Fractional CISO

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $150k - $180k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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Strategic Growth Partners

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51 - 200 employees

⚖️ Legal

📦 Logistics

🏥 Healthcare

Legal • Logistics • Healthcare

Strategic Growth Partners is a consulting and services firm that helps organizations navigate and win government contracts, with end-to-end support across GovCon compliance, business development, proposals, pricing, back-office operations, and mergers & acquisitions. The firm emphasizes Tribal 8(a) strategy and partnerships, grant writing, federal/state/local contracting, and provides training, compliance accelerators, and tailored growth strategies backed by decades of federal and private-sector leadership experience.

📋 Description

• Serve as acting CISO for multiple client organizations, including SGP, providing strategic security leadership and executive guidance • Lead cybersecurity and compliance programs aligned with NIST SP 800-171 and 800-53, CMMC Levels 1 and 2, and ISO/IEC 27001 • Conduct security assessments, gap analyses, and risk reviews • Develop System Security Plans (SSPs), Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), policies, and audit evidence • Guide clients through certification, audit, and assessment-readiness activities • Coordinate with C3PAO and RPO partners as needed • Own and maintain SGP's internal compliance posture • Oversee incident response planning, vulnerability management, and security operations with IT teams • Deliver executive reporting, security roadmaps, metrics, and board-ready presentations • Coordinate security awareness training and tabletop exercises for SGP staff and clients • Review ERP and business intelligence initiatives for security and compliance impact • Recruit and manage subcontracted vCISOs as the practice scales • Partner with business development on proposals, scoping, and client engagement growth • Build reusable templates and methodologies to scale SGP's cybersecurity and GRC practice • Maintain and coordinate Cyber Security compliance calendar activities, including security self-assessments and internal audits • Monitor threat information from CISA, FBI, and SOC/NOC sources; escalate and educate internal teams and executive leadership • Monitor ongoing and proposed changes to major Compliance and Control frameworks • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, information technology, risk management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience • At least 8 years of information security experience • Senior leadership experience as a Security Director, Vice President, CISO, or vCISO • Hands-on expertise with NIST SP 800-171 and 800-53, CMMC Levels 1 and 2, ISO/IEC 27001, risk assessments, SSPs, POA&Ms, and compliance documentation • Ability to lead multiple client engagements simultaneously • Ability to communicate effectively with executives • Ability to produce strong technical documentation • Ability to conduct assessments and translate security requirements into practical business actions • No certification is required; relevant industry certifications are strongly preferred • CISSP, CISM, or Certified CISO (CCISO) certification preferred • ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor certification preferred • CMMC CCP or CCA certification preferred • CRISC or CISA certification preferred • Consulting, MSP/MSSP, or professional-services experience preferred • CMMI experience preferred • Experience managing subcontractors or a distributed advisory team preferred • Executive-level written and verbal communication • Strong organizational and time-management skills across multiple client engagements • Sound judgment, discretion, risk-based decision-making, and practical problem-solving • Ability to maintain confidential and regulated information • Ability to work independently and collaboratively with clients, internal teams, and external assessment partners • Must be able to use a computer and communicate effectively for extended periods, with or without reasonable accommodation

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work arrangement • W-2 employment • Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer • Disability accommodations • May include travel, extended hours, or availability outside normal business hours for client support