Senior Strategic Security Consultant, Mandiant, Google Public Sector
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience assessing and developing cybersecurity solutions and programs across security domains.
- 5 years of experience in delivering cyber outcomes, identifying mission risks, and devising solutions.
- Ability to travel up to 30% of the time as needed.
Preferred qualifications:
- Certifications related to cloud platforms.
- Experience implementing industry-leading practices for managing cyber risks and cloud security within client cloud security frameworks using industry standards.
- Experience with cloud governance, including the ability to convey governance principles in terms of policies for cloud computing.
- Excellent time and project management skills.
About the job
As a Security Consultant, you will be responsible for helping clients effectively prepare for, proactively mitigate, and detect and respond to cyber security threats. You will have an understanding of computer science, operating system functionality, networking, cloud services, and corporate network environments and know how to apply this knowledge to cybersecurity threats.In this role, you will assist clients in navigating technically complex and high-profile incidents. You will also test client networks, applications, and devices using knowledge of the latest techniques to help them defend against threats. You'll serve as a technical advocate for information security requirements and provide an in-depth understanding of the information security domain. Additionally, you will articulate and present complex concepts to business stakeholders, executive leadership, and technical contributors. You'll also lead complex engagements with cross-functional teams and help clients configure and manage their deployments of the Mandiant Security Validation (MSV) platform.
Responsibilities
- Lead strategic cybersecurity projects. Manage consulting engagements from start to finish, ensuring project teams meet client needs and align with their risk profiles.
- Guide the evolution of security programs. Advise on building and transforming cybersecurity programs, including the implementation of new security technologies.
- Enhance cyber defense capabilities. Provide expert guidance on improving cyber defense programs, with a focus on areas like incident response, threat hunting, and threat intelligence.
- Assess and mitigate cybersecurity risks. Conduct thorough security reviews and maturity assessments to identify cyber risks, then provide clear, actionable recommendations to clients.
- Validate security effectiveness. Help clients configure and manage platforms like Mandiant Security Validation (MSV) to proactively find and fix gaps in their detection and prevention controls.
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