Security Consultant

Role overview

Security consulting and delivery

• Design and implement security solutions for client systems, applications, and products using company and outsourced technologies.
• Advise clients on secure configuration, deployment, and security patches; support implementation of product security controls.
• Provide scanning, penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, monitoring, and source-code analysis, with detailed client results.

Threat response and security operations

• Support strategic breach-response work using mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery approaches.
• Investigate technical security issues and assess threats, vulnerabilities, configuration deviations, and risks.
• Analyze evidence, identify advanced threats in systems and networks, and use manual and automated tools to report events and develop countermeasures.
• Support information security management systems and implement security policies, processes, and guidelines.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least one relevant certification such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, GSEC, or CompTIA Security+ is essential.
• Seasoned experience in IT security, security architecture, compliance standards, security tools and techniques, and multi-team environments across geographies.
• Experience with standards and frameworks including ISO 27000, PCI DSS, NIST, HIPAA, SANS Top 25, or OWASP.

Knowledge and capabilities

• Strong understanding of information security, preventive controls, security operations, network technologies, and applicable laws and compliance frameworks.
• Ability to assess and manage cybersecurity risks and translate customer requirements into solutions.
• Strong communication, attention to detail, client-service, and cross-functional relationship skills.

Workplace

• The posting specifies on-site working.