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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cybersecurity Advisor II - **Company:** Apollo - **Location:** Denver, CO, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, PCI Data Security Standards, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Office365, CIS Benchmarks - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/cybersecurity-advisor-ii-apollo-information-systems-8402576 ## About the Role * 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. ## Description 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, * 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., * 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. 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