Remote vCISO & Cloud Security Architect

Jobtailor; Duluth (MN); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a seasoned security leader to serve as a virtual CISO for a portfolio of client accounts. You will act as the primary strategic security advisor, developing security strategies, roadmaps, and risk registers aligned with each client's business objectives.

You will lead executive and board-level discussions, translating complex security risks into clear business impacts. You will design secure network, cloud, application, and identity architectures and build trusted, long-term

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of information security experience.
• Proven ability to present security strategies and risk to executives and boards.
• Experience designing cloud and enterprise security architectures across AWS, Azure and/or GCP.
• Experience evaluating identity security solutions including IAM, PAM, authentication, authorization, and Zero Trust.
• Relevant certifications: CISSP, CISM, CCISO, SABSA, CRISC, CCSP.
• Willingness to travel to client sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the virtual CISO for a portfolio of client accounts, acting as a primary strategic security advisor.
• Develop and present security strategies, roadmaps, and risk registers aligned with each client's business objectives.
• Lead and present during client executive and board-level meetings, translating technical security risks into clear business impacts.
• Design secure network, cloud, application, and identity architectures for client environments.
• Build strong relationships with client stakeholders, serving as a trusted long-term security partner.

Skills

NIST CSF

ISO 27001

CIS Controls

SOC 2

PCI DSS

HIPAA

Cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP)

IAM & Zero Trust

Executive communication

Security leadership

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Jobtailor seeks a seasoned security leader to serve as a virtual CISO for a portfolio of client accounts. You will act as the primary strategic security advisor, developing security strategies, roadmaps, and risk registers aligned with each client's business objectives.

You will lead executive and board-level discussions, translating complex security risks into clear business impacts. You will design secure network, cloud, application, and identity architectures and build trusted, long-term