Remote Cloud Security Architect & Consultant

AHEAD; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Parental and caregiver leave

Job summary

AHEAD is seeking a Technical Consultant focused on cloud security and governance. You will lead client engagements, design secure cloud architectures, and help expand AHEAD's security offerings.

Remote and on-site engagements are supported, with emphasis on collaboration across Delivery, Business Development, and Practice Development. Ideal candidates bring hands-on experience with Wiz/Prisma Cloud, AWS/Azure/GCP, and governance frameworks like NIST/ISO 27001.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Business preferred.
• Minimum 4 years of consulting experience or equivalent.
• Two professional/technical certifications aligned to security portfolio.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to address groups.
• Demonstrated business acumen and executive presence.

Responsibilities

• Client Delivery: lead or support small-to-medium engagements onsite or remotely.
• Facilitate strategy, roadmap, design, and planning workshops with clients.
• Develop proposals, scope projects, and support sales opportunities.
• Mentor Associates and contribute to practice development and thought leadership.
• Maintain multi-cloud security knowledge and map controls for audit/compliance.

Skills

Cloud security

CNAPP

Wiz

Prisma Cloud

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

IAM

RBAC

Okta

Entra ID

SIEM

Splunk

NIST

ISO 27001

GDPR

PaC

Python

Education

CS/Business degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

ServiceNow

CI/CD

Git

Job description

AHEAD is seeking a Technical Consultant focused on cloud security and governance. You will lead client engagements, design secure cloud architectures, and help expand AHEAD's security offerings.

Remote and on-site engagements are supported, with emphasis on collaboration across Delivery, Business Development, and Practice Development. Ideal candidates bring hands-on experience with Wiz/Prisma Cloud, AWS/Azure/GCP, and governance frameworks like NIST/ISO 27001.