Senior Consultant, PCI QSA

Summary

Join Coalfire as a Senior Consultant and lead enterprise engagements, assessing client security and compliance against industry standards. You will conduct audits, develop reports, and provide quality control. This role involves close collaboration with project managers and clients, requiring strong communication and technical skills. You will mentor team members and contribute to client satisfaction. The position offers opportunities for professional development and a flexible work model. Coalfire prioritizes employee wellbeing and offers competitive benefits.

Requirements

• Current PCI-QSA certification preferred (will consider former QSA)
• One of the following Information Security certifications required: CISSP, CISM or ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
• One of the following Audit certifications required: CISA, GSNA, CIA, IRCA ISMS Auditor or higher, or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
• Bachelor's degree (four-year college or university) or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Strong knowledge of the PCI-DSS security standards
• 5+ years of experience in an IT Security Audit and/or Compliance role
• Experience preparing and presenting Tier 1 and Tier 2 Reports on Compliance (ROCs)
• Experience performing IT security risk assessments and gap analysis
• Strong excel skills with ability to develop worksheets with complex formulas
• Experience interacting with management in a consultative manner
• Strong IT understanding with respect to networks, servers, workstations, and applications
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to explain technical matters to a non-technical audience
• Strong Consulting skills with executive leadership and technical professionals; ability to advise and challenge the status quo while building strong relationships
• Ability to build high-trust relationship and credibility quickly
• Strong attention to detail, strong problem solving, decision-making, organizational and analytical skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives/projects
• Ability to be self-driven and have strong independent initiative

Responsibilities

• Lead audits/assessments including audit plan preparation, review of documentation and evidence, evaluation of procedures, and client interviews
• Prepare, review and approve assessment reports
• Manage priorities, tasks and hours on projects in conjunction with the project manager to achieve delivery utilization targets
• Ensure quality products and services are delivered on time
• Escalate client and project issues to management in a timely manner to inform and engage the necessary resources to address the issue
• Provide mentorship to team members in areas of audit, assessment, technical review and writing
• Interface with clients through entire engagement, interacting will all levels of client organizations. Establish and maintain positive collaborative relationships with clients and stakeholders
• Continuous professional development in maintaining industry specific certifications. Maintains strong depth of knowledge in the practice area
• Collaborate with project managers, quality management, sales and other delivery team members to drive customer satisfaction and meet project deliverables
• Establish account relationships and identifies upsell and cross sell opportunities and escalates to sales

Preferred Qualifications

Spanish technical language skills are a plus

Benefits

• Flexible work model
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible time off
• Certification and training reimbursement
• Digital mental health and wellbeing support membership
• Comprehensive insurance options
• Annual incentive, commission, and/or recognition programs