Consultant - Cybersecurity

Berkeley Research Group, LLC

• $130K — $150K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science or Cybersecurity
  • Minimum 4 years of experience in cybersecurity or enterprise risk consulting
  • Proven experience leading complex cybersecurity or risk programs
  • Understanding of AI governance and control frameworks like NIST AI RMF
  • Experience managing client relationships with senior executives
  • Strong communication skills for translating technical risks into business terms
  • Analytical skills for structuring complex issues and developing recommendations

Responsibilities

  • Support multidisciplinary teams in managing cybersecurity and AI risk programs
  • Translate technical findings into executive-level insights and recommendations
  • Build client relationships through technical credibility and strategic thinking
  • Identify opportunities for follow-on work and contribute to proposals
  • Scope and shape new cybersecurity and AI risk engagements
  • Mentor junior staff and contribute to team development
  • Develop methodologies and thought leadership collateral

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead impactful cybersecurity and AI projects
  • Engagement with senior executives and multidisciplinary teams
  • Professional development through mentoring and coaching
  • Involvement in shaping new engagements and methodologies
  • Access to a network of industry leaders and experts
Full Job Description
You will lead workstreams and select engagements and drive client impact across:
  • Cybersecurity and AI maturity assessments and strategic roadmaps, using leading frameworks including NIST, CIS and CRI
  • Cybersecurity strategy, operating models, and transformation programs
  • Cyber and AI risk governance, executive and board reporting
  • Third-party cyber and AI risk management
  • Cyber resilience, incident preparedness, and executive tabletop exercises
  • Cybersecurity and AI benchmarking assessments
  • Cyber risk quantification and business-impact analysis


Key responsibilities include:
  • Support multidisciplinary teams through complex cybersecurity and AI risk programs, managing scope, schedule, resources, quality, and client satisfaction
  • Translate complex technical and risk findings into clear executive-level insights, business implications, and board-ready recommendations
  • Build and deepen client relationships through technical credibility and strategic thinking
  • Identify follow-on opportunities, contribute to proposals and pursuit activity, and support the continued growth of client accounts and the practice
  • Scope and shape new cybersecurity and AI risk engagements in collaboration with senior staff, Managing Directors and other BRG leaders
  • Mentor junior staff and contribute to coaching and team development
  • Develop methodologies, intellectual property, thought leadership collateral, and market-facing propositions


Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Business Administration, Risk Management, or a related discipline
  • Minimum 4 years of professional experience in cybersecurity, technology risk, or enterprise risk consulting
  • Demonstrated experience leading consulting engagements or complex cybersecurity/risk programs
  • Demonstrated understanding of emerging AI governance, risk, and control requirements; experience designing or implementing AI governance or control frameworks e.g. NIST AI RMF, CRI FS AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001 is preferred
  • Experience managing client relationships and communicating with senior executive stakeholders
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical risks in business terms
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to structure ambiguous issues, synthesize complex information, and develop practical recommendations


Preferred Qualifications:
  • CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or another relevant advanced security or risk certification
  • Experience within a Big 4 firm, specialist cybersecurity consultancy, or comparable advisory firm
  • Experience scoping and proposing cybersecurity and AI risk engagements with demonstrated contribution to business development and sales
  • Track record of delivering enterprise cybersecurity transformations, large-scale governance programs, or risk-management implementations
  • Experience presenting cybersecurity or technology-risk issues to executive leadership


Salary Range: $130,000 - $150,000 per year. Bonus Eligible.

Candidate must be able to submit verification of his/her legal right to work in the U.S. or Canada, without company sponsorship.

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