Associate Consultant - Strategy and Risk

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Optiv is the cyber advisory and solutions leader, delivering strategic and technical expertise to nearly 6,000 companies across every major industry. We partner with organizations to advise, deploy and operate cybersecurity programs from strategy and managed security services to risk, integration and technology solutions. With clients at the center of our unmatched ecosystem of people, products, partners and programs, we accelerate business progress like no other company can.

Security Program Strategy • Enterprise Risk and Compliance • Threat and Vulnerability Management • Security Architecture and Implementation • Security Education and Awareness

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2012

💰 Venture Round on 2017-01

📋 Description

• This position will be fully remote and can be hired in any Canadian province with the exception of Québec • Our consultants are skilled technical and consultative resources expected to be strong in both technical and soft skills. • A Consultant must be a proven self-starter with the ability to problem-solve, communicate, participate in diverse project teams from a technical perspective, and interface effectively with customers, vendor partners, and colleagues. • Establish & maintain productive and respectful relationships with the delivery team, practice management, and client management team. • You will actively contribute to improving operational efficiency on projects and internal initiatives. • Deliver timely engagements and works closely with Practice Directors to drive training and education, career development, performance development, and collaboration across the team. • In line with Optiv’s commitment to quality, you will confirm that work is of the highest quality as per Optiv’s quality standards, by reviewing the work provided by other members.

🎯 Requirements

• Approximately 1-3 years of related work experience • Approximately 1-3 years of technical architecture experience • Basic knowledge of general security concepts and methods such as vulnerability assessments, data classification, privacy assessments, incident response, security policy creation, enterprise security strategies, architectures and governance • Awareness of regulatory requirements and compliance issues affecting clients related to privacy and data protection, such as PCI DSS, GLBA, Basel II, EU Data Protection Directive, International Cross Border, and U.S. State Data Privacy Laws • Working knowledge of operating systems, virtual machine environments, mainframe security packages, and relational database management systems • Willingness to travel to meet client needs • Valid driver's license in the US • Willing to pursue related professional certifications such as the CISSP, CISM, and/or CISA

🏖️ Benefits

• A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion 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)