Senior Security Architect & vCISO for Leading Clients

Arctiq; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Arctiq is seeking a Security Architect / vCISO to lead strategic security advisory for a portfolio of client accounts. You will design secure cloud architectures, lead risk assessments, and communicate security strategy to executive stakeholders.

The role blends executive-level risk discussions with hands-on security architecture reviews, supporting multiple clients with varying maturity levels while staying current on threats and trends.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of information security experience.
• Experience as a CISO, vCISO, security consultant, or senior security architect.
• Strong working knowledge of security frameworks including NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, SOC 2, PCI DSS, and HIPAA as applicable.
• Demonstrated experience designing cloud and enterprise security architectures across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP environments.
• Experience designing and evaluating identity security solutions, including IAM, PAM, authentication, authorization, and Zero Trust strategies.
• Proven ability to communicate security risks, recommendations, and strategy to executives, boards, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent client relationships or business units with strong prioritization and time-management skills.
• Excellent presentation, documentation, consulting, and communication skills.
• Ability 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, industry requirements, and risk tolerance.
• Lead and present during client executive and board-level meetings, translating technical security risks into clear business impacts.
• Own and support client compliance programs (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST CSF, etc), including gap assessments, remediation planning, and audit support.
• Conduct enterprise security risk assessments and maintain client risk registers, prioritizing findings based on business impact.
• Stay current on emerging threats, security technologies, and industry trends to continuously improve client security strategies and architectures.

Skills

Information security

Client-facing experience

Security architecture

Executive communication

Threat modeling

Cloud security

Security governance

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

IAM/PAM

Job description

Arctiq is seeking a Security Architect / vCISO to lead strategic security advisory for a portfolio of client accounts. You will design secure cloud architectures, lead risk assessments, and communicate security strategy to executive stakeholders.

The role blends executive-level risk discussions with hands-on security architecture reviews, supporting multiple clients with varying maturity levels while staying current on threats and trends.