Field Chief Technology Officer

Company and mission

Role overview

Client advisory and executive engagement

• Advise enterprise clients on security transformation, resilience, and governance.
• Lead executive discussions, architecture reviews, and roadmaps focused on Zero Trust, cloud security, threat management, and data protection.
• Support sales and account teams on large, complex cybersecurity engagements and build trusted C-suite relationships.

Thought leadership and business development

• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and client forums; develop white papers, blog posts, and webinars on cybersecurity trends.
• Track threats, technologies, and frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001, RBI, CERT-In, and the DPDP Act, and translate them into client strategies.
• Partner with sales and pre-sales, influence deal strategy, identify account growth opportunities, and support go-to-market and regional growth initiatives.

Ecosystem collaboration

• Engage OEMs, hyperscalers, and security partners such as Microsoft and SailPoint to co-create client solutions.
• Collaborate with internal cybersecurity practices and security engineering teams to promote consistent, innovative solutions.

Required qualifications

• 15+ years of cybersecurity experience, including at least 5 years in client-facing or advisory leadership roles.
• Proven experience advising C-level executives such as CISOs, CIOs, or CTOs.
• Deep understanding of threat detection, SOC/MDR, cloud security, application security, IAM, Zero Trust, and data protection.
• Strong grasp of global and India-specific compliance and regulatory frameworks; excellent communication, presentation, and executive storytelling skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in a cybersecurity services or consulting organization, such as MSSP/MDR, IAM, cyber advisory, or Big 4.
• Exposure to regulated industries such as BFSI, telecom, or healthcare.
• Advanced degree in information/cybersecurity or certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or SABSA.
• Experience with AI-driven or cloud-native security operations.

Why join

• Serve as the technical face of a fast-growing cybersecurity services company serving global enterprises.
• Work with executive stakeholders and global leadership, lead high-impact engagements, and contribute to cybersecurity innovation in India.