REMOTE: Lead Consultant (Security Advisor)

ASGN - Norfolk, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Norfolk, VA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Lead Consultant (Security Advisor) at Apex Systems is a pivotal role focused on providing expert security consulting services to clients in the US and Canada. This position involves assessing, designing, and implementing secure technologies and services while advising senior leadership on strategic security matters. The Lead Consultant will also support sales and account teams by offering technical expertise during the scoping of new security opportunities, ensuring that security programs align with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Conduct compliance and security assessments, architect and implement controls, provide remediation support, and draft governance documentation.
• Strong understanding and past performance of assessment and implementation of PCI DSS.
• Use of other common security and privacy standards such as NIST, HIPAA, ISO/IEC, GDPR, CCPA, etc.
• Advise senior leadership and key stakeholders on strategic security matters to align security programs with business objectives.
• Assess and understand our client's current security posture and future architecture, providing a viable solution path to bridge the gap using industry and vendor best practices.
• Lead security technology evaluation and selection processes.
• Advise on proper configuration and maintenance of security tools and systems.
• Develop functional and design specifications for client work products.
• Advise legal/compliance teams and assist with security investigations and litigation.
• Create and deliver reports, metrics, and dashboards on program effectiveness for executives.
• Develop security architectures and roadmaps to strengthen our customer's defenses.
• Stay attuned to customer business needs and objectives to align security priorities and requirements.
• Design and evaluate security tools to assist our clients, including and not limited to asset management, identity and access management, cloud logging/monitoring, threat and vulnerability management, platform hardening, resiliency and redundancy, data security, and security infrastructure.
• Review cloud technologies and products for security implications and risks for our clients.
• Maintaining awareness of trends and changes in the Cybersecurity industry and threat landscape.
• As technical subject matter expert, assist Apex solution, sales, and account teams during the scoping of new security opportunities.

Requirements

• 6+ years of hands-on experience performing security assessments and remediation support.
• Hands-on experience with threat modeling, risk assessments, and security audits and ability to identify vulnerabilities and mitigate risks.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Information Systems Management, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with security and privacy frameworks like CIS Controls, ISO/IEC 2700x, MITRE ATT&CK, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, GDPR, FedRAMP etc.
• Technical or professional certifications and certificates (e.g., ISC2, ISACA, PCIP, PCI QSA, etc.).
• Experience working with different cloud security products and cloud types.
• Experience creating a security roadmap with estimates for complexity and cost; including people, process, & technology inputs.
• Experience managing a backlog of activities and delivery teams consisting of technical and non-technical professionals.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills and an ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism in all client communications.
• Ability to influence others, build relationships, and manage conflicts.
• Highly motivated, consultative, problem-solving mindset.
• Leadership experience and executive level communication and facilitation skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with brief management, as needed, on the status of action items and/or results of these activities.
• In-depth knowledge of information security principles, technologies, and best practices.
• Technical expertise with security tools and technologies like firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, SIEM, DLP, encryption, access controls, vulnerability management, etc.
• Experience with security monitoring, incident response and knowledge of cyber threats and attack vectors.
• Working knowledge of cloud security best practices for AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform.
• Working knowledge of data security such as encryption, key management, tokenization, etc.
• Working knowledge of security monitoring tools - Security Information & Event Management (SIEM), user behavior analytics, network traffic analysis, etc.
• Working knowledge of application security concepts - secure SDLC, static/dynamic analysis, web app scanning, fuzzing, pen testing, etc.
• Working knowledge of identity security such as access and privilege management solutions - LDAP, AD, SSO, MFA, IAM (e.g., SailPoint, Saviynt), PAM (e.g. CyberArk), etc.
• Working knowledge of security awareness training, phishing simulations, social engineering, and physical security principles.
• Experience with managing the overall success of information security programs.
• Ability to liaise with legal/compliance teams regarding security regulations and legal obligations.
• Experience in developing information security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Excellent communication skills, including demonstrated proficiency in clearly communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences in business terminology.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Long and Short-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Vacation and Holiday Pay
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Training and Advancement opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Birthdays Off
• Philanthropic Opportunities
• Referral Program
• Partial Gym Membership Paid
• Team Building Events