Senior Cybersecurity Consultant

KDDI America; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

Life Insurance & AD&D

Disability insurance

FSA

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Wellbeing Solutions Program

Job summary

KDDI America, based in New York, seeks an experienced cybersecurity advisory leader to drive strategy for strategic accounts. You will shape governance, roadmaps, and risk programs across identity, cloud, and data domains, aligning with our MXDR/SASE offerings.

The role blends executive-level advisory with hands-on architecture guidance. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in cybersecurity consulting, strong framework knowledge, and proven board-facing communication skills.

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, boutique cybersecurity consultancy, or enterprise security leadership role.
• 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 written and verbal communication skills at the executive level with ability to translate findings into business-language recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-quarter advisory engagements for strategic accounts and develop cybersecurity roadmaps.
• Conduct readiness assessments and gap analyses against major frameworks (NIST CSF 2.0, NYDFS Part 500, HIPAA, ISO 27001, SOC 2).
• Serve as fractional CISO for customers without a dedicated security executive and present in board meetings.
• Define target-state security architectures spanning identity, network, endpoint, cloud, and data layers.
• Provide post-incident advisory including root-cause analysis and regulatory guidance.
• Build senior-level relationships with customers and coordinate with cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to advisory methodology and mentor junior consultants and pre-sales engineers.
• Bridge KDDI America and KDDI Japan leveraging global resources.

Skills

Executive communication

Strategic advisory

Risk management

Cross-cultural communication

Japanese language

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree or MBA preferred

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 KDDI America's MXDR / 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 KDDI Group collaboration: Bridge KDDI America and KDDI Japan (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 KDDI Group 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

KDDI America, headquartered in New York, is the US presence of Japan's KDDI Group, a Fortune Global 500 company and leading provider of international IT and communications services. KDDI America was established in 1989 and started as a telecommunications business supporting Japanese multinationals. We have now evolved into a company that provides networks, data centers, system integration, as well as managed service solutions across all industries. Our ability to customize solutions in a major city offering scalability and service that are unparalleled set KDDI America apart from the competition. We provide Ethernet network uptimes of more than 99.999% between regions and guaranteed high performance no matter where.

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