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Get Access To All JobsLocation: Hybrid- willing to consider locations where Cigna has an office presence.
Role Summary: The Vice President, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (DCISO) – Evernorth is a senior cybersecurity leader within The Cigna Group’s Technology organization. This role is accountable for cybersecurity outcomes across the Evernorth business, including cyber risk management, security strategy execution, and security technology alignment. In this capacity, the leader serves as the CISO for Evernorth and has ownership of the Security Architecture & Engineering function as a shared enterprise service.
The role is responsible for ensuring cybersecurity capabilities are architected, engineered, and embedded into technology solutions in a manner that protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information across a complex, highly regulated environment, while enabling business innovation and delivery at speed.
This is a highly visible role that partners closely with Evernorth and enterprise executives to advise on cyber risk, resilience, and security investment decisions, ensuring cybersecurity priorities for Evernorth are effectively addressed through enterprise-wide capabilities and standards.
The DCISO reports directly to the SVP, Global Chief Information Security Officer (GCISO), with a dotted-line relationship to CIO leadership. The role is an active member of the Enterprise CISO Council (ECC), contributing to enterprise-wide cybersecurity strategy, standards, and maturity.
Responsibilities:
Enterprise & Evernorth Cybersecurity Leadership
- Serve as the CISO for Evernorth, accountable for the overall cybersecurity posture and material cyber risk outcomes for the business.
- Act as a trusted advisor to Evernorth executive leadership on cybersecurity risk, resilience, and security investment priorities.
- Represent cybersecurity with Evernorth-specific Risk, Audit, and governance committees, and engage with Board-level forums as required.
- Provide executive leadership and oversight for how enterprise cybersecurity services are engaged and applied to address Evernorth-specific risks, regulatory obligations, and business priorities.
- Oversee cybersecurity risk related to mergers, acquisitions, and integrations, ensuring security considerations are incorporated into integration planning, risk forecasting, and remediation activities.
- Partner closely with enterprise cybersecurity operations, threat management, and assurance leaders to ensure clear accountability, effective engagement models, and timely escalation of Evernorth-related risks and issues.
- Serve as the primary Evernorth security leader, coordinating executive engagement and decision-making during significant cyber events impacting the business.
- Contribute to enterprise cybersecurity strategy, standards, and operating model decisions through active participation in the Enterprise CISO Council (ECC).
Security Architecture & Engineering
- Lead the Security Architecture & Engineering function, including strategy, operating model, talent, and enterprise delivery outcomes.
- Set enterprise-aligned direction for secure-by-design principles across applications, platforms, infrastructure, cloud, and emerging technologies.
- Establish and govern security architecture standards, reference architectures, design patterns, and guardrails aligned to enterprise frameworks and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure security architecture is embedded early in the technology delivery lifecycle, partnering with application, platform, and infrastructure leaders to proactively identify and mitigate risk.
- Drive security engineering outcomes, ensuring capabilities are scalable, resilient, automated where appropriate, and aligned to an evolving threat landscape.
- Guide adoption of modern engineering practices, including cloud-native patterns, API-first design, automation, and AI-enabled security capabilities.
Strategy, Transformation & Talent
- Drive continuous improvement of cybersecurity capabilities across Evernorth with a focus on simplification, automation, speed, and scalability.
- Lead strategic planning and investment prioritization in support of Evernorth cybersecurity priorities and enterprise standards.
- Serve as a senior people leader within the cybersecurity organization, fostering strong leadership, engagement, and performance across directly and indirectly aligned teams.
- Partner with Technology and Cybersecurity senior leaders to shape and support a globally integrated workforce strategy, expanding access to diverse talent sources while maintaining appropriate balance across regions and preserving critical capabilities and leadership continuity.
- Support the development, mentorship, and succession planning of cybersecurity leaders and critical roles aligned to Evernorth priorities.
- Promote a collaborative, inclusive, and execution-oriented culture that balances strong risk management with business enablement.
- Stay current on emerging threats, technologies, and operating models to continuously evolve organizational capability and effectiveness.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
- 15+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, technology, or risk leadership roles, ideally within highly regulated environments.
- Demonstrated ability to lead at the enterprise level, influencing senior executives and driving alignment across complex, matrixed organizations.
- Proven experience in strategic and transformational leadership, with a track record of translating strategy into execution and measurable outcomes.
- Deep understanding of security and architecture frameworks and standards such as NIST, ISO, HITRUST, COBIT, ITIL, and FIPS.
- Strong knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements, including HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX, SOC, and data privacy.
- Broad technical depth across cloud, infrastructure, application security, identity, networking, and security engineering domains.
- Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical and executive audiences, influencing decision-making and investment priorities.
- Experience working with and influencing globally distributed teams, vendors, and partners in a federated operating model.
- Strong relationship-building skills with technology, risk, and business leaders, enabling effective collaboration and outcomes.
- Demonstrated comfort operating in ambiguous, evolving environments, balancing risk management with business enablement.
- CISSP and/or other relevant security certifications strongly preferred.
If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.
About The Cigna Group
Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete the online application process, please email seeyourself@thecignagroup.com for assistance. Please note that this email inbox is dedicated to accommodation requests only and cannot provide application updates or accept resumes.
The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.
Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.
Location: Hybrid- willing to consider locations where Cigna has an office presence.
Role Summary: The Vice President, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (DCISO) – Evernorth is a senior cybersecurity leader within The Cigna Group’s Technology organization. This role is accountable for cybersecurity outcomes across the Evernorth business, including cyber risk management, security strategy execution, and security technology alignment. In this capacity, the leader serves as the CISO for Evernorth and has ownership of the Security Architecture & Engineering function as a shared enterprise service.
The role is responsible for ensuring cybersecurity capabilities are architected, engineered, and embedded into technology solutions in a manner that protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information across a complex, highly regulated environment, while enabling business innovation and delivery at speed.
This is a highly visible role that partners closely with Evernorth and enterprise executives to advise on cyber risk, resilience, and security investment decisions, ensuring cybersecurity priorities for Evernorth are effectively addressed through enterprise-wide capabilities and standards.
The DCISO reports directly to the SVP, Global Chief Information Security Officer (GCISO), with a dotted-line relationship to CIO leadership. The role is an active member of the Enterprise CISO Council (ECC), contributing to enterprise-wide cybersecurity strategy, standards, and maturity.
Responsibilities:
Enterprise & Evernorth Cybersecurity Leadership
- Serve as the CISO for Evernorth, accountable for the overall cybersecurity posture and material cyber risk outcomes for the business.
- Act as a trusted advisor to Evernorth executive leadership on cybersecurity risk, resilience, and security investment priorities.
- Represent cybersecurity with Evernorth-specific Risk, Audit, and governance committees, and engage with Board-level forums as required.
- Provide executive leadership and oversight for how enterprise cybersecurity services are engaged and applied to address Evernorth-specific risks, regulatory obligations, and business priorities.
- Oversee cybersecurity risk related to mergers, acquisitions, and integrations, ensuring security considerations are incorporated into integration planning, risk forecasting, and remediation activities.
- Partner closely with enterprise cybersecurity operations, threat management, and assurance leaders to ensure clear accountability, effective engagement models, and timely escalation of Evernorth-related risks and issues.
- Serve as the primary Evernorth security leader, coordinating executive engagement and decision-making during significant cyber events impacting the business.
- Contribute to enterprise cybersecurity strategy, standards, and operating model decisions through active participation in the Enterprise CISO Council (ECC).
Security Architecture & Engineering
- Lead the Security Architecture & Engineering function, including strategy, operating model, talent, and enterprise delivery outcomes.
- Set enterprise-aligned direction for secure-by-design principles across applications, platforms, infrastructure, cloud, and emerging technologies.
- Establish and govern security architecture standards, reference architectures, design patterns, and guardrails aligned to enterprise frameworks and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure security architecture is embedded early in the technology delivery lifecycle, partnering with application, platform, and infrastructure leaders to proactively identify and mitigate risk.
- Drive security engineering outcomes, ensuring capabilities are scalable, resilient, automated where appropriate, and aligned to an evolving threat landscape.
- Guide adoption of modern engineering practices, including cloud-native patterns, API-first design, automation, and AI-enabled security capabilities.
Strategy, Transformation & Talent
- Drive continuous improvement of cybersecurity capabilities across Evernorth with a focus on simplification, automation, speed, and scalability.
- Lead strategic planning and investment prioritization in support of Evernorth cybersecurity priorities and enterprise standards.
- Serve as a senior people leader within the cybersecurity organization, fostering strong leadership, engagement, and performance across directly and indirectly aligned teams.
- Partner with Technology and Cybersecurity senior leaders to shape and support a globally integrated workforce strategy, expanding access to diverse talent sources while maintaining appropriate balance across regions and preserving critical capabilities and leadership continuity.
- Support the development, mentorship, and succession planning of cybersecurity leaders and critical roles aligned to Evernorth priorities.
- Promote a collaborative, inclusive, and execution-oriented culture that balances strong risk management with business enablement.
- Stay current on emerging threats, technologies, and operating models to continuously evolve organizational capability and effectiveness.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
- 15+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, technology, or risk leadership roles, ideally within highly regulated environments.
- Demonstrated ability to lead at the enterprise level, influencing senior executives and driving alignment across complex, matrixed organizations.
- Proven experience in strategic and transformational leadership, with a track record of translating strategy into execution and measurable outcomes.
- Deep understanding of security and architecture frameworks and standards such as NIST, ISO, HITRUST, COBIT, ITIL, and FIPS.
- Strong knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements, including HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX, SOC, and data privacy.
- Broad technical depth across cloud, infrastructure, application security, identity, networking, and security engineering domains.
- Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical and executive audiences, influencing decision-making and investment priorities.
- Experience working with and influencing globally distributed teams, vendors, and partners in a federated operating model.
- Strong relationship-building skills with technology, risk, and business leaders, enabling effective collaboration and outcomes.
- Demonstrated comfort operating in ambiguous, evolving environments, balancing risk management with business enablement.
- CISSP and/or other relevant security certifications strongly preferred.
If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.
About The Cigna Group
Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete the online application process, please email seeyourself@thecignagroup.com for assistance. Please note that this email inbox is dedicated to accommodation requests only and cannot provide application updates or accept resumes.
The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.
Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Information Security Officer
Document your cybersecurity credentials early
PERM requires your employer to verify your qualifications against the job requirements. Gather degree transcripts, professional certifications like CISSP or CISM, and employment letters that match the specific duties listed in the labor certification application.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Search the DOL OFLC disclosure data by SOC code for Information Security Analysts to identify companies that have filed PERM applications in your target region. Employers who have navigated PERM before move faster and make fewer errors.
Search for green card sponsoring roles on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Information Security Officer roles by employers with documented EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history. This cuts out the guesswork of cold-applying to companies that have never sponsored a foreign national.
Understand how your degree field affects EB-2 eligibility
EB-2 requires an advanced degree directly related to the role. A master's in computer science or information assurance strengthens your case. A general business degree may push you toward EB-3, which has a longer processing path for some nationalities.
Negotiate PERM filing into your offer before signing
Confirm in writing that your employer will file PERM and cover associated legal fees before you accept the offer. Many companies are willing but won't initiate the process without a direct conversation during the offer stage.
Verify your employer's E-Verify enrollment status
USCIS requires employers sponsoring foreign workers to comply with work authorization verification. E-Verify enrollment signals an employer is familiar with immigration compliance requirements, which reduces friction when PERM documentation and I-140 filing timelines are being set.
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Find Information Security Officer JobsInformation Security Officer Green Card Sponsorship: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Information Security Officer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Information Security Officer positions qualify for EB-2 if the role requires an advanced degree in a specialized field like cybersecurity, information assurance, or computer science. Roles requiring only a bachelor's degree typically fall under EB-3. Your employer's job description and minimum requirements determine which category applies, and USCIS reviews those requirements as part of the I-140 adjudication.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
Green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 is permanent, not subject to the H-1B annual lottery, and has no renewal cycle once you reach lawful permanent resident status. The tradeoff is time: PERM alone typically takes six to twelve months before the I-140 is even filed. For most nationalities outside India and China, EB-3 priority dates are current, meaning no additional wait after I-140 approval.
What does the PERM process actually require from a cybersecurity employer?
PERM requires the employer to conduct a formal recruitment campaign, document that no qualified U.S. workers applied, and certify the offered wage meets or exceeds the prevailing wage for the role and location. The DOL reviews the application and may audit the recruitment records. Employers typically work with immigration counsel to complete this process, which takes several months even in straightforward cases.
Where can I find Information Security Officer jobs that offer green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search for Information Security Officer roles specifically filtered by employers with EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history, so you can focus your applications on companies that have already demonstrated willingness and capacity to sponsor foreign nationals through the PERM process.
Can I switch employers after my PERM is filed but before my green card is approved?
You can change employers after your I-140 is approved and your priority date is current, using the job portability provisions under AC21, provided you move to a same or similar occupational role. Switching before I-140 approval typically means restarting the entire PERM process with the new employer. For Information Security Officers, the O*NET classification helps establish whether a new role qualifies as sufficiently similar.
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