Director Of Cybersecurity And Engineering Consultant

Job Summary

Our client is seeking a mature, technically credible cyber leader with consulting experience who thrives in a seller‑doer professional services environment. They can lead executive client conversations, sell cybersecurity services confidently, deliver fractional CISO work across multiple clients, and evolve a standardized book of offerings — all while operating independently within a practitioner‑first culture.

The Director of Cybersecurity and Engineering will serve as a senior leader responsible for overseeing and growing our client’s full portfolio of cybersecurity and engineering service offerings. This individual will lead a team of skilled practitioners, drive client engagements, and serve as a strategic and technical authority across all service lines.

This role requires a rare combination of executive leadership presence, deep technical expertise, and a passion for client outcomes.

The Director will interface with client executive leaders, subject matter experts, and technical staff to translate requirements, issues, and the value of proposed solutions. This leader will have demonstrated experience and ability to prepare and present Board level materials and will have expert‑level quantitative, Excel, and PowerPoint skills and meet client deadlines and deliver impeccable results.

• Sales & Business Development
• Practice Leadership / Productizing Services
• Client Delivery + Fractional CISO Services
• Technical Credibility & Storytelling

• Independent, decisive, comfortable with ambiguity
• Confident enough to move forward when information is incomplete
• Practitioner‑minded: credible, authentic, and experienced

• Independent, decisive, comfortable with ambiguity
• Confident enough to move forward when information is incomplete
• Practitioner‑minded: credible, authentic, and experienced

• Local strongly preferred
• Travel generally under 50%; more typically ~25%, but comes in waves
• Flexible, but not on the road every week

• Bachelor’s degree required (ideally relevant)
• 10+ years progressive cybersecurity experience
• 3–5 years in a leadership role
• 3+ years in professional services consulting or consulting leadership
• CISSP required
• Non‑compete not a deal breaker, but must be evaluated

Permanent position based out of San Diego, CA.

Pay range: $240,000 – $250,000/yr. Unlimited PTO; bonus structure based on sales written and hours billed.

Position anticipated to close on Jun 17 2026.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.