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Information Security Manager
Cypress Creek Renewables LLC · 🇺🇸 Durham, NC or Washington, DC
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 11 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest May 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 2 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Cypress Creek Renewables LLC paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Senior Manager, Operations” (Architectural and Engineering Managers) in NC: $147k–$147k, median $147k. Most were filed at wage level II (100%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Cypress Creek Renewables LLC
The US Department of Labor certified 11 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest May 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 2 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
The Company The energy industry is entering one of the most significant periods of growth and transformation in its history. Meeting the nation’s growing demand for reliable electricity will require new ideas, new infrastructure, and talented people committed to building for the future. At Cypress Creek Energy, we’re meeting that challenge by developing and operating the energy infrastructure needed to power communities, support economic opportunity, and strengthen resilience. We believe our responsibility extends beyond the grid and that how we build matters just as much as what we build. That same commitment extends to our employees. We invest in professional growth, encourage collaboration across teams, and provide opportunities to take ownership, expand your expertise, and advance your career. Our culture is grounded in safety, accountability, respect, and a shared commitment to deliver results. Join us and help meet one of the most important energy challenges of our time while building a rewarding career. Overview Cypress Creek Energy is hiring an Information Security Manager to lead the company's security operations and compliance program. This is a hands-on individual contributor role designed for a senior technical security professional ready to take ownership of a complete program — with the opportunity to grow into a leader of a team as the function scales. The successful candidate brings a balance of deep technical execution and program-level compliance maturity. You will own the day-to-day security tooling stack, lead the company's NIST-based compliance program, shape policy in emerging areas including artificial intelligence, and maintain an accurate view of every system in the environment. You will report directly to the Chief Technology Officer and partner closely with IT, Counsels, and business stakeholders across the company. Responsibilities Security Operations & Engineering • Endpoint security: Administer and tune Microsoft Defender across the endpoint estate, including policy configuration, alert triage, response, and reporting. • Network and access security: Manage the Zscaler platform (ZIA/ZPA), including policy development, traffic inspection, access controls, and integration with identity systems. • SIEM operations: Own SIEM tuning, detection engineering, log source onboarding, alerting, and incident workflows. Build dashboards and metrics that surface meaningful signals. • Vulnerability management: Run the vulnerability scanning program across AWS and Azure cloud environments and on-premises infrastructure. Prioritize, track, and verify remediation in partnership with IT and engineering teams. • Patch management: Maintain endpoint patching cadence and reporting, ensuring coverage, exception tracking, and SLA adherence. • Digital forensics & incident response: Lead investigations into security events, perform forensic analysis, document findings, and coordinate response with internal teams and external partners as needed. Compliance & Governance • NIST-based program: Maintain and continuously improve the company's NIST Cybersecurity Framework-aligned security program, including controls mapping, evidence collection, and gap remediation. • Policy management: Own the security policy library — ensure policies and standards are current, reviewed on a defined cadence, approved through the right channels, and communicated to the business. • AI policy and guidance: Develop and maintain the company's AI usage policies, acceptable use guidance, and review process for new AI tools, in coordination with Counsels and IT. • System inventory: Build and maintain an authoritative inventory of systems, applications, data flows, and ownership. Keep it accurate as the environment evolves. • Audit and asses