Cybersecurity Consultant, 100% Remote (10+ Years exp)

Role: Cybersecurity Consultant Location: 100% Remote Duration: 6-12 Months, Report To : Required Skills : Basic Qualifications : Additional Skills : Job Description : Cybersecurity Consultant Blended Remote / Onsite customer travel as required As a Cybersecurity consultant, you will be leading engagements with our customers to evaluate their technical and operational risks in their Cybersecurity program, develop and review strategies, policies, and roadmaps to implement best practices and meet organizational goals and security compliance. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Lead comprehensive assessments to identify existing security programs, vulnerabilities and emerging attack vectors covering infrastructure, cloud, resiliency, data, devices, applications, and user access management • Understand customers strategic goals, business, and technology challenges quickly and guide customers to adopt modern effective security solutions • Assist organizations in establishing near term goals and prioritized milestones for their cybersecurity program. Factoring in the people, process and technology aspects aligned to the NIST Framework. • Work with a broad spectrum of customer stakeholders that own a shared Cybersecurity responsibility such as governance risk & compliance, security, application, infrastructure, engineering, operations and facilitate alignment on common goal and roadmap • Serve as a subject matter expert to review Cybersecurity capabilities, solutions, policies, certifications, and standards. Must have experience with at least one (1) and be familiar with at least two (2) of the following: PCI, DSS, NIST, CMMC, C2M2, HIPAA, CIS • Contribute to the development of client Cybersecurity strategies, policies, and best practices through participation in up front consulting work and planning and design meetings. • Serve as a project lead, drive high quality delivery experience for customers including excellent documentation, oral and presentation skills. • Develop and cultivate strong customer relationships ensuring a "Customers for Life" Skills - • Passion for being a true “consultant”, driving change and transformation • 5+ years of experience providing guidance and stewardship in Cybersecurity • 5+ years of performing security risk assessments and architecture reviews • Strong technical knowledge of infrastructure security, design and monitoring including SIEM • Track record of helping customers meet Cybersecurity compliance to regulations, frameworks, and standards • Experience with modern security solutions such as AI/ML Security Analytics, Zero Trust, Threat modelling, Penetration testing and vulnerability management • Customer focus and relationship management skills, strong interpersonal skills • Excellent (Advanced) verbal and written communications skills, ability to write technical and executive communications • Strong results orientation with attention to detail and quality of deliverables • Program and project management skills, PMI certification a plus • Passion for being a true “consultant”, driving change and transformation • 5+ years of experience providing guidance and stewardship in Cybersecurity • 5+ years of performing security risk assessments and architecture reviews • Strong technical knowledge of infrastructure security, design and monitoring including SIEM • Track record of helping customers meet Cybersecurity compliance to regulations, frameworks, and standards • Experience with modern security solutions such as AI/ML Security Analytics, Zero Trust, Threat modelling, Penetration testing and vulnerability management • Customer focus and relationship management skills, strong interpersonal skills • Excellent (Advanced) verbal and written communications skills, ability to write technical and executive communications • Strong results orientation with attention to detail and quality of deliverables • Program and project management skills, PMI certification a plus EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: • 10 - 15 years total • Minimum – 5+ years exposure to Cybersecurity EDUCATION REQUIRED: • Bachelors (Business/Computer Science), CERTIFICATIONS • Cyber certification such as CISSP a plus • PMI certification a plus Thanks & Regards Syam B, 630-923-6952 syam@thoughtwavesoft.com