Chief Information Security Officer
Safariland · Aerospace & Defense
Jacksonville, FL · Onsite
Compensation not disclosed
CISO
CLI Career Level
84
Opportunity
Strong · Last verified 1 hour ago
Cyber leadership profile
Safariland
Safariland designs and manufactures equipment for law enforcement, military, and public safety professionals, including body armor, holsters, and communication systems. The company operates multiple global brands and provides critical protective gear to government agencies and private security firms worldwide. For a security leader, the environment involves managing complex supply chains and protecting highly sensitive intellectual property related to life-saving ballistic technology.
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Headcount
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Jacksonville, FL
- Ownership
- Private equity backed
- Revenue
- $250M – $1B
- Funding
- Private equity backed
- Founded
- 1964
- Investors
- Kohlberg & Company
Cyber hiring activity
Open leadership roles
1
1 at Director level or above
Opened, last 12 months
1
1 Director+
Prior 12 months
0
Hiring velocity
Low
Median Opportunity Score 84
1 leadership role observed in the last 12 months. CLI has no coverage of the prior year for this employer. Counts reflect roles Safariland posted that CLI has observed and published; they are not a complete record of the employer's hiring.
Security leadership
Stewart Vernon
VP of Information Technology (CIO)Hiring influence: HighInferredHigh confidenceDirects overall IT strategy and infrastructure, likely serving as the ultimate decision-maker for security investments in the absence of a dedicated CISO.
People are recorded only from public sources. Where a role in the hierarchy is inferred rather than stated, CLI labels it so you can weigh it yourself.
Approach
Open any live role below for its full approach path: the likely hiring owner, the decision circle around them, and the strongest route in.
Security organization
Estimated team size5–15 peopleLow confidence
Security functions report through the VP of Information Technology. The IT department supports global operations across multiple brands and manufacturing sites.
Major functions
IT InfrastructureERP Management (SAP)Information Security Operations
Maturity indicators
- ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities
- Supply chain security focus for law enforcement/military contracts
Security posture is focused on manufacturing resilience and protection of proprietary defense designs. IT leadership is consolidated under general IT operations rather than a standalone security executive office.
Organization figures are CLI estimates, not disclosures. Moderate confidence
Technologies observed
AWSCloud1 posting
ISO 27001Framework1 posting
Extracted verbatim from this employer's security postings. Absence from this list does not mean the tool is not in use.
Open cyber leadership roles
Cyber Leadership Index compiles these dossiers from public sources and the employer's own postings. Inferred figures are labelled with a confidence level; anything CLI cannot establish is shown as unknown rather than estimated. Last refreshed September 17, 2026.