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At Cherry Bekaert we create shared success through teamwork, energy, and expertise. We approach today’s toughest business challenges with a client-first mindset, working together to create exceptional value. We are all committed to making a difference for our people, our clients, our community, and our professions. To meet this commitment, Cherry Bekaert will provide you with the space to pursue growth and development opportunities that will guide and support you at each stage of your personal and professional journey.\nReady to take the next step in your cybersecurity risk and assurance career? Join Cherry Bekaert’s Cybersecurity Services practice as a SOC Senior Associate, where you’ll lead client-facing SOC 1/2/3 readiness and attestation engagements while broadening your experience across ISO 27001/42001, NIST frameworks, HITRUST, governance, risk management, and other consulting services. If the opportunity to translate your knowledge and experience into tangible client impacts is missing - let’s talk.\nAs a SOC Senior Associate, you will:\nLead client walkthroughs to understand business needs and document control environments, identifying control design or operating-effectiveness gaps, vulnerabilities, and audit exceptions.\nDeliver SOC readiness and attestation engagements while developing practical recommendations for client management.\nDrive high-quality project execution through effective planning, quality control, oversight, and attention to engagement budgets and delivery expectations.\nDevelop strong workpapers and contribute to report drafting for attestation and certification engagements in accordance with Firm methodologies and standards.\nBuild productive client relationships by understanding business needs and maintaining a strong client-service focus throughout engagements.\nCollaborate across multiple clients and compliance frameworks, maintaining strong attention to detail while balancing competing priorities.\nLead, teach, support, and communicate with offshore resources and share your experience with colleagues on new approaches, execution strategies, and compliance standards.\nWhat you bring to the role:\nBachelor’s degree, preferably in Information Security, Information Systems, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Accounting.\n2+ years of relevant experience performing SOC audits or consulting externally/leading internally on controls implementation or attestation services involving SOC, ISO, Internal Audit ITGCs, and/or HITRUST certifications.\nA relevant professional certification such as Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), ISO 27001/42001 Lead Auditor, or HITRUST CCFSP.\nStrong client-service and relationship-management capabilities.\nExcellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.\nAbility to travel to client sites as needed, not expected to exceed 25%\nWhat you can expect from us:\nOur shared values that foster inclusion and belonging including uncompromising integrity, collaboration, trust, and mutual respect\n\nThe opportunity to innovate and do work that motivates and engages you\n\nA collaborative environment focused on enabling you to further your career growth and continuous professional development\n\nCompetitive compensation and a total rewards package that focuses on all aspects of your wellbeing\n\nFlexibility to do impactful work and the time to enjoy your life outside of work\n\nOpportunities to connect and learn from professionals from different backgrounds and with different cultures\n\nBenefits Information:\nCherry Bekaert cares about our people. We offer competitive compensation packages based on performance that recognize the value our people bring to our clients and our Firm. The salary range for this position is included below. Individual salaries within this range are determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education, knowledge, skills, and geographic location. In addition, we offer a comprehensive, high-quality benefits program which includes annual bonus, medical, dental, and vision care; disability and life insurance; generous Paid Time Off; retirement plans; Paid Care Leave; and other programs that are dedicated to enhancing your personal and work life and providing you and your family with a measure of financial protection.\nPay Range:\n$94,000 - $130,000About Cherry Bekaert\nCherry Bekaert, ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., serves clients across industries in all 50 U.S. states and internationally. For more details, visit https://www.cbh.com/disclosure/\nCherry Bekaert provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. https://careers.cbh.com/legal-disclosures/ contains further information regarding the firm's compliance with federal, state and local recruitment and hiring laws.\nThis role is expected to accept applications for at least five calendar days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.\nCandidates must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States. Cherry Bekaert will not provide work sponsorship for this position.\nCherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC are members of Allinial Global, an accountancy and business advisory global association. Visit us at https://careers.cbh.com/ and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.\n© 2026 Cherry Bekaert. 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