Senior Security Consultant - Risk

GuidePoint Security offers a comprehensive set of Risk services including qualitative and quantitative cybersecurity risk assessments development of cybersecurity risk management programs third-party risk management program advisory and managed services staff augmentation business resilience services GRC tool services threat modeling and other advisory services.

GuidePoint Security’s Risk team's offerings are consistently evolving with the security industry and the risks that modern environments face. You will contribute your knowledge experience and creativity to face these challenges head-on and equip the practice for success in the years to come.

As a Senior Security Consultant you will use your experience to deliver world-class consulting services that provide outstanding value to clients and help them achieve their goals. This is an individual contributor role with focus on project delivery. Your experience will be vital to ensuring the expanded growth and success of the practice into the future.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Deliver successful consulting engagements across multiple Risk offerings while maintaining a high degree of customer satisfaction.

• Perform qualitative and quantitative risk assessments using industry-recognized frameworks such as FAIR ISO 31000 30101 27005 NIST 800-30 etc. as a lead consultant.

• Provide advisory services to GuidePoint customers to help mature their cyber risk management and information security programs.

• Establish strong relationships and trust with customers to understand customers’ business environments and requirements.

• Work with other GuidePoint Security practices as part of a cohesive cross-functional team.

• Remain current on industry developments and incorporate into service delivery.

• Strong ability to work independently and multi-task on multiple projects simultaneously.

• Ability to contribute to practice and offering development.

• Provide mentorship to other Risk consultants and team members.

• Personal drive and passion for growing themselves and the Risk Practice.

• Clear communication skills.

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years of combined cybersecurity GRC experience across private/public sector and consulting.

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience consulting and delivering qualitative and quantitative risk assessments using industry-recognized methodologies such as FAIR ISO/IEC 31010 NIST 800-30 etc.

• The ability to lead interviews with executive and technical stakeholders unique to each client.

• Strong understanding and working knowledge of security frameworks and standards including NIST CSF NIST CSF/RMF ISO 31000 and others.

• Experience with GRC and Cyber Risk Management tools (e.g. SafeOne OneTrust LogicGate ServiceNow GRC/IRM AuditBoard).

• Demonstrated experience in assessing developing and implementing GRC and cybersecurity risk management programs that integrate with Enterprise Risk Management within an organization.

• Strong understanding of all the functions within a security program the ability to assess risk both qualitatively and quantitatively resulting in strategic recommendations and direction to senior leadership.

• Strong communication skills to include articulating thoughts and distilling complex problems into digestible information to be consumed by anyone from technical resources to the highest level of management; proven experience communicating clearly to technical levels up through C-Level and Board level.

• Demonstrated experience in delivering written risk assessments report to include maintaining a detailed workbook high level process explanations in depth risk scenario breakdowns and detailed recommendations and conclusions.

• Self-driven; able to manage schedules meet deadlines coordinate with others perform tasks and work independently with minimal supervision.

• Excellent project management skills with the ability to work with multiple customers deadlines and priorities.

• Organized and effective with time and meeting management.

• GRC or management focused industry certifications such as CISSP CISA CISM CRISC FAIR Fundamentals etc.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with driving cybersecurity assessments for client organizations.

• Demonstrated experience of developing information security policies standards plans procedures and other documentation to support customer adopted frameworks and industry standards.

• Coachable able to receive direction feedback and to adjust quickly.

• Consulting experience preferred.

Travel Requirements:

• Any travel/on-site requirements as needed.