Senior Cybersecurity Consultant

The Senior Cybersecurity Consultant will lead multi-quarter advisory engagements for assigned strategic accounts, develop cybersecurity strategy, and conduct readiness assessments against major frameworks. The role requires strong technical fluency across modern security architecture and business-level proficiency in Japanese. The consultant will serve as a fractional CISO for customers without a dedicated security executive and provide post-incident advisory.

What You Will Do

Key responsibilities include leading multi-quarter advisory engagements, conducting readiness assessments, and providing post-incident advisory. The consultant will also define target-state security architectures, align architecture decisions with customer's IT modernization roadmap, and partner with technical responders.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 10 years of professional experience in cybersecurity, information risk management, or related advisory roles. They will have at least 5 years in a senior consulting, advisory, or vCISO capacity and a strong working knowledge of major cybersecurity frameworks.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in cybersecurity, information risk management, or related advisory roles.
• At least 5 years in a senior consulting, advisory, or vCISO capacity — preferably with a Big 4 firm, a boutique cybersecurity consultancy, or an enterprise security leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-quarter advisory engagements with executive-level stakeholders (CIO, CISO, Board, Audit Committee).
• Working knowledge of major cybersecurity frameworks — NIST CSF, ISO 27001/27002, CRI Profile, NYDFS Part 500, HIPAA Security Rule, CMMC, and CIS Controls.
• Strong technical fluency across modern security architecture — identity (IAM, SSO, MFA), network (SASE, ZTNA, firewall), endpoint (EDR, MDM), cloud (AWS, Azure, M365), and data security (DLP, DSPM, SSPM).
• Business-level proficiency in Japanese (reading, writing, speaking) — required for direct engagement with Japanese parent-company executives and KDDI Group teams in Japan.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills at the executive level — including the ability to translate technical findings into business-language recommendations.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field. Master's degree or MBA preferred.
• At least one senior-level professional certification — CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, or equivalent.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Basic Life Insurance and AD&D
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Vacation, sick, and floating holidays; plus 13 paid holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellbeing Solutions Program