Senior Consultant, PCI QSA

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Full Remote
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Experience: 
Senior (5-10 years)
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Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in IT or related field., 5+ years of experience in IT Security Audit or Compliance roles., Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, CISA, GSNA, CIA, or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor., Strong knowledge of PCI-DSS standards and familiarity with other IT audit frameworks..

Key responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage full-cycle security audits and assessments.
  • Prepare and review assessment reports and ensure quality delivery.
  • Interact with clients at all levels to provide guidance and build relationships.
  • Collaborate with team members and management to meet project goals and client satisfaction.

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Coalfire Computer Hardware & Networking Large https://www.coalfire.com/
1001 - 5000 Employees
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Job description

About Coalfire

Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients’ hardest cybersecurity challenges. We work at the cutting edge of technology to advise, assess, automate, and ultimately help companies navigate the everchanging cybersecurity landscape. We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado with offices across the U.S. and U.K., and we support clients around the world.

But that’s not who we are – that’s just what we do.
We are thought leaders, consultants, and cybersecurity experts, but above all else, we are a team of passionate problemsolvers who are hungry to learn, grow, and make a difference.

Position Summary

This is a great opportunity to grow your career and lead enterprise engagements as a Senior Consultant! In this position you will assess the security and compliance of client firms against regulatory and industry requirements and standards, and against security best practice frameworks. You will have a strong understanding of framework requirements, perform auditassessments, and develop reports for clients. You will also provide quality control and peer review to other members of the delivery staff. This role works closely with Project Managers, Directors and other Delivery team members to effectively manage project timelines and deliverables.

As a Senior Consultant, you will regularly interact with peers and clients as both an auditor and assessor, depending on the engagement. This role will audit information systems with confidence and accuracy to ensure the integrity and effectiveness of security measures. You will test technical controls, policies and procedures, laws, regulations, and industry best practices.

What Youll Do
  • Lead auditsassessments full cycle including audit plan preparation, review of documentation and evidence, evaluation of procedures, and client interviews.
  • Prepare, review and approve assessment reports.
  • Manage priorities, tasks and hours on projects in conjunction with the project manager to achieve delivery utilization targets.
  • Manage quality throughout the entirety of the engagement, while providing direct coaching and revisions to work products.
  • Ensure quality products and services are delivered on time.
  • Escalate client and project issues to management in a timely manner to inform and engage the necessary resources to address the issue.
  • Provide mentorship to team members in areas of audit, assessment, technical review and writing.
  • Interface with clients through entire engagement, interacting will all levels of client organizations. Establish and maintain positive collaborative relationships with clients and stakeholders .
  • Continuous professional development in maintaining industry specific certifications. Maintains strong depth of knowledge in the practice area.
  • Collaborate with project managers, quality management, sales and other delivery team members to drive customer satisfaction and meet project deliverables.
  • Establish account relationships and identifies upsell and cross sell opportunities and escalates to sales.
  • Travel 2550%
  • Ability to be successful when working remotely.

  • What Youll Bring
  • Current PCIQSA certification preferred (will consider former QSA)
  • One of the following Information Security certifications required: CISSP, CISM or ISO 27001 Lead Implementer.
  • One of the following Audit certifications required: CISA, GSNA, CIA, IRCA ISMS Auditor or higher, or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor.
  • Familiarity with other common IT Audit frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, HITRUST, etc.)
  • Bachelors degree (fouryear college or university) or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
  • Strong knowledge of the PCIDSS security standards.
  • 5+ years of experience in an IT Security Audit andor Compliance role.
  • Experience preparing and presenting Tier 1 and Tier 2 Reports on Compliance (ROCs).
  • Experience performing IT security risk assessments and gap analysis.
  • Strong excel skills with ability to develop worksheets with complex formulas .
  • Experience interacting with management in a consultative manner.
  • Strong IT understanding with respect to networks, servers, workstations, and applications.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills. Ability to facilitate meetings of small or large groups.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to explain technical matters to a nontechnical audience.
  • Strong Consulting skills with executive leadership and technical professionals; ability to advise and challenge the status quo while building strong relationships.
  • Positive attitude.
  • Diplomatic and broad minded.
  • Ability to build hightrust relationship and credibility quickly both internally and externally.
  • Strong attention to detail, strong problem solving, decisionmaking, organizational and analytical skills.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiativesprojects.
  • Ability to be selfdriven and have strong independent initiative.
  • Why You’ll Want to Join Us

    At Coalfire, you’ll find the support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In many cases, we provide a flexible work model that empowers you to choose when and where you’ll work most effectively – whether you’re at home or an office.

    Regardless of location, you’ll experience a company that prioritizes connection and wellbeing and be part of a team where people care about each other and our communities. You’ll have opportunities to join employee resource groups, participate in inperson and virtual events, and more. And you’ll enjoy competitive perks and benefits to support you and your family, like paid parental leave, flexible time off, certification and training reimbursement, digital mental health and wellbeing support membership, and comprehensive insurance options.

    At Coalfire, equal opportunity and pay equity is integral to the way we do business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Coalfire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, our Human Resources team at HumanResourcesMB@coalfire.com.
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    Experience

    Level of experience: Senior (5-10 years)
    Industry :
    Computer Hardware & Networking
    Spoken language(s):
    English
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    Other Skills

    • Microsoft Excel
    • Decision Making
    • Communication
    • Teamwork
    • Analytical Thinking
    • Presentations
    • Problem Solving

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