Strategic Cybersecurity Advisor & vCISO Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

FSA

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Wellbeing program

Job summary

JAC Recruitment is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Consultant to lead strategic advisory engagements and develop security strategies, governance frameworks, and vCISO services for executive stakeholders. You will strengthen clients' cybersecurity programs, compliance readiness, and security architecture.

The role demands hands-on capability across IAM, SSO, MFA, cloud security, and various regulatory frameworks, with senior leadership communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in cybersecurity or risk advisory.
• At least 5 years in senior consulting or vCISO roles.
• Proven experience with executive stakeholders (CIOs, CISOs, Boards).

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-quarter cybersecurity advisory engagements for strategic clients.
• Develop cybersecurity strategies, governance frameworks, and multi-year roadmaps.
• Conduct readiness assessments and gap analyses against major frameworks.
• Translate regulatory requirements into remediation plans.
• Serve as virtual CISO for organizations lacking security leadership.
• Design target-state security architectures across identity, network, cloud, and data.
• Provide post-incident advisory services and program improvements.
• Build relationships with senior client stakeholders and sponsor engagements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure delivery.
• Contribute to advisory methodologies and thought leadership.
• Mentor junior consultants and coordinate with global teams.

Skills

Executive stakeholder management

Security strategy development

Governance frameworks

NIST CSF / ISO 27001

Cloud security (AWS/Azure)

IAM / SSO / MFA

Regulatory/compliance knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering/Business

Master's degree or MBA preferred

Professional security certifications (CISSP/CISM/CISA/CRISC)

Job description

JAC Recruitment is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Consultant to lead strategic advisory engagements and develop security strategies, governance frameworks, and vCISO services for executive stakeholders. You will strengthen clients' cybersecurity programs, compliance readiness, and security architecture.

The role demands hands-on capability across IAM, SSO, MFA, cloud security, and various regulatory frameworks, with senior leadership communication and cross-functional collaboration.