Bachelor's degree and 5-7 years of relevant experience, ideally in consultancy
Proven experience leading cybersecurity strategy and transformation engagements
Expertise in designing and maturing enterprise cybersecurity and GRC programs
Experience with insider risk programs and cross-functional stakeholder engagement
Knowledge of cyber asset intelligence and attack surface management
Ability to advise senior executives and translate technical issues into business risks
Familiarity with GRC platforms and relevant cybersecurity certifications (CISSP, CISM, etc.)
Responsibilities
Support clients in assessing AI-related risks and develop governance recommendations
Assist in creating AI governance policies and oversight processes
Strengthen GRC processes including risk registers and control mapping
Lead strategic cybersecurity advisory engagements and develop transformation roadmaps
Advise on the design and maturity of cybersecurity and GRC programs
Design insider risk programs integrating various stakeholder processes
Develop executive-level cybersecurity strategies and actionable transformation roadmaps
Benefits
Commitment to inclusivity through Employee Resource Groups
Focus on work/life balance
Access to professional training resources
Opportunities for creative problem-solving on complex projects
Encouragement of volunteerism through 'Optiv Chips In' program
Support for remote work with necessary technology
Full Job Description
This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S.
Optiv's consultants are skilled technical and consultative resources expected to be strong in both technical and soft skills. The Sr. Consultant - Strategy & Risk, plays a key role in delivering security solutions, conducting risk and compliance assessments and supports client engagements. This position requires a balance of technical skills, strong risk management knowledge, and client facing consulting experience to help organizations improve their security posture and achieve compliance.
How you'll make an impact
Support clients in assessing risks associated with artificial intelligence, including generative AI and third-party AI solutions, and develop actionable governance and risk mitigation recommendations.
Assist clients in developing AI governance policies, acceptable-use standards, oversight processes, and controls aligned with their business objectives and risk management programs.
Help clients strengthen governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) processes, including risk registers, control mapping, evidence collection, issue management, and remediation tracking.
Lead strategic cybersecurity advisory engagements to assess current-state capabilities, define target-state operating models, and develop multi-year cybersecurity and GRC strategies, transformation roadmaps, and prioritized investment plans aligned with business risk and frameworks such as NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, and ISO 27001
Advise clients on the design, development, and maturity of enterprise cybersecurity and GRC programs, including governance structures, risk frameworks, control environments, policies and standards, metrics, executive reporting, and program operating models.
Design and mature insider risk programs by establishing governance, risk scenarios, monitoring and response processes, and cross-functional operating models that integrate cybersecurity, identity, data protection, HR, Legal, Privacy, and Compliance stakeholders.
Assess and develop cyber asset intelligence and attack surface management programs that improve visibility into enterprise technology assets, ownership, criticality, vulnerabilities, exposures, and risk across traditional IT, cloud, SaaS, and other technology environments.
Develop executive-level cybersecurity strategies and business cases that translate cyber risk, control gaps, regulatory requirements, and emerging threats into prioritized initiatives, measurable outcomes, investment decisions, and actionable transformation roadmaps.
Comfortable delivering independent work or takes the engagement lead for complex projects
Acts as engagement escalation point to assist other delivery team consultants
Work closely with clients to define, build and implement security leading practices
Conduct risk assessments, security readiness audits, gap analysis with compliance and regulatory frameworks
Assess compliance with industry standards and regulatory frameworks, such as, NIST 800-171/53, ISO 27001, COSO, CMMC, HIPAA, PCI, or some combination of these
Assist clients in developing risk management frameworks and mitigation strategies
Provide third-party risk assessments to evaluate client's supply chain, key vendors
Support the design and implementation of cybersecurity policies, procedures, and governance frameworks
Develop and refine security strategy assessments, security program plans, and POA&M
Translate security operational and technical risks into business implications with recommendations for stakeholders
Conduct workshops, stakeholder interviews, security awareness sessions and presentations with key client stakeholders
Collaborate with Principal Consultants and Technical Managers to support client objectives
Maintain clear documentation and reporting for security findings, analysis and recommendations
Stay updated on emerging cybersecurity, risk management, key technologies and regulations
Contribute to thought leadership through research, whitepapers and presentations
Effectively provide knowledge transfer and post-production support activities as necessary
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree and approximately 5-7 years of related work experience, preferably in a prior consultancy role
Experience leading cybersecurity strategy and transformation engagements, including current-state assessments, target-state capability design, cybersecurity operating models, strategic roadmaps, investment prioritization, and executive-level recommendations.
Experience designing, implementing, or maturing enterprise cybersecurity and GRC programs across governance, risk management, controls, regulatory compliance, policy management, risk reporting, and cybersecurity metrics.
Experience assessing or developing insider risk programs, including insider threat scenarios, governance, identity and access risks, data protection, behavioral or activity monitoring considerations, investigation and response processes, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement.
Experience developing cyber asset intelligence, asset management, or attack surface management capabilities, including asset discovery, ownership, classification, criticality, vulnerability and exposure management, and integration of asset intelligence into cybersecurity risk decisions.
Demonstrated ability to advise senior executives and cybersecurity leaders, facilitate strategic workshops, translate complex technical and regulatory issues into business risk, and develop defensible recommendations, operating models, and multi-year transformation roadmaps.
Experience supporting AI governance, AI risk assessments, or the evaluation of security, privacy, and third-party risks associated with enterprise AI adoption.
Experience translating GRC assessment findings into prioritized remediation roadmaps, governance documentation, and business-focused recommendations.
Familiarity with GRC platforms and tools used to manage risks, controls, compliance evidence, and reporting; hands-on experience preferred.
Hold or pursue relevant certifications in the cybersecurity and risk management industry such as, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCSP, CMMC CCP/CCA, ISO 27001 (Lead implementer)
Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CMMC, CIS, PCI, HIPAA, etc.)
Hands-on experience with security assessments, risk management, compliance assessments, policy and standards and other related risk and compliance activities
Experience working in cyber resilience including, Business Continuity Planning, Disaster Recovery, Business Impact Analysis, and Operational Resilience.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for cybersecurity challenges
Excellent communication and report writing skills for client engagements
Ability to manage multiple projects and work independently in a fast-paced environment
Willingness to travel to meet client needs
Valid driver's license in the US
The successful candidate must hold related professional certifications such as the CISSP, CISM, and/or CISA
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What you can expect from Optiv
A company committed to our inclusive value through our Employee Resource Groups
Work/life balance
Professional training resources
Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
About Optiv
Optiv Security is a security solutions integrator that enables clients to reduce risk by taking a strategic approach to cybersecurity. Optiv helps clients plan, build and run successful cybersecurity programs that achieve business objectives through its depth and breadth of cybersecurity offerings, extensive capabilities and proven expertise in cybersecurity, integration and cyber operational services. Optiv maintains premium partnerships with more than 350 of the leading security technology manufacturers. Optiv has offices in the United States, Canada and Europe. Optiv was founded in 2015 as a result of the merger between Accuvant and FishNet Security. Optiv is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
