, safe, and equitable culture and fostering an environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heard. We are committed to meeting the needs of all individuals and supporting a barrier-free workplace. Should you require accommodations at any point during the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at [email protected].