Chief Information Security Officer (83285)

Chief Information Security Officer

Centurion is proud to be a leading provider of comprehensive healthcare services to correctional facilities, state hospitals, and community mental health centers nationwide.

Position Summary

Centurion is seeking an experienced, strategic, and execution-oriented Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to lead and mature our enterprise security program across a complex, multi-state healthcare environment. This leader will be responsible for cybersecurity operations, risk management, security engineering, incident response, governance, and security strategy in support of a growing and evolving organization.

The CISO will serve as a key leader within the IT organization, working closely with infrastructure, applications, service delivery, compliance, operations, and executive leadership to protect Centurion's systems, data, and business operations. This role requires a leader who can balance strategy with execution, build strong internal and external partnerships, hold teams accountable, and drive measurable security outcomes.

This is not a theoretical security role. We are looking for a practical, high-impact leader who understands how to build and operationalize security in a healthcare environment where reliability, responsiveness, and sound judgment matter.

Key Responsibilities:

• Security Strategy & Leadership
• Security Operations & Incident Response
• Security Engineering & Architecture
• Risk, Governance & Compliance
• Identity, Access & Data Protection
• Team Development & Cross-Functional Leadership

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field; equivalent experience will also be considered.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in information security, cybersecurity, or related IT leadership roles.
• 5+ years of experience leading security teams or major security functions in a complex enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated success leading security operations, incident response, risk management, and security engineering programs.
• Experience working with MSSPs, security tooling vendors, and enterprise security platforms.
• Strong understanding of identity and access management, vulnerability management, endpoint security, cloud security, network security, and governance practices.
• Experience in healthcare, highly regulated industries, or distributed multi-site environments strongly preferred.
• Strong executive communication skills with the ability to translate technical risk into business language.
• Proven ability to lead through influence, drive accountability, and deliver results in fast-moving environments.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GIAC, CCSP, Microsoft SC-100

Preferred

• Experience in correctional healthcare, payer/provider healthcare, or other complex care-delivery environments.
• Familiarity with Microsoft security ecosystem, cloud security controls, and enterprise modernization initiatives.
• Experience building or maturing a security program undergoing transformation, modernization, or operational scale-up

Leadership Profile

• Strategic but hands-on able to set direction while also driving execution.
• Practical and business-minded focused on reducing risk in ways that support the mission, not slow it down.
• Accountable and decisive willing to make sound decisions, own outcomes, and elevate issues quickly when needed.
• A builder of teams committed to developing talent, raising standards, and creating clarity.
• Collaborative and credible able to partner across IT and business functions while earning trust through consistency and delivery.
• Operationally disciplined capable of creating structure, metrics, and repeatable processes in a growing environment.

What Success Looks Like in This Role

• A stronger, more mature, and more accountable enterprise security program.
• Improved visibility, monitoring, and response across the environment.
• Clearer ownership and faster remediation of risks and vulnerabilities.
• Strong partnership with IT and business leaders, with security viewed as an enabler rather than an obstacle.
• Effective management of security vendors and partners with measurable performance.
• Security strategy and operations that scale with Centurion's growth, modernization, and digital evolution.