Principal Security Consultant, Governance

Presidio, Where Teamwork and Innovation Shape the Future 
At Presidio, we’re at the forefront of a global technology revolution, transforming industries through cutting-edge digital solutions and next-generation AI. We empower businesses—and their customers—to achieve more through innovation, automation, and intelligent insights. 

The Role
Reporting to the Cybersecurity Delivery Manager, a Principal Security Consultant, Governance is expected to have a deep level of expertise and vast knowledge base in core information security governance, risk, compliance, and privacy domains. It is critical that a Principal Security Consultant be able to present complex solutions and topics in a concise manner. The consultant must be comfortable blending multiple service offerings and deliverables into a single aggregate final risk report/deliverable and executive presentation for audiences of all levels and skillsets.

The ideal consultant will have experience in reviewing, understanding, and interpreting risk management and compliance frameworks, security standards, and privacy models. The consultant must have a professional and practical understanding of Information Technology, including how technical and administrative controls are implemented across various industry verticals and company sizes. The candidate should be well versed in assessing said controls, understand how controls should be governed, and be able to assist in the strategic development of aligning security goals to business objectives.

Travel Requirements:

This is a remote role within the Continental United States and will require 30% travel to client locations to deliver professional services when needed.

• Lead client engagements and project execution providing information security consultation and assessment services, helping our clients meet their compliance obligations by evaluating their business, technology, and operations against industry security standards.
• Educate, mentor, advise, and share your expertise with clients and colleagues to aid in making decisions on topics like organizational security strategy and services scope as well provide consultative guidance on complex projects.
• Providing clear, organized findings and recommendations to clients and tracking progress towards resolution and compliance.
• Consult/advise with C-level Security Leaders (CISO, CSO, CIO, etc.) and the Board of Directors with our most valued and strategic clients.
• Develop strategic, operational, and tactical recommendations tailored to each client with the intent to improve a client’s security posture and compliance position.
• Create detailed strategic security roadmaps with short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals that prioritize remediation recommendations and address all instances of non-compliance with applicable regulatory, statutory, contractual, and organizational obligations.
• Lead large security engagements in concert with other cybersecurity practices and Presidio teams.
• Develop security policies, standards, and procedures that are custom-tailored to each client’s unique culture, security goals, and organizational objectives using industry best practices and compliance requirements.
• Review, analyze, and assess key factors, including inherent risk, mitigating controls, business impact, likelihood and other key elements to determine organizational security risk.
• Ensure and assess client alignment to, and/or compliance with, applicable regulatory, federal, state, local, contractual, and organizational requirements and best practices standards such as ISO 27001, NIST Cyber Security Framework (CSF), PCI DSS, HIPAA, FERPA, NIST 800-171, CMMC, etc.
• Work closely with organizations to conduct security program development by establishing the foundation for a best of breed security program architecture reference model using industry frameworks and standards such as ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, etc.
• Work with other seasoned Principal Security Consultants in a collaborative setting to support and assist on the execution and delivery of key services such as Cloud Governance, Advisory Services, security program development, documentation review, and security consulting services.
• Execute tabletop exercises after collaborating with client stakeholders to select the scenario then create an After Action Report.
• Assist leadership in cybersecurity administrative functions, such as documentation maintenance, documentation creation, peer review, and other internal cybersecurity activities.

Core Communication Skills

• Listening
• Understand and interpret client stakeholder needs across audiences, e.g., executive, legal, IT leadership, information security
• Asking
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