Apollo Information Systems

Advise clients on cybersecurity strategy, governance, risk, and compliance while managing long-term advisory relationships and delivering executive-level communications. | Experienced cybersecurity consultant with client-facing advisory skills, knowledge of major security frameworks, strong communication abilities, and capability to manage multiple client engagements. | Position Overview: The Cybersecurity Advisor II is an experienced, technically capable consultant who helps clients set and advance their cybersecurity strategy over long-term engagements. Beyond point-in-time assessment, the Advisor builds trusted, ongoing relationships - translating risk into a prioritized roadmap, guiding governance and framework alignment, and helping leadership make sound, business-aware security decisions. This role embodies Apollo's intelligence-led, business-first approach: see clearly, secure wisely Key Responsibilities: • Serve as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders, helping define and advance cybersecurity strategy across multi-month and multi-year engagements. • Develop prioritized, business-aware security roadmaps that mature client posture over time. • Advise on governance, risk, and compliance - aligning programs to frameworks such as NIST CSF 2.0, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, CMMC, HIPAA, or PCI DSS. • Translate technical risk into clear business language for executives and boards. • Own the advisory relationship for assigned clients, driving cadence, measurable progress, and demonstrable risk reduction. • Partner with assessors and engineers to ground recommendations in technical reality and validate remediation. • Guide clients through security program development - policy, process, architecture direction, and tooling strategy. • Support incident readiness, tabletop exercises, and post-incident program improvement as needed. • Contribute to the maturation of Apollo's advisory methodology, frameworks, and deliverable templates. • Mentor junior team members and share knowledge across the practice. • Stay current with emerging threats, regulatory change, and the evolving security technology landscape. Qualifications • Required • Cybersecurity experience, including client-facing advisory, consulting, or security leadership • Demonstrated ability to develop and communicate cybersecurity strategy and roadmaps to executive audiences. • Deep working knowledge of one or more major frameworks (NIST CSF, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, CMMC) and how to operationalize them. • Strong understanding of security architecture, controls, and risk across on-premises and cloud environments. • Exceptional written and verbal communication; able to lead executive and board-level conversations. • Experience managing long-term client relationships and multiple concurrent engagements. • Preferred • Senior certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or CISA. • Prior vCISO, security manager, or security architect experience. • Experience in regulated industries or the public sector. • Familiarity with cloud security across Azure, AWS, GCP, and M365. Expectations: • At 30 days: • Complete onboarding to Apollo's advisory methodology, deliverable templates, and client engagement model • Shadow senior advisors and review at least two active client portfolios to calibrate Apollo's voice, delivery standard, and how technical findings get translated into executive-ready language • Meet your assigned clients, introduce yourself as their advisor, and establish a clear communication cadence and mutual understanding of engagement goals • Within 90 days: • Own the advisory relationship for assigned clients independently • Deliver at least one executive-ready artifact (roadmap update, risk briefing, board summary, or governance deliverable) that reflects Apollo's business-first approach and earns direct positive feedback from the client • Demonstrate working fluency across the frameworks relevant to your client portfolio (NIST CSF 2.0, CIS Controls, CMMC, or others) - not just familiarity, but the ability to operationalize and explain tradeoffs in client-specific terms • Build effective working relationships with Apollo's assessors and engineers - actively partnering to ground advisory recommendations in technical reality and validate remediation progress • By 180 days: • Carry a full portfolio of long-term advisory engagements with measurable, documented risk reduction across clients • Be recognized internally as a subject matter expert • Contribute at least one improvement to Apollo's advisory methodology, framework templates, or deliverable standards that gets adopted practice-wide • Demonstrate command of the regulatory and threat landscape relevant to Apollo's SLED and SMB clients Company Values We have created a fantastic corporate culture - our values drive our behaviors. Here are the expectations: • Passion for cybersecurity and a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of security. • Customer Outcomes: Their success is our success, we are business partners • Entrepreneurial Approach: fast decision making, empowerment, focus on results, test and learn • Win Together: Intense Collaboration, no silos • Integrity is paramount Why You'll Love Working Here • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, the company covers 100% of employee premiums and 90% of dependent premiums on base plans • Unlimited PTO, 7 paid sick days, and 11 paid holidays • 401(k) with 4% company match after 90 days, immediately vested • Company-paid life insurance at 1x annual salary • Company-paid Short-Term Disability (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD) coverage • $125 monthly home-office tech stipend for internet, equipment, and other technology needs • Amazing colleagues, a collaborative environment, and a supportive, growth-focused culture