Field Security Advisor

Veeam-Software; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Paid parental leave

Healthcare coverage

401(k) with company match

Learning resources & mentoring

Job summary

Veeam Software is seeking a Field Security Advisor to develop and deliver content, tabletop exercises, and training for enterprise customers. You will work with Customer Success and Field CISO to prepare Global 2000 teams for cyber extortion incidents and resiliency.

This fully distributed, remote role requires overlap with customer time zones and periodic on-site travel. As an individual contributor reporting to the Senior Director, Field CISO, you will deliver readiness engagements, curate

Qualifications

• 7+ years in information security/cybersecurity with depth in IR/DFIR or security operations
• 3+ years in customer-facing advisory roles supporting enterprise customers
• Foundational knowledge of application, identity, cloud and network security concepts
• Experience presenting to enterprise leadership and facilitating workshops
• Ability to communicate complex topics clearly in writing and speech
• Willingness to travel for customer meetings and events

Responsibilities

• Deliver cyber extortion readiness engagements for enterprise customers including executive briefings and workshops
• Design and facilitate tabletop exercises reflecting realistic extortion scenarios
• Curate and improve customer-facing content aligned to ransomware/extortion patterns
• Conduct research and forensic data analysis to support advisory deliverables
• Support the customer lifecycle including due diligence, RFPs, and security exhibits reviews
• Collaborate with case management, SMEs, and stakeholders to ground guidance in real-world incident behavior

Skills

Incident response/DFIR

Security operations

Cyber risk / advisory / consulting

Customer-facing

Executive briefing/training

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IS

Tools

MITRE ATT&CK

NIST CSF

CIS Controls

Forensic analysis tools

Job description

Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, specializing in helping organizations ensure their data and AI are fully understood, secured, and resilient to enable the acceleration of safe AI at scale. As the market leader in both data resilience and data security posture management, Veeam is built for the convergence of identity, data, security, and AI risk. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we go fearlessly forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands.

About the Role

We have created a new standard in cyber extortion incident response and are expanding our Cyber Readiness & Advisory Services team to continue evolving the retained client experience. We are looking for a Field Security Advisor to help us develop and deliver valuable content, tabletop exercises, and training workshops to our enterprise customers.

In this role, you will work closely with our Customer Success team and Field CISO organization to help Global 2000 customers prepare executive, technical, finance, legal, and operational teams for the realities of handling a cyber extortion incident and improving organizational resiliency.

Coveware is a fully distributed company with employees across multiple geographies. This is a remote role with global time zone flexibility. Candidates may be based in any geography as long as they can provide reliable overlap with customer time zones and travel periodically for customer on-sites and events.

This is an individual contributor role. The role reports to the Senior Director, Field CISO within the Cyber Readiness and Advisory Services team.

What You'll Do

• Deliver cyber extortion readiness engagements for retained enterprise customers, including executive briefings, technical workshops, and cross-functional training sessions.
• Design and facilitate tabletop exercises that reflect realistic cyber extortion conditions, operational disruption, ambiguous early facts, and executive decision points.
• Curate and continuously improve customer-facing content, including playbooks, decision frameworks, readiness checklists, and workshop materials, keeping deliverables aligned to current ransomware/extortion patterns.
• Conduct research and forensic data analysis to support advisory deliverables and customer insights, including synthesizing lessons learned from case trends and interpreting forensic outputs/artifacts (as available) into clear, actionable readiness recommendations.
• Support the customer lifecycle as needed, including customer due diligence requests, RFP/RFI questionnaires, and review of contracts/security exhibits in partnership with internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate internally with case management, SMEs, and other stakeholders to ensure readiness guidance stays grounded in real-world incident behavior and recovery constraints.

Technologies You'll Work With

• Incident Response / Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) tools and methodologies
• Security Operations platforms and processes
• Cybersecurity advisory and consulting frameworks
• MITRE ATT&CK
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
• CIS Controls
• Forensic analysis tools and artifacts
• Ransomware and cyber extortion readiness frameworks

What You'll Bring

• 7+ years of experience in information security/cybersecurity, with depth in one or more of:
  • Incident response / DFIR
  • Security operations
  • Cyber risk / security advisory / consulting
• 3+ years of customer-facing experience supporting B2B enterprise customers in advisory, incident readiness, cybersecurity, technology, or forensics-related services.
• Foundational knowledge of application, identity, cloud and network security concepts, and incident response best practices, ideally in a Global 2000 enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated experience presenting in a consultative manner to enterprise leadership and facilitating educational workshops and tabletop exercises.
• Ability to communicate complex topics clearly and authoritatively to diverse audiences, orally and in writing.
• Willingness and ability to travel for customer meetings, workshops, and events on occasion.
• Comfortable leading discussions with enterprise stakeholders across both technical and executive teams.
• Consultative/advisory mindset with structured problem framing, strong facilitation skills, crisp communication, and defensible recommendations.
• Strong listening skills with excellent written and verbal communication skills and willingness to deliver hard truths when needed to surface gaps and drive improvement.
• Strong, structured writing skills with experience producing executive-ready, evidence-based deliverables, translating complex inputs into clear narratives, prioritized recommendations, and defensible documentation.

Bonus Skills

• One or more information security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSP, GCIH, GCFE, GCFA).
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Experience translating forensic findings and incident learnings into executive-ready narratives and prioritized readiness actions.
• Familiarity with frameworks/standards such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF and CIS Controls and how to apply them pragmatically to cyber defense and recovery.
• Experience collaborating with teammates to stay current on the threat landscape and continuously improve customer-facing materials.

What you'll get

• Unlimited paid time off, 12 paid holidays including 4 global VeeaMe Days for self-care and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares
• Paid parental leave: 8 weeks for all parents, 16 weeks for birthing parents
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on your first day
• Mental health support, therapy sessions, and digital wellness tools via our Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions
• Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support through Maven, plus paid volunteer time
• AirVet: 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost
• Legal services, identity protection, and supplemental health insurance options
• Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting
• Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning

Compensation Transparency

Veeam is committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation. For this role, the compensation range below reflects the expected total target compensation (TTC), inclusive of base pay and a competitive performance-based bonus. For roles with a commission plan, the compensation range represents On Target Earnings (OTE), which includes base salary plus variable commission. When determining compensation, Veeam takes into consideration factors such as experience, education, skills, and geographic zone. Offers are typically made below the midpoint of the range.

In addition to compensation, Veeam provides a comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage, retirement plans, and unlimited time off.

U.S. Geographic Zones & Compensation Ranges (TTC / OTE)

Zone 1: San Francisco Bay Area, New York City Boroughs

$167,400 - $310,900 USD

Zone 2: Washington, California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area)

$153,500 - $285,000 USD

Zone 3: Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, Colorado, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Oregon, Nevada, Hawaii, New York (excluding NYC boroughs); Sales roles located in Georgia, Ohio, and Arizona

$139,500 - $259,000 USD

Zone 4: All other US locations

$121,400 - $225,300 USD

Veeam Software is an equal opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination in any form on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law. All your information will be kept confidential.

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