Security Consultant

Job Title: Security Consultant

Location: REMOTE

Position Type: Direct Hire Full-time

Consulting: 10% travel

Overview

TalentFish is casting a line for a Security Consultant . This is a remote direct hire role. This role is open because our client is experiencing growth and adding to the team. Our client is an Information Security consulting firm who helps companies enhance their security posture, advance risk management practices with practice areas including, penetration testing, incident response, governance/risk/compliance (GRC), and engineering services.

The ideal candidate is a technical admin, engineer, developer or auditor who is looking to transition into a security role. Ideal candidates will have skills in one or more of the following areas, DevOps, systems administrators, network engineers, application developers or technical auditors. You will have a strong desire to move into a security focused role. This position requires a technical background and great communication skills.

What You Bring To The Role. (Ideal Experience)

• Understanding of security technologies such as Firewalls, IDS, SIEM, DLP, Web Application Firewalls, Advanced Malware Defense, DDOS Prevention, Application Whitelisting, Network Packet Capture, and similar tools.
• Ability to provide subject matter expertise independently to diverse clients while managing multiple projects.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to business stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and high standards for quality.
• Minimum of 4-7 years of hands-on experience in supporting, managing, and/or configuring network or system technology components. A 4-year undergraduate degree or equivalent is preferred.
• Experience working with Windows operating systems (Windows 10) and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) products.
• IT and InfoSec certifications are valuable.
  
  

Skills

What You'll Do. (Skills Used in this Position)

• Develop knowledge of governance and risk standards, completing required documents and client engagements.
• Participate in consulting projects, authoring detailed assessment and compliance reports, and presenting findings to clients.
• Understand and communicate client requirements.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients on risk assessments (ISO, NIST, HIPAA, PCI, Third Party, etc.) and PCI compliance, offering practical, technical expertise.
• Educate clients on security practices, assist in remediation planning, and provide guidance.
• Evaluate security products through hands-on testing.
• Participate in architecting security solutions.
• Contribute to Delivery Services Framework with best practices, findings, checklists, templates, testing methods, and research.
  
  

TalentFish is an employee-owned company pioneering a new realm in talent acquisition. We are redefining IT staffing by evolving AI, video screening, and our unique platform. TalentFish focuses on providing the best employee, consultant, and client experience possible. At TalentFish we are an Equal Opportunity Employer; we embrace and encourage diversity!