Job Information
Nth Generation Computing, Inc. Senior Security Consultant - Southern California - North OC/LA in Irvine, California
POSITION SUMMARY
This position is recognized as an expert Information Security Consultant and performs remote and/or client consulting projects from a pre-sales and post-sales perspective, in support of Nth Generation Computing, Inc.'s enterprise security practice. This position is responsible for assessing, designing, developing, demonstrating, positioning, provisioning, and implementing enterprise security services and solutions; as well as providing ongoing support to Nth Generation's clients, using the best tools, techniques, and products that our clients demand today.
To perform the job successfully, this individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily, while always maintaining the Nth Corporate Culture (see Appendix A). This is a Salaried Exempt position.
LOCATION and TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
This position will primarily serve our Southern California client base. Travel to Los Angeles County, Riverside County, Orange County, San Diego County, and the surrounding areas is expected based on client and/or business needs. The Senior Security Consultant will also be expected to travel to Nth's Irvine and San Diego offices, according to client and/or business needs.
REPORTING STRUCTURE
This position reports to Nth's Director, Information Security, who will be the primary manager. This position may also take direction from members of the executive leadership team, as well as the Nth assigned Project Manager, which may vary on each client project.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
, include, but not limited to, the following:
Supports Nth's Sales and Presales teams in the role of
Senior Security Consultant, adhering to Nth's Sales Process, while always striving to provide top quality solutions and services to Nth's clients.
Senior Security Consulting Services:
- Executes security gap assessments based on industry frameworks, such as NIST, CIS CSC, and other applicable frameworks.
- Performs the role of a Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO), assessing the organization's security posture, providing a prioritized security remediation roadmap, leading security initiatives, and providing security expertise and expert thought leadership.
- Architects enterprise security solutions, based on client needs, that include products/technologies from Nth's security portfolio and respective implementation services.
- Performs ethical hacking services to assess clients' security posture, such as internal, external and remote vulnerability and penetration tests, IT security assessments, and other related tactical security services.
- Compiles comprehensive written reports directly related to clients' specific risk and business plans.
- Provides oral and written post-evaluation reports detailing discussions/conferences with clients to provide remediation suggestions and guidance.
- Interviews and evaluates clients to meet and exceed security-assessments, penetration testing and remediation requirements.
- Provides timely documentation to clients and internal staff.
Product Knowledge and Certifications:
Strong knowledge, expertise, and formal certifications on Nth's Security portfolio products, such as the following products: (Note:formal training will be made available for some or all of these products to help gain the necessary knowledge and certain required vendor certifications)
- Microsoft Windows Certifications
- Arctic Wolf; Atakama; CrowdStrike; Darktrace; Dataminr; Fortinet; Keeper Security; KnowBe4; LogRhythm; Mimecast; NinjaRMM; Palo Alto Networks; CyberArk; Delinea; Varonis; OKTA; Proofpoint/Wombat; Rapid7; Zscaler; F5 Networks; Verkada; Broadcom/VMware Security solutions; Networking (HPE, Aruba, Cisco, Juniper, F5, A10 Networks, VMware SDN/NSX); Containers (Docker, Kubernetes); Converged Infrastructure (HPE, Dell, VMware, Cisco); Cloud Computing solutions (Public, Hybrid and Private Cloud; IaaS, SaaS, PaaS, XaaS, AWS, Azure, GCP, 1:11 Systems, Wasabi); Microsoft Server, AD, Exchange, MSSQL, SharePoint, Office365, Azure
- Other leading Security products and solutions with whom Nth may partner in the future.
- Nth's active Third-Party Services Partners with security services offerings.
Training will be provided on Nth's overall services and solutions portfolio with the expectation that this role will also help promote Nth's overall offerings when possible, during client engagements.
General Responsibilities:
Completes any needed partner sales and technical certifications, and shadowing engagements, as business needs dictate and as work demands reasonably allow.
Develops a Bill of Materials (BOM) and a detailed Scope of Work (SOW) on properly qualified sales opportunities from interactions with the client and Nth team members. On a daily basis, provides clients and Nth Project Management with up-to-date Daily Status Report documentation of work completed.
Engages in knowledge sharing, which is critical to the team's ability to provide the best value-add for our clients, allows the consultant the ability to give input on new technology and business consulting services and develop the portfolio as a member of the group.