Executive Cybersecurity Advisor

Apollo Information Systems; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Unlimited PTO

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Home-office stipend

Job summary

Apollo Information Systems is seeking a Cybersecurity Advisor II to help clients shape long-term security strategy, translate risk into a prioritized roadmap, and guide governance and framework alignment. This role focuses on translating risk into business decisions and building trusted client relationships across multi-month engagements.

You will own advisory relationships, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with assessors and engineers to ensure remediation is technically grounded while

Qualifications

• Experience in client-facing cybersecurity advisory or leadership roles.
• Ability to translate technical risk into business language for executives and boards.
• Deep working knowledge of frameworks such as NIST CSF, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, CMMC and how to operationalize them.
• Strong understanding of security architecture, controls, and risk across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Experience managing long-term client relationships and multiple engagements.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 65%.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders, helping define and advance cybersecurity strategy over multi-month and multi-year engagements.
• Develop prioritized, business-aware security roadmaps that mature client posture over time.
• Advise on governance, risk, and compliance—aligning programs to frameworks such as NIST CSF 2.0, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, CMMC, HIPAA, or PCI DSS.
• Translate technical risk into clear business language for executives and boards.
• Own the advisory relationship for assigned clients, driving cadence, measurable progress, and risk reduction.
• Partner with assessors and engineers to ground recommendations in technical reality and validate remediation.

Skills

Cybersecurity advisory

Executive communication

Frameworks knowledge

Security architecture & risk

Client relationship management

Travel readiness

Job description

Apollo Information Systems is seeking a Cybersecurity Advisor II to help clients shape long-term security strategy, translate risk into a prioritized roadmap, and guide governance and framework alignment. This role focuses on translating risk into business decisions and building trusted client relationships across multi-month engagements.

You will own advisory relationships, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with assessors and engineers to ensure remediation is technically grounded while