Jeff D.

SVP of Infrastructure & CISO at Open Lending, LLC

Role
SVP of Infrastructure & CISO at Open Lending
Location
Austin, TX, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Jeff D.

Passionate cyber security and technology expert with a strong background in variety of technical areas such as cyber security, networking, virtualization, micro services, cloud, and infrastructure. Over the past 14+ years, I have worked in the public and private sectors, from startups to larger organizations. I enjoy the challenges at all levels and never turn down the opportunity to push myself to grow personally and professionally.

Experience

  1. SVP of Infrastructure & CISO

    Open Lending

    Jan 2026 — Present · Austin, TX, US

    Providing strategic leadership and oversight for the organization\'s Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, IT Operations, and DevOps teams, ensuring operational excellence, security resilience, and seamless technological integration.• Ensure robust Cybersecurity controls are implemented and maintained in alignment with compliance requirements (SOC2, SOX, etc.) while adhering to industry best practices through leading security frameworks (CIS, NIST, ISO27001, etc.).• Deliver strategic updates on team progress, key achievements, project milestones, and performance metrics to C-level executives and the Board of Directors, ensuring alignment with business objectives and driving informed decision-making.• Evaluate departmental gaps, optimizes processes, and uncovers strategic opportunities for capability expansion through well-structured roadmaps and forward-thinking planning initiatives.• Establish and uphold rigorous Information Technology policies and processes to ensure the organization surpasses compliance standards, contractual obligations, and strategic business objectives.• Review and plan for budgeting requirements to support the company\'s operational needs around Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, and various IT platforms.• Drive the implementation of a robust strategy to uphold the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of company assets and operations, ensuring resilience against evolving security threats.• Proactively manage and mitigate risks across company environments, assets, and operational processes to ensure resilience, security, and compliance.• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and leadership to embed a strong Cybersecurity and high performant vision into our product development and business operations.• Implement cutting-edge tools, platforms, and services seamlessly across public cloud ecosystems.• Optimize high availability, monitoring, and automation across platforms and services to enhance reliability, efficiency, and scalability

Education

  • freeCodeCamp

    Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering

    2016 — 2017

  • University of Phoenix

    Bachelor’s Degree, Information Technology and Information Security Systems

    2012

  • University of Phoenix

    Master’s Degree, Management Information Systems

    2014

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