Cybersecurity Advisor

Title: Cybersecurity Advisor Location: ONSITE - there are 2 locations (Irvine or Costa Mesa) but job is the same for both locations Duration: 6 Months contract to hire MUST have Microsoft 365 E5 experience, Sentinel, Entra and Purview.

Job Description
Candidate should be on Sentinel, Entra, and Purview, with an emphasis on hiring someone experienced in these areas for a critical role. The preference is for candidates based in California, especially near Irvine or Costa Mesa. The role is crucial and requires a senior manager with Microsoft security experience, particularly with E5, Sentinel, or Purview. For both location they need a Microsoft security E5 (enterprise-level subscriptions that include a combination of Office 365, Windows 10 and 11, and Enterprise Mobility Security (EMS) services)

About the Role
This is a Cybersecurity Senior Manager/Advisor/Director or similar with strong client interfacing experience. Experience previously working for a Big4/Large Consulting company either - Deloitte, Accenture, KPMG, E&Y or PWC
In this role, you play a pivotal part in safeguarding the customer s assets and infrastructure through the implementation of various cybersecurity technologies and processes. You will focus on advising customers on their cybersecurity program objectives, and with Inspira s global team lead the implementation of processes and technologies to help the achieve those objectives. Your knowledge of industry leading practices and standards, along with hands-on experience with implementing cybersecurity solutions will be instrumental in helping our customers achieve their objectives. This is a high-profile role requiring strategic thinking, technical acumen, and strong leadership skills to drive success in the competitive Cyber Security market in North America.

Key Responsibilities
In coordination with North America Account Managers, execute the go-to-market strategies for North America.
Responsible for US project delivery, including but not limited to leading customer meetings, managing project team activities, performing quality assurance, defining project success metrics and management reporting.
Identify business development opportunities within existing and new accounts. Support with sales processes such as responding to RFPs and preparing SOW.
Lead client interactions, including working with client teams in an onsite and offshore delivery model.
Responsible for multi-project delivery, that includes lead requirements gathering, preparing design documentation by conducting workshops in onsite/offshore delivery model.
In coordination with Global practice leaders, lead architecture, design, and implementation of cybersecurity solutions and processes.
Lead cybersecurity roadmap and strategy engagements (security strategy, roadmap, vendor selection, etc.).
Contribute to eminence activities, such as whitepapers.
Lead process compliance activities by identifying and driving initiatives that are impactful for the project delivery and helps continuously improve the organization s cybersecurity posture.

Qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in information technology, decision and information sciences, computer science, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
Prior hands-on experience with implementing cybersecurity technologies and processes.
Deep understanding of more than one cybersecurity domains (e.g., IAM, security & privacy compliance, threat and vulnerability management,
infrastructure/cloud security, applications security).
Demonstrated experience working with US customers.
Strong network and relationships with vendor OEMs (e.g., product support, sales and engineering organizations).
Result-oriented mindset with a track record of meeting and exceeding customer expectations.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.