Senior Security Consultant

The Sr Security Consultant serves as the go to person for end-to-end security and assurance activities related to the availability, integrity and confidentiality of customer, business partner, employee and business information in compliance with the client’s information security policies. A key element of the Sr Security Consultant role is working with executive management to determine acceptable levels of risk for the organization. This position is responsible for establishing and maintaining a corporate-wide information security management program to ensure that information assets are adequately protected.

Job Responsibilities

• Work across cyber security streams – Cyber Defense, Threat Hunting, VAPT/assurance, security strategy, roadmap, consulting, IAM, network security and cloud security.
• To find the most efficient way to protect the system, networks, software, data and information systems against any potential attacks.
• To implement vulnerability testing, threat analyses, and security checks.
• To perform the research on cyber security criteria, security systems, and validation procedures.
• To successfully manage meetings with IT departments to fix specific cyber security risks.
• To calculate accurate cost estimations and categorize integration issues in customer envts.
• To plan and design healthy security architectures for all customer engagements.
• To investigate and provide security solutions using business standard analysis criteria.
• To deliver technical reports and official papers relating to test findings.
• To give professional supervision and guidance to security teams.
• To update and upgrade security systems as required.
• Examining client’s assets to determine level of security needed.
• Designing security protocols, plans, and systems.
• Implementing security measures and writing security policies for clients.
• Coordinating and briefing with security team, assigning tasks accordingly.
• Meeting with clients to explain security measures and to provide technical advice on security systems.
• Running security tests and analyzing and reporting the obtained results.

Experience

• Degree in business administration or a technology-related field required.
• Professional security management certification – CISM, CISSP, SANS GIAC, etc
• Minimum of six to ten years of experience in a combination of risk management, information security and IT jobs
• Knowledge of common information security management frameworks, such as ISO/IEC 27001, and NIST.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and high level of personal integrity
• Innovative thinking and leadership with an ability to lead and motivate cross-functional, interdisciplinary teams
• Experience with contract and vendor negotiations and management including managed services.
• Specific experience in Agile (scaled) software development or other best in class development practices.
• Experience with Cloud computing/Elastic computing across virtualized environments.
• Communication Skills:
  • With stakeholders on project performance and project issues.
  • Ability to maintain critical thinking and composure under pressure.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills. Ability to convey complex concepts to non-technical constituents. Proficiency in oral and written English.
  • Ability to be productive and maintain focus without direct supervision.