Senior Cybersecurity Strategist & vCISO Advisor

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

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.