Senior Director of Cyber Architecture and Engineering

ImagineX is a software services firm whose goal is to help our clients transform their businesses by embracing emerging technologies such as AI, Data, Cybersecurity, and Mobile. Through the use of our experimentation techniques and modern delivery methods, we assist our clients in driving higher quality solutions to market faster.

We're looking for Senior Director, Cyber Architecture and Engineering to join our growing team. Our execution success is rooted in our unique model that is supported by our industry partners and specialists. The ImagineX culture thrives on entrepreneurship, risk taking, mutual trust, teamwork, encouraging change, and letting our consultants own their way of working.

This is a 100% remote role with 25-30% travel for internal and/or client meetings as needed. We offer a aggressive salary and bonus packages, unlimited PTO, 401K matching and much more.

Duties:

Internal CISO Responsibilities

• Lead the firm’s cybersecurity program, covering governance, risk management, resilience, and compliance.
• Oversee incident response, vulnerability management, and disaster recovery planning.
• Ensure compliance with leading frameworks and standards: NIST CSF, ISO 27001 (most relevant for IX), SOC 2, CIS Controls, CMMC, and others.
• Provide regular reporting to executive leadership and the board on risk posture, threats, and required investments.

Client-Facing Responsibilities

• Deliver billable cybersecurity leadership and advisory services, including acting as interim/fractional CISO for clients (~25% billable)
• Architect secure, scalable solutions across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments.
• Integrate AI-enabled security capabilities related to ImagineX’s cyber domains (threat detection, SOC automation, anomaly detection, adversarial AI defenses) into solutions.
• Align client programs with recognized frameworks (NIST, ISO, CIS Controls, Zero Trust, MITRE ATT&CK, CMMC).
• Support business development through solution design, client presentations, RFP/RFI contributions, and executive-level relationship building.

Leadership & Practice Development

• Define and evolve our cybersecurity architecture and engineering strategy within the Digital Services portfolio.
• Mentor and grow a team of architects and engineers, fostering expertise in resilience and AI-enabled security.
• Collaborate across practices (cloud, AI/ML, data, digital engineering) to build integrated client offerings.
• Drive delivery excellence with reusable playbooks, reference architectures, and governance models.
• Drive thought leadership within the cybersecurity team (e.g., brown bags, technical IP, speaking engagements, etc.)

Required:

• Experience acting as or supporting a CISO function, ideally in both internal and client-facing contexts.
• Broad technical and functional expertise across:
  • Cyber resilience (incident response, crisis management, disaster recovery, continuity planning)
  • Cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Application and DevSecOps security
  • Identity and access management
  • Network and infrastructure security
  • Data protection and privacy
  • Threat management and detection engineering
  • AI/ML in cybersecurity (SOC automation, anomaly detection, behavioral analytics, adversarial AI, model security)
• Deep familiarity with frameworks: NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, Zero Trust, MITRE ATT&CK, CMMC.
• Proven success leading large, cross-domain security programs and delivering billable consulting engagements.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence and communicate with CxOs and boards.
• Relevant certifications (CISSP, CISM, CCSP, SABSA, TOGAF, or AI/ML certifications) strongly preferred.

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