Cyber Security Consultant
First seen by Alion on Sep 3, 2026.
Job Description :
We are seeking a senior, hands-on Cybersecurity Consultant for a strategic engagement with our client.
This is not a routine audit or BAU security role. The consultant will assess the current environment, challenge existing controls, design a pragmatic Zero Trust security architecture, and help establish an institutional-grade security programme.
Client has recently completed a management-led internal security review and is executing an active remediation program. To build on this foundation, Client requires an independent senior practitioner to pressure-test the current state, validate and strengthen the strategic direction, and deliver a robust security architecture, process framework, and operating rhythm.
This is a hands-on advisory role reporting directly to senior leadership (CEO-1). It is not a checkbox audit and not a tool-selling exercise. Specific findings and internal materials will be shared following NDA execution.
What We're Looking For :
- 12+ years of Information Security experience
- 5+ years advising/leading security for Product, SaaS, or data-intensive organisations
- Deep hands-on expertise in the Microsoft Security ecosystem :
1. Microsoft Entra ID - Conditional Access, MFA, PIM
2. Microsoft Intune
3. Defender for Endpoint / XDR
4. Azure Security
- Strong Azure DevOps / DevSecOps expertise - pipeline security, branch policies, secrets management, SAST/SCA
- Proven Zero Trust Architecture experience
- Insider Risk & Data Exfiltration control design
- ISO 27001:2022 implementation experience
- Ability to engage confidently with senior leadership while remaining technically hands-on
- Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, SC-100, SC-200, or OSCP are highly valued
- We are particularly interested in practitioners who have personally built and strengthened security programmes, rather than those focused primarily on audits or compliance assessments
Education :
- PG : Other Post Graduate, MCA in Any Specialization, MS/M.Sc(Science) in Any Specialization, Master in IT Management in Any Specialization, MBA/PGDM in Any Specialization, M.Tech in Any Specialization
Key Skills :
- Cyber Security
ISO 27001 : 2022
- Cism, CCSP
- XDR
- Information Security
- Cissp
- Azure Security
- Microsoft Security ecosystem
- SC-100, Cisa, Infrastructure Security, IT Security
Skills
Security, Cyber Security, Information Security, Entra ID, Microsoft Defender, MS Intune, Endpoint Detection & Response, DevSecOps, CISSP, CISM