As a Security Consultant, youll help organizations safeguard both digital and physical assets. Youll assess security posture, identify vulnerabilities, design and implement protective measures, ensure regulatory compliance, and lead incident response initiatives. Youll regularly advise clients, draft security policies, orchestrate training, and collaborate across teams to fortify security architectures.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Security Assessment & Testing :

- Conduct security audits, penetration tests, vulnerability scans on systems, networks, cloud, and applications

- Perform risk analyses and map threats, prioritizing based on severity and business impact

2. Security Strategy & Architecture :

- Design and implement security architectures, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, encryption, IAM, SIEM, and DevSecOps environments

- Develop and enforce security policies, procedures, incident response plans, and compliance documentation

3. Monitoring & Incident Response :

- Oversee systems for breaches, lead incident investigations, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate recovery efforts .

- Continuously update incident response procedures and run drills to ensure readiness.

4. Compliance & Regulatory Audits :

- Ensure adherence to regulations and standards like GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, ISO-27001, and NIST

- Work with auditors to maintain compliance and address audit findings.

5. Consulting & Stakeholder Engagement :

- Advise clients and senior leadership on security strategies, risk posture, and investment decisions

- Lead workshops, security working groups, and awareness training for technical staff and business users

6. Project & Vendor Management :

- Plan and coordinate security projects, including scoping, resource allocation, and risk mitigation

- Manage vendor engagements and evaluate security products and services for client adoption.

7. Continuous Improvement & Research :

- Stay abreast of emerging threats, tools, and frameworks; update practices accordingly

- Provide proactive recommendations to harden client defenses and minimize future vulnerabilities.

Required Qualifications :

Education & Experience :

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, or equivalent

- 35+ years in cybersecurity roles (assessments, architecture, incident response, compliance)

Technical Skills & Certifications :

- Strong knowledge of security tools : SIEM, IDS/IPS, encryption, firewalls, cloud security, penetration testing tools

- Framework familiarity : ISO?27001, NIST, CIS, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS

- Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, CompTIA Security+ preferred

- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), DevSecOps, scripting/programming, vulnerability assessment tools, and incident response .

Soft Skills :

- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills able to translate technical concepts into business terms .

- Strong project management skills; able to multitask and meet deadlines

- Integrity, attention to detail, proactive approach, client-focused mindset, and willingness to travel occasionally .

- 7+ years, AWS Cloud Security (IAM, Network, Data Encryption, Logging, Secrets Management), Security Posture Assessment & Risk Prioritization, Compliance Frameworks, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) & Data Masking/Obfuscation, SIEM/SOAR Integration, Incident Response Planning, Automated Security Scanning, Agentic AI Applications in Security