Senior Strategic Security Advisor

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❄️ Minnesota – Remote

❄️ Minnesota – Remote

💵 $145k - $185k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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CIT

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1992

🔒 Cybersecurity

🤝 B2B

💼 Consulting

Cybersecurity • B2B • Consulting

CIT is a managed IT and security services firm (Computer Integration Technologies) that provides 24/7 Managed SOC and threat detection, managed IT services, disaster recovery (DRaaS), governance/risk/compliance (CMMC, NIST, HIPAA) and AI consulting including Microsoft Copilot implementation. They also offer hardware procurement, structured cabling, physical security (Verkada) deployments, and industry-specific solutions for healthcare, government, finance, manufacturing, education and more. CIT emphasizes AI-enhanced autonomous security, proactive monitoring, incident response, and secure AI/governance roadmaps, with around-the-clock support and long-term client partnerships.

📋 Description

• Serve as a trusted cybersecurity partner for small to mid-sized organizations across the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area • Lead assigned customer advisory relationships, conduct recurring strategic reviews, and present recommendations to executive leadership and boards • Develop and maintain risk-based security roadmaps, coordinate milestones and stakeholders, track commitments, and escalate stalled initiatives • Conduct security and compliance assessments and maintain risk registers • Recommend and document risk mitigation, acceptance, transfer, or avoidance options • Draft and improve security policies, standards, incident response plans, and governance documentation • Guide customers through policy, standard, and governance review and approval • Lead CMMC and Department of Defense readiness advisory work involving NIST SP 800-171, FCI/CUI scoping, SSPs, POA&Ms, control assessments, and evidence preparation • Advise financial institutions on FFIEC, FDIC, NCUA, OCC, GLBA, and CRI-related security expectations • Support healthcare customers with HIPAA/HITECH requirements • Recommend risk-based improvements to security controls, third-party risk, resilience, incident preparedness, and remediation priorities with CIT technical teams • Collaborate with CIT account managers, customer success, and services teams to coordinate solutions and maintain customer momentum • Support qualified presales conversations and identify opportunities to address customer governance gaps through additional services • Provide objective, clear recommendations in the customer’s best interest

🎯 Requirements

• Five or more years of experience in cybersecurity, governance, risk and compliance, or IT consulting, including customer-facing advisory responsibilities • Strong practical knowledge of CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 • Experience developing or evaluating assessment evidence, SSPs, POA&Ms, or remediation plans • Knowledge of financial-sector cybersecurity requirements and supervisory expectations, including FFIEC guidance and FDIC, NCUA, or OCC-regulated environments • Experience with risk assessments, policy development, security frameworks, regulatory interpretation, and practical risk treatment recommendations • Broad understanding of enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity controls, and incident preparedness • Excellent written and verbal communication and executive presentation skills • Proactive account ownership and ability to collaborate across multiple teams • Ability to travel to customer sites within the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota metro area approximately 1-2 times per quarter • Must be authorized to work in the United States • Preferred: eight or more years of relevant experience, including an MSP/MSSP, consulting, or vCISO/advisory environment • Preferred: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, relevant CMMC credentials, or an advanced degree in a related field • Preferred: experience advising defense contractors, regulated financial institutions, healthcare organizations, or boards of directors • Preferred: based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota metro area

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Life and disability insurance • 401(k) with matching employer contribution • Flexible work schedules • Paid volunteer leave • Paid parental leave • Flexible paid time off policy • Employer-sponsored rewards and recognition program • Competitive incentive programs

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