Japanese Bilingual Senior Cybersecurity Consultant #12973

Actus Consulting Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

AD&D

Disability insurance

FSA

401(k) match

PTO + holidays

Tuition reimbursement

EAP

Wellbeing program

Job summary

Actus Consulting Group in New York, NY seeks a seasoned cybersecurity advisor to lead strategic engagements for senior clients, developing governance frameworks and 3-year roadmaps aligned with business priorities.

You will perform vCISO duties, architect security across identity, network, cloud, and data, and drive regulatory readiness for NIST CSF, NYDFS 500, HIPAA, CMMC, ISO 27001/27002 and SOC 2.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of cybersecurity/advisory experience.
• 5+ years in senior consulting, advisory, or vCISO roles, Big 4 or equivalent preferred.
• Experience leading multi-quarter advisory engagements with executive stakeholders (CIO, CISO, Board).
• Working knowledge of major cybersecurity frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO 27001/27002, CRI Profile, NYDFS 500, HIPAA, CMMC, CIS Controls).
• Strong technical fluency across IAM, SSO, MFA, SASE/ZTNA, firewall, EDR/MDM, AWS/Azure/M365, DLP/DSPM/SSPM.
• Business-level proficiency in Japanese for engagement with Japanese executives.
• Strong executive communication and business-language storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-quarter advisory engagements for strategic accounts.
• Translate regulatory obligations into actionable remediation plans.
• Serve as fractional CISO and present to boards/executives.
• Define target-state security architectures spanning IAM to data layers.
• Provide post-incident advisory and root-cause analysis guidance.
• Build senior customer relationships and coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to advisory methodology and mentor junior staff.
• Bridge US and Japan operations leveraging global resources.

Skills

Cybersecurity strategy

Executive communication

vCISO experience

Security architecture

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional leadership

Japanese language

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering/Business

Master's degree or MBA preferred

CISSP/CISM/CISA/CRISC or equivalent

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic security advisory: Lead multi-quarter advisory engagements for assigned strategic accounts. Develop cybersecurity strategy, governance frameworks, and 3-year program roadmaps tailored to customer business priorities and risk appetite.
  
• Regulatory and compliance readiness: Conduct readiness assessments and gap analyses against major frameworks including NIST CSF 2.0, CRI Profile v2.1, NYDFS Part 500, HIPAA, CMMC, ISO 27001, and SOC 2. Translate regulatory obligations into actionable remediation plans.
• Virtual CISO (vCISO) engagements: Serve as fractional CISO for customers without a dedicated security executive — represent the security function in board meetings, partner with executives on risk decisions, and lead annual program reviews.
• Security architecture and program design: Define target-state security architectures spanning identity, network, endpoint, cloud, and data layers. Align architecture decisions with customer's IT modernization roadmap and the company'sMXDR / SASE / managed services portfolio.
• Incident response advisory: Provide post-incident advisory — root-cause analysis facilitation, executive communications, regulatory notification guidance, and program improvement recommendations. Partner with technical responders without owning operational response.
• Customer relationship leadership: Build trusted, multi-year relationships with senior customer stakeholders. Serve as the senior point of contact for strategic accounts, coordinating with KAM Pre-sales, Delivery, and Customer Success teams to ensure aligned execution.
• Thought leadership and practice development: Contribute to the development of KAM's advisory methodology, intellectual property, and service offerings. Mentor junior consultants and pre-sales engineers on consulting practices and customer engagement skills.
• Bilateral the companyGroup collaboration: Bridge the company USand the companyJapan (KJP / LAC) operations, leveraging the global KDDI Group's resources, threat intelligence, and customer relationships to deliver differentiated value to US-based clients.

Required Qualifications:

• 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 the companyGroup 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
  

Compensation Range:

$90,000 - $140,000 (depending on experience)

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