IT Manager/Lead at 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!

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.

Responsible for IT Ops, including the IT support team, directory services, device management, system patching, office connectivity, and IT hardware inventory.

Support networking connections for Xanadu’s on-prem quantum data warehouse and systems and the outside world.

Provide strategic and tactical vision, and execution focused on incident prevention, detection, and response.

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.

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.

Maintain and expand our computer and terminal physical security by developing standards, policies, and procedures; coordinating with facilities security; recommending improvements.

Partake in implementing business continuity and disaster recovery environments for all IT systems/applications.

Work closely with the Cloud infrastructure department to ensure proper network security and access management policies across cloud vendors (AWS/GCP)

Bachelor's Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems Management

7+ years experience in IT

Experience in compliance, familiarity with industry standards like SOC2, ISO27001, etc

Prior experience in internal & external audits

Prior experience in setting up SOC & GRC functions

Experience in setting an incredibly high bar for operational excellence across the IT team

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

Experience with concepts like Infrastructure as a code

Familiarity with agile development methodologies