Strategic IT & Security Advisor

Impact Networking, LLC; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gift card rewards

PTO & holidays

Education reimbursement

401(k) retirement

Health plans

Job summary

Impact Networking, LLC seeks a seasoned IT security consultant to partner with business and IT leaders, leading discovery, translating findings into practical managed services roadmaps, and designing SOC-backed offerings across infrastructure, identity, cloud, and security. The role blends hands-on technical work with strategic guidance for executive audiences.

Based in the United States, you will collaborate with delivery teams and sales to drive client outcomes and long-term value in a

Qualifications

• 7+ years in IT and/or cybersecurity with responsibilities progressing from hands on technical to strategy and leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to lead discovery, translate technical complexity into clear recommendations, and present to executive and technical audiences.
• Strong working knowledge across core IT domains: networking, Windows/Linux fundamentals, endpoint management, identity, and backup/DR.
• Working knowledge of modern security concepts and operations: EDR/MDR/XDR, email-borne threats and investigation, vulnerability management and patch lifecycles, incident response fundamentals, and security governance basics.
• Experience in managed services or consulting environments a plus
• Comfort collaborating cross-functionally with Sales, delivery teams, and partners to design solutions that are technically sound and operationally supportable.
• Relevant certifications (preferred, not required): Security+, Network+, Microsoft, Cisco, AWS/Azure, CISSP, CISM, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery workshops with executive and technical stakeholders to understand business goals, current-state operations, risk tolerance, and constraints.
• Own the technical direction of the Business Transformation Assessment (BTA): coordinate data collection, validate findings, and develop a prioritized remediation and modernization roadmap.
• Translate technical findings into client-ready recommendations, including clear options, assumptions, scope boundaries, and expected outcomes tailored for both executive and engineering audiences.
• Design managed services solutions (fully managed and co-managed) across infrastructure, endpoint, cloud, identity, backup/DR, and security, ensuring supportability and operational fit.
• Partner with delivery teams (Service Desk, TOC, Tech Ops, TAM/vCIO, Security Operations) to validate feasibility, define responsibilities, and set onboarding and steady-state expectations.
• Position and scope SOC-backed security services (e.g., MDR/XDR, email security and investigation, vulnerability remediation, security awareness) and align response workflows and reporting expectations.
• Create and review proposals, statement-of-work inputs, and solution documentation (including diagrams, requirements, and scope language) to drive accurate delivery and client alignment.
• Support opportunity strategy with Sales: qualify fit, lead technical win plans, and deliver executive-level presentations and solution reviews.
• Enable internal teams through knowledge sharing: contribute to playbooks, talk tracks, and training so Sales and delivery teams can consistently position and deliver solutions.

Skills

IT & cybersecurity

Discovery leadership

Executive communication

Networking knowledge

Windows/Linux fundamentals

Tools

EDR/MDR/XDR

Email security tools

Vulnerability management tools

Job description

Impact Networking, LLC seeks a seasoned IT security consultant to partner with business and IT leaders, leading discovery, translating findings into practical managed services roadmaps, and designing SOC-backed offerings across infrastructure, identity, cloud, and security. The role blends hands-on technical work with strategic guidance for executive audiences.

Based in the United States, you will collaborate with delivery teams and sales to drive client outcomes and long-term value in a