Consultant

Summary

Join Coalfire as a Security Consultant and contribute to a team assessing client security and compliance against industry standards. You will perform audits, develop reports, and work with project managers and directors. Enhance client security posture and business processes through technical evaluations. Regularly interact with peers and clients as both auditor and assessor. Evaluate control effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities. Test technical controls, policies, and procedures. Facilitate security control assessments and advanced monitoring activities, often in cloud environments. This role requires strong understanding of technical and non-technical security controls and various testing methods.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience as an IT Consultant, IT auditor, Business Analyst, or similar role
• At least one information security certification, such as CCSFP, CISSP, CISA, or CIA (or willing to obtain one of these certifications)
• Bachelor's degree (four-year college or university) or equivalent combination of education and work experience. Degree preferably in Information Systems or Business
• General knowledge of IT audit procedures and cyber security best practices
• Experience and demonstrated ability to independently research a technical topic and develop logical testing approaches
• Experience and demonstrated ability to lead testing sessions for assigned controls
• Demonstrated experience reading and interpreting security framework criteria
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including quick response time the ability to explain technical matters to a non-technical audience
• Strong Consulting skills: ability to advise and challenge the status quo while building strong relationships
• Ability to build high-trust relationships, rapport and credibility quickly
• Strong personal initiative to appropriately manage time and meet deadlines
• High attention to detail and quality
• Computer and typing skills that permit rapid data collection and note taking
• Has a sense of urgency and ability to multi-task
• Ability to participate and facilitate meetings to small or large groups
• Public speaking and executive presence that solicits attention
• Inquisitive and curious nature with the ability to effectively probe for deeper information
• Diplomatic and broad minded
• Strong technical researcher

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with a team of assessors as a compliance specialist in at least one area of expertise and assist with the planning of assessment for clients
• Autonomously leads interview and inquiry walkthroughs with clients to determine the conformity of environments against stated requirements
• Identify exceptions against the appropriate security frameworks
• First-level reviewer of drafted deliverables
• Pursues and corroborates conclusions derived from inquiry procedures with client while ensuring diligent interview notes are captured
• Offline and remote evidence inspection of client provided documentation; appropriately mark artifacts requiring follow-up or additional clarification
• Assess client provided documentation for compliance with a variety of standards
• Partner with senior members to prepare and review assessment deliverables
• Educate and interpret compliance activities for clients
• Manage priorities and tasks to achieve delivery utilization targets
• Ensures quality products and services are delivered on time per Coalfire quality standards
• Continuous professional development; maintain industry specific certifications, depth of knowledge, credentials, and designations
• Collaborates and communicates successfully with project managers, quality management and/or other delivery team members to drive customer satisfaction and meet project deliverables
• Establish and maintain positive collaborative relationships with clients and stakeholders
• Identifies upsell and cross sell opportunities and escalates to appropriate leadership
• Execute, examine, interview and test procedures in accordance with the appropriate control
• Ensure cyber security policies are adhered to and that required controls are implemented
• Understands how to apply quality standards and adheres to a minimum benchmark for quality assurance throughout the documentation of each work product or deliverable
• Provides advice to customers on issues affecting the scope of work in a manner that provides additional value
• Develop documentation and author recommendations associate with your findings on how to improve the customer’s security posture in accordance with appropriate controls

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in security frameworks and regulatory requirements (HITRUST, HIPAA most preferred; SOC 2, ISO, NIST, COBIT, PCI are also helpful)
• Experience or education in healthcare IT environments or security frameworks (HITRUST, HIPAA)
• Experience working with technologies hosted via cloud computing environments (e.g., Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform
• AWS Solution Architect or other CSP certification

Benefits

• $64,000 - $112,000 a year
• You may also be eligible to participate in annual incentive, commission, and/or recognition programs
• In many cases, we provide a flexible work model that empowers you to choose when and where you’ll work most effectively – whether you’re at home or an office
• Competitive perks and benefits to support you and your family, like paid parental leave, flexible time off, certification and training reimbursement, digital mental health and wellbeing support membership, and comprehensive insurance options