Job Description

VP Chief Information Security Officer - 90212630 - Washington

Date: Oct 3, 2025

Location: Washington, DC, US, 20002

Company: Amtrak

Your success is a train ride away!

As we move Americas workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Are you ready to join our team?

Our values of Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

Job Summary

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to lead the cybersecurity strategy and risk management functions for our national passenger rail organization. As a senior executive and key advisor to leadership and the Board of Directors, the CISO will oversee the protection of enterprise systems, operational technologies, rolling stock and customer/employee data, while ensuring alignment with both commercial best practices, industry standards, regulatory compliance and federal mandates for critical infrastructure security. This role demands strategic vision, technical depth, understanding of Operational Technology (OT) Industry and deep familiarity associated with evolving federal cybersecurity directives, insider threat mitigations and compliance with Presidential Policy Directives and related homeland security mandates, policies and guidance. The role also serves as the HIPAA Security Officer responsible for ensuring that an organization's Protected Health Information (PHI) is secure by developing and implementing policies, procedures, and safeguards to protect electronic PHI (ePHI) from unauthorized access, loss, or breach.

Essential Functions

• Define and lead the enterprise-wide cybersecurity strategy in alignment with the organization's transportation mission, operational continuity, and national security priorities.
• Oversee the cybersecurity posture of both enterprise IT and mission-critical operational technologies (OT), ensuring the security of connected systems, and driving secure adoption of advanced and emerging technologies.
• Ensure full compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and directives by leading federal cybersecurity reporting, audit readiness, and coordination during joint assessments or tabletop exercises.
• Establish and oversee a comprehensive cyber risk management framework across the enterprise and operational environments by also integrating insider threat detection, penetration testing and mitigation into the broader risk management strategy.
• Lead the Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (Cyber Fusion Center) by ensuring readiness to detect, respond to and recover from nation-state threats, criminal, ransomware, insider threats, and supply chain attacks targeting transportation infrastructure.
• Serve as the liaison to Amtrak Police Department (APD), federal law enforcement, and Office of Inspector General (OIG) as well as participate in national level cyber security exercises and federal initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
• 20 + years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
• Plus 20+ years of relevant work experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Extensive experience in senior management roles overseeing information technology and operational technology/security for large enterprises
• Strong management background with hands-on experience in security, audit, and risk management
• Proven ability to support security team recommendations decisively
• Demonstrated capacity for effective stress management in dynamic environments
• Capable of designing, budgeting, and executing corporate cybersecurity strategies, consistently delivering multiple initiatives on time and within budget. Can effectively communicate these strategies to the Executive Leadership Team and the board of directors
• Excellent written and oral communication skills across all organizational levels
• Understanding of service design, delivery concepts, and control frameworks
• Solid organizational skills, capable of multitasking, prioritizing workloads, and delegating responsibilities
• Ability to motivate teams and recognize their contributions
• Skilled in working effectively with diverse personalities, adapting approaches to reach and develop teams while maintaining credibility

The salary/hourly range is $265,000.00 $356,400.00. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. Depending on an employees assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employees base salary. Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position and/or long-term incentive plan compensation. In addition to your salary, Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental, and vision plans; health savings accounts; wellness programs; flexible spending accounts; 401K retirement plan with employer match; life insurance; short and long term disability insurance; paid time off; back-up care; adoption assistance; surrogacy assistance; reimbursement of education expenses; Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility; Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits; and rail pass privileges.

Work Arrangement: Onsite 4/5 Days Relocation Offered: No Travel Requirements: Up to 25%

You power our progress through your performance.

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions.

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions require a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen.

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.

Amtrak is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/color, to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and hairstyles such as braids, locks and twists, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, such as lactation), national origin/ethnicity, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law.

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