[Hiring] Cybersecurity Assessor @AlphaHire

Role Description

AlphaGov is seeking a Cybersecurity Assessor to lead security assessments, risk and vulnerability assessments, and incident-response support for state and local government agencies. The work helps public organizations understand exposure, prioritize remediation, strengthen controls, and respond effectively to security events.

• Lead cybersecurity assessments covering governance, controls, systems, applications, and operational practices
• Conduct risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, findings analysis, and remediation prioritization
• Develop client-ready assessment reports, risk registers, executive briefings, and improvement roadmaps
• Support incident-response planning, tabletop exercises, investigations, and post-incident improvement activities
• Map findings and recommendations to practical public-sector security frameworks and agency priorities
• Coordinate interviews and evidence reviews with agency technology, security, privacy, and business stakeholders

Qualifications

• Hands-on cybersecurity assessment and security-risk evaluation experience
• Experience conducting vulnerability assessments and translating findings into prioritized remediation plans
• Incident-response support experience, including planning, exercises, investigation support, or post-incident reviews
• State, local, education, utility, or other public-sector cybersecurity experience
• Comfortable as a 1099 / project-based collaborator

Requirements

• CISSP, CISM, CRISC, GIAC, Security+, or comparable credential
• Experience with NIST CSF, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-61, CIS Controls, CJIS, or comparable frameworks
• Experience assessing cloud, identity, endpoint, network, or third-party security controls
• Public-agency continuity, cyber-resilience, or tabletop-exercise experience