[Hiring] Senior Security Consultant @Control Gap

Role Description

The Senior Security Consultant is a trusted advisor to our clients, responsible for delivering high-quality information security and compliance consulting services. This role leads client engagements, conducts complex security assessments, produces executive-level deliverables, and provides strategic guidance across PCI, privacy, and cybersecurity domains. The Senior Security Consultant works with multiple clients simultaneously, supports pre-sales activities, and serves as a key contributor to the firm’s reputation and growth.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct a broad range of information security and compliance assessments, analyses, and advisory services, including but not limited to Reports on Compliance (ROC), risk assessments, gap analyses, and related security reviews.
• Lead client engagements by chairing meetings and conference calls, tracking action items, following up on deliverables, and proactively communicating with clients to ensure projects progress smoothly through successful completion.
• Prepare clear, professional, and well-structured reports that document assessment findings, risks, and recommendations tailored to both technical and executive audiences.
• Consult with clients to explain assessment results, help them understand risk implications, and guide them through remediation options and next steps.
• Provide advisory input and guidance on security architecture and control design related to PCI compliance, privacy requirements, and broader cybersecurity best practices.
• Support the sales team through pre-sales activities, including needs analysis, proposal development, solution design, and participation in client-facing discussions as a subject matter expert.
• Write concise summaries and executive briefs that clearly communicate key findings, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Manage multiple client engagements and projects concurrently while maintaining high standards of quality, responsiveness, and professionalism.
• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and webinars to stay current on evolving security standards, regulations, and threats.
• Travel to company offices and client sites across North America, as required, to support project delivery and client relationships.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in information security, compliance, or cybersecurity, with at least 3 years in a client-facing consulting or senior advisory role.
• Strong knowledge of PCI DSS, privacy frameworks, and cybersecurity principles.
• Demonstrated ability to lead client-facing engagements and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent written communication skills, with experience producing formal reports and executive-level documentation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and client engagements in a fast-paced consulting environment.
• Willingness to travel across North America as needed.

Physical Requirements

• This job operates in a professional virtual remote work environment.
• While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is required to stand and sit for prolonged periods.
• Specific vision abilities required include close and medium distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to hear normal sounds, distinguish sound as voice and communicate through human speech.
• This position requires the ability to routinely operate a keyboard, computer mouse, telephone, fax, scanner, copier, writing tools, scissors, and other standard office equipment.
• On an occasion, an employee will be asked to lift items weighing up to 25 lbs.