Cybersecurity Consultant
$118,000–$133,000 year
On-siteRoseville, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead and execute cybersecurity consulting engagements, including risk assessments, control gap analyses, compliance evaluations, and security program reviews aligned to client scope. Develop client-ready artifacts such as assessment reports, risk registers, and remediation roadmaps using frameworks like NIST CSF, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, and GLBA. Facilitate client interactions, workshops, and presentations to validate findings and communicate actionable recommendations across governance, risk, and compliance domains. Contribute to measurable outcomes including control effectiveness evaluation and security improvement reporting while supporting continuous improvement of consulting methodologies. Manage multiple workstreams with attention to detail and quality standards.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field
- 5-9 years of experience in cybersecurity, IT risk, compliance, or security consulting roles
- CompTIA Security+ certification
- One additional certification from the following list: CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or CISA
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working in client-facing or consulting environments
- Experience supporting public sector, state agency, higher education, or regulated compliance environments
- Additional cybersecurity, audit, risk, cloud, privacy, or governance certifications beyond the required certification baseline
- Familiarity with cybersecurity needs in the public sector, higher education, or other regulated environments
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