Advisory Senior Consultant (Engineering)

SRA’s mission is to level up every day to protect our clients and their customers. This begins with our team members and their experience. SRA prides itself on maintaining a culture where team members have a shared sense of support and belonging, consistent with our It’s Personal company value. At SRA, we prioritize transparent career pathing, varied DEI programming and community groups, competitive benefits including mental health support, and an emphasis on a sustainable, healthy, and engaging work culture. SRA has twice been named a Best Place to Work by the Philadelphia Business Journal.   

These Essential Functions, Requirements, and Skills are guidelines. If you are a candidate who does not meet this exact job description but can demonstrate excellent organization, attention to detail, professionalism, flexibility, and self-direction in your professional background, we hope you apply. SRA values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply.  

Summary/Objective  

The Senior Consultant position will be part of Security Risk Advisors’ Advisory practice. Our style of consulting is dynamic, innovative, fast-paced, and highly rewarding for both our clients and our team. This is an outstanding opportunity to work with a wide variety of tool sets and across various well-known client organizations.  

Candidates with experience as Systems Administrators, Systems Engineers, and/or IT Engineers are well-suited for this role and encouraged to apply.   

Essential Functions  

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• Engineer and implement cybersecurity solutions to meet client needs.    

• SIEM: Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, QRadar, LogRhythm, Microsoft Sentinel). 

• Ability to configure, tune, and analyze SIEM alerts for threat detection 

• Knowledge of log collection, parsing, and correlation rules 

• Cloud Security: Experience securing AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud environments. 

• Familiarity with cloud-native security tools (e.g., AWS Security Hub, Defender suite) 

• Understanding of IAM (Identity and Access Management), conditional access policies, and secure by default concepts 

• Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR): Hands-on experience with EDR platforms (e.g., CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender ATP, SentinelOne). 

• Ability to analyze and respond to endpoint threats and incidents 

• Knowledge of malware analysis and forensic investigation 

• Understanding of Windows, Linux, and macOS security hardening 

• Familiarity with scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash) for automation 

• Windows Administrative Experience: Group Policy or Microsoft Intune 

• Familiarity with how group policies are applied / managed and can be used to enforce security controls 

• Familiarity with the Microsoft Intune suite and how endpoints in a Microsoft environment can be natively cloud managed 

• Help Desk Experience or System Administrator Experience: 

• Has previously worked in a user-facing support role and can explain technical concepts to non-technical users while keeping their cool in tense situations 

• Has had administrative rights with the ability to effect change across a wide number of systems 

• Understands concepts like ring testing and can explain ways to mitigate change risk in an environment 

• Strong problem-solving skills to reduce problems into smaller, more manageable sizes.  
• Document evidence of work in reports and status updates.  

• Effectively communicate findings and strategy to client stakeholders including technical staff, executive leadership, and legal counsel.  

Requirements

Required Education and Experience  

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, IT Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience. 

• 3+ years’ professional experience in information security/cybersecurity engineering, systems administration, network security, or related field.  

• Knowledge of programming or scripting languages.  

• Punctuality and timely attendance to external client and internal stakeholder needs. 

Preferred Qualifications and Experience  

• Knowledge of Microsoft security tools. 

Competencies  

• Flexibility to accommodate changing schedules of client and project needs and willingness to work extended hours when needed.  

• Demonstrable aptitude for technical writing, including assessment reports, presentations, and operating procedures.  

• Experience communicating with clients and independently managing client projects.  

• Knowledge of Windows and *NIX-based operating systems.  

• Knowledge of networking fundamentals and common attacks/defenses.  

• Experience managing multiple projects at once.  

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.  

• Strong written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills.  

• Excellent technical skills, impeccable soft skills, and organization skills.   

• Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate successes and obstacles with team members and leads, as well as client stakeholders.   

Supervisory Responsibility  

Not applicable.  

Work Environment  

This job operates in a professional office environment or remotely as needed/required. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.  

Physical Demands  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. This is a largely sedentary role.  

Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply and email careers@sra.io with any questions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable disabled individuals to perform the essential functions of this role.  

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work  

This is a full-time position and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday 8:30am to 5pm. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.  

Travel  

• Willingness to travel up to 30% depending on assignments and specializations.  

• Willingness to travel internationally and domestically on a more frequent basis.  

Other Duties  

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.  

EEO Statement  

Security Risk Advisors is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at SRA are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, disability, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or any similar category protected under federal, state, or local laws.    

Benefits

Work with Experts: Robust internal training program, plus Company-paid external training. SRA recognizes the value of professional development for employees. Therefore, we encourage our employees to pursue continuing education and role-specific training. Every SRA employee is eligible to attend one training per year paid for by SRA. 

Mental Health Services: SRA has partnered with BetterHelp to provide SRA employees with free mental health support. BetterHelp connects individuals with licensed therapists for chat, video, and phone sessions. 

Medical / Dental / Other (regular full-time employees only) 

• Generous medical, dental, and vision benefits at different price points. 

• Company-paid disability and life insurance. 

• Company 401(k) plan including annual 3% safe harbor contribution. 

• Free patient advocacy service that helps find care providers and resolve insurance queries. 

• Free financial advising. 

• Generous parental leave, sick leave, and vacation policies. 

• Possibility to work remotely or with a flexible schedule when needed and approved. 

• Company-paid cell phone with discounted accessories. 

• 1-2-3 Give Program: 1. SRA will give $1,000 to a charity of your choice. 2. If you give an additional amount (up to $1,000), then 3. SRA will match that amount up to $1,000. 

• Other discounted, employee-paid benefits including pet insurance, legal support, and voluntary life insurance. 

(Subject to change)