Consultant - SOC2, PCI Assessment

About CoalfireCoalfire 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 ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. We are headquartered in Chicago, Illinois 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 problem-solvers who are hungry to learn, grow, and make a difference.Position SummaryAt Coalfire as a Consultant you will work as part of a team assessing 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 audit/assessments, and develop reports for clients. You will also get to work closely with Project Managers, Directors and other Delivery team members to effectively manage project timelines and deliverablesThis is a great opportunity as a Security Consultant to make an impact and enhance clients security posture and business processes affecting information security and data privacy through technical evaluation of governance programs. You will regularly interact with peers and clients as both an auditor and assessor, depending on the engagement. As a Consultant you will evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of controls supporting management systems and will help to identify improvement opportunities. You will test technical controls, policies and procedures, laws, regulations, and industry best practices.In this role, as a Consultant you facilitate Security Control Assessments and other advanced-level monitoring activities, often within cloud-based environments. To succeed, you will need a strong understanding of technical and non-technical security related system controls and an understanding of the various testing methods utilized to ascertain the effectiveness of those controls. Our consultants works in a team atmosphere with an experienced Technical Project Lead, and is assigned technical sections and expected to create client-ready deliverables. A Security Consultant on the SOC/PCI team helps to enhance clients’ security posture and ensure that business and customer data is properly protected. This role will evaluate the design and effectiveness of technology controls throughout the business cycle and will help identify performance improvement opportunities.This position is a remote position that must be located in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, and/or Northern Ireland). Coalfire has an office in Manchester, UK so there is opportunity to work in the office in a hybrid capacity if preferred.What You'll DoWork collaboratively with a team of assessors as a compliance specialist in at least one area of expertise and assist with the planning of assessment for clientsDraft audit programs that sufficiently address both the required objectives of the regulatory body and the complexity of the client environmentAutonomously leads interview and inquiry walkthroughs with clients to determine the conformity of environments against stated requirementsAssess security vulnerabilities against the appropriate security frameworksFirst-level reviewer of drafted audit planning and reporting materialsPursues and corroborates conclusions derived from inquiry procedures with client while ensuring diligent interview notes are capturedOffline and remote evidence inspection of client provided documentation; appropriately mark artifacts requiring follow-up or additional clarificationAssess client provided documentation for compliance with a variety of standardsPartner with senior members to prepare and review assessment reports.Educate and interpret compliance activities for clientsManage priorities and tasks to achieve delivery utilization targetsEnsures quality products and services are delivered on time per Coalfire quality standards.Continuous professional development; maintain industry specific certifications, depth of knowledge, credentials, and designationsCollaborates and communicates successfully with project managers, quality management and/or other delivery team members to drive customer satisfaction and meet project deliverables.Establish and maintain positive collaborative relationships with clients and stakeholdersIdentifies upsell and cross sell opportunities and escalates to appropriate leadershipExecute, examine, interview and test procedures in accordance with the appropriate controlEnsure cyber security policies are adhered to and that required controls are implementedUnderstands how to apply quality standards and adheres to a minimum benchmark for quality assurance throughout the documentation of each work product or deliverableProvides advice to customers on