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Quantum VaultConsulting

Quantum VaultConsulting

Denver-based · Nationwide delivery

Security initiatives. Two ways in.

A consulting practice that runs the work, and a recruitment business that staffs it. Cybersecurity, AI security, and cloud security — contract, contract-to-hire, direct hire, or a Quantum Vault engagement.

Consulting practice Recruitment

Field experience, stated plainly. The work behind Quantum Vault is security initiatives in financial services, healthcare, technology, energy and critical infrastructure, the public sector, and professional services. Coverage is cybersecurity, AI security, and cloud security: governance and risk, identity, security architecture, application and cloud controls, security operations, data protection, and vulnerability management. That is the judgment clients hire, whether the engagement is delivery or a search.

CybersecurityAI securityCloud securitySecurity architectureIdentity & accessSecOps & responseGRCVulnerability management
01 — Two doors

Do not mix the practice with the search.

Consulting is Quantum Vault doing the work. Recruitment is Quantum Vault finding someone else to do it. Different commercial terms, different conversation.

Consulting practice

We do the work.

Advisory and delivery when you want the firm on the initiative — a cybersecurity program, an AI security review, a cloud security build.

  • Scoped initiatives with a named outcome
  • Cybersecurity, AI security, and cloud security
  • You hire the practice, not a borrowed résumé
How consulting works
Recruitment

We find the person.

Search and placement when the seat belongs to you. Contract, contract-to-hire, or direct hire for a security initiative — not a general IT search.

  • Cybersecurity, AI security, and cloud security roles
  • Short list, not a résumé blast
  • Terms agreed before anyone starts
How recruitment works
02 — The initiatives

Cyber, AI, and cloud security.

The practice is security work. Software and data come in only when they are part of the control, the model, or the cloud estate.

CY

Cybersecurity

Programs and projects that reduce real exposure, not a control list with no owner.

  • GRC
  • Identity & access
  • Architecture
  • SecOps
  • Vulnerability management
AI

AI security

Security for initiatives that use models: data, access, application exposure, and how the system is operated.

  • AI system review
  • Data protection
  • Access control
  • Application security
CL

Cloud security

Architecture and implementation on the cloud the company already runs.

  • AWS · Azure · GCP
  • Cloud controls
  • Identity in cloud
  • Posture and response
IN

Initiatives

A named project with an outcome. Consulting runs it. Recruitment staffs it. Not both by accident.

  • Assessments
  • Program build
  • Remediation
  • Fractional lead
03 — Capabilities and experience

Work already done in the field.

Capabilities the practice can run, and prior engagements behind that judgment. Past employers are not current clients.

AI

AI and agentic security

  • Threat modeling and red-team review of generative AI, RAG, gateways, and tool-calling agents before they reach production data
  • Identity, tool scope, and human approval gates for agentic workflows
  • Guardrails for prompt injection, data leakage, and over-privileged tools, tied to logging and monitoring
  • Security requirements for cloud AI services, including network path, identity, and output control
  • AI governance aligned to NIST AI RMF, with risk classification and leadership briefings
CL

Cloud, identity, and data protection

  • Architecture and change review across Azure, AWS, GCP, and hybrid environments
  • Entra ID and Microsoft 365 security, including Conditional Access, privileged access, Defender, and data protection
  • Discovery and classification of sensitive data, with labels used to drive access and handling
  • Reviews of new cloud and SaaS services, including third-party integrations and data paths
  • Zero Trust access patterns for people and workloads in regulated industries
AS

Assurance and architecture

  • Control walkthroughs, evidence collection, and written findings across identity, encryption, logging, vulnerability management, and incident response
  • Audit and compliance support for NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, SOX, SOC, GLBA, HIPAA, and FISMA
  • Enterprise security architecture and multi-year roadmaps
  • Residual risk explained to executives, legal, and audit
  • GRC programs used to organize control testing and audit response
EX

Experience

  • Auto-Owners: enterprise AI security and governance across cloud and data platforms
  • Clorox: cloud and AI security architecture for a global consumer company
  • Dish Network: cloud and application security assessments
  • AbbVie: cloud security architecture in a regulated pharmaceutical environment
  • Nuspire: security advisory for commercial and healthcare clients
  • Charter Communications: security program for customer-facing systems
  • Oracle: security architecture, incident response, and compliance for a multi-tenant cloud business, then enterprise security architecture for Global IT
  • KPMG: control audits and network penetration studies for financial services and federal clients
  • U.S. Air Force and Army: secure network design, intrusion detection, encryption, and accreditation testing
Next

Say which door.

A consulting engagement and a search are different briefs. Tell us which one you need.

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