Consultant, Cyber Security

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Control Risks is the specialist global risk consultancy that helps organisations succeed in a volatile world. We are growing our cyber security team. The team provides strategic and technical cyber security consulting to help clients reduce their risk, secure their information, and respond to incidents.

We are looking for information security and consulting professionals with a passion for helping clients around the world secure their business and manage their cyber risk.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Under the direction of senior staff, the Consultant will support the business and contribute to individual and client-facing outputs in the following areas:

Delivering Engagements:

• Deliver projects (e.g., assess cyber risk, assess program maturity, develop strategic and technical program recommendations)
• Support senior staff who consult directly with client executives, management and security teams
• Support senior staff who work with partners to deliver client solutions
• Serve on incident response teams

Supporting Business Development:

• Participate in client meetings
• Contribute to proposals for future client work
• Recognize opportunities for new business
• Write articles and thought leadership content to further Control Risks’ expert brand

Supporting the Growth of the Cyber Security Consulting Program:

• Help to refine our cyber security risk approaches
• Contribute to program infrastructure, tools and methodologies
• Collaborate with consultants in other Control Risks departments
• Conduct market research, vet solutions, and undertake other directed research projects

Requirements

Knowledge and Experience:

• Professional knowledge of information security and risk principles
• Experience addressing enterprise information security
• Ability to translate technical analysis into actionable recommendations, in both written and verbal communications
• Knowledge of secure architecture and configuration for various network topologies and endpoint environments
• Understanding of cyber and geopolitical threat actors, attack tools and methods
• Ability to produce and deliver well-crafted deliverables for clients

Qualifications and Specialist Skills:

• At least 3-5 years directly relevant professional experience
• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred in International relations, computer science, information security, or related discipline.
• Concentrated experience in at least one information security domain (e.g., security operations, threat intelligence, strategic analysis, forensics, incident response, penetration testing, etc.)
• Possess or ability to earn one or more industry certifications (Sec+, Network+, CISSP, CISM, CCSP, GSEC, GPEN, GCIH)

Behaviors:

• All employees are expected to display behaviors reflective of our company values: Integrity and Ethics, Collaboration and Teamwork, Commitment to People, and Professionalism and Excellence.

Compensation:

The base salary range for this position is $85,000-$95,000 per year. Exact compensation offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Control Risks is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.