Senior Cyber Security Consultant

Role & Responsibilities :

- Lead cybersecurity consulting engagements, including security assessments, risk assessments, gap assessments, and security maturity reviews.

- Assess clients' cybersecurity posture against frameworks and standards such as ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, PCI DSS, SOC 2, and applicable regulatory requirements.

- Identify, analyze, and prioritize cybersecurity risks and recommend appropriate remediation strategies.

- Develop and review cybersecurity policies, standards, procedures, guidelines, and governance frameworks.

- Conduct Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) coordination and support remediation of identified vulnerabilities.

- Perform security reviews of applications, infrastructure, cloud environments, networks, and third-party/vendor ecosystems.

- Support Security Architecture and Design reviews, including network security, IAM, cloud security, endpoint security, and data protection.

- Advise clients on cloud security across platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

- Support Identity and Access Management (IAM) initiatives, including privileged access, access reviews, authentication, and authorization controls.

- Conduct cybersecurity audits and support internal, external, and regulatory audits.

- Develop risk registers, security assessment reports, executive dashboards, and remediation roadmaps.

- Assist with incident response, cybersecurity investigations, and security improvement initiatives where required.

- Evaluate third-party and supplier security risks and perform vendor security assessments.

- Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, attack techniques, cybersecurity technologies, and regulatory changes.

- Lead client discussions, workshops, presentations, and cybersecurity awareness sessions.

- Mentor junior cybersecurity consultants and review their deliverables.

- Manage multiple cybersecurity projects simultaneously while ensuring quality, timelines, and client expectations are met.

Preferred Candidate Profile :

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related discipline.

- 5 - 10 years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, information security, GRC, security consulting, risk management, or a related field.

- Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, enterprise security architecture, risk management, and security controls.

Core Competencies :

- Cybersecurity Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

- Vulnerability Management / VAPT

- Cloud Security

- IAM / PAM

- Security Architecture

- Incident Response / SOC

- Third-Party Risk Management

- Data Security

- Application Security

Requirements :

- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and standards such as ISO 27001, NIST, CIS, PCI DSS, SOC 2, and relevant regulatory requirements.

- Experience conducting security assessments, audits, risk assessments, and gap assessments.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate technical risks into business impact.

- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to interact effectively with C-level executives, business stakeholders, IT teams, and technical teams.

- Strong report-writing and documentation skills.

- Ability to independently manage cybersecurity consulting engagements from scoping through delivery and remediation.

- Relevant certifications are preferred, such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor/Implementer, Security+, CEH, OSCP, or cloud-security certifications.

Skills

Cyber Security, Security, GRC, Cloud Security, NIST, ISO, PCI-DSS, Security Operations Center, VAPT, iAM, Vulnerability Assessment