Security Consultant
About this position
The Security Consultant is a seasoned level role responsible for translating clients’ cybersecurity requirements and customizing and implementing security solutions into specific systems, applications, and product designs. This role identifies and develops security solutions for clients using company products, outsourced technology solutions, and technical tools.
Responsibilities
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
• Works on strategic projects that ensure the efficient and effective reaction to security breaches to mitigate immediate and potential threats.
• Uses mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery approaches to minimize business disruptions and commercial consequences.
• Offers detailed technical support investigation and analysis response activities and evaluate the effectiveness of and improvements to existing practices.
• Conducts regular threat and vulnerability assessments and determine deviations from acceptable configurations or policies.
• Participates in the assessment of the level of risk and support the development of appropriate mitigation countermeasures in operational and non-operational situations.
• Analyzes evidence to support network vulnerability mitigation.
• Supports peers in the management and implementation of the information security management system.
• Participates in the implementation of policies, processes and guidelines to ensure the standardization of security management throughout the organization.
• Applies tactics, techniques, and procedures to a full range of tools and processes related to administrative, criminal, and counterintelligence gathering (e.g., in-depth case analyses, continuous monitoring, malware analysis, clear documentation).
• Proactively searches through our critical infrastructure, systems and networks to detect and isolate advanced threats that may cause harm to our organization.
• Use both manual approaches and automated tools to identify, analyze, and report events and support the development of countermeasures to proactively protect against these threats in the future.
Requirements
Knowledge and Attributes:
• Strong understanding of information technology and information security
• Solid understanding of security risks and preventative controls
• Excellent understanding of security operational processes and controls
• Service consulting aptitude, focusing on the business, service and sales aspects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills