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Principal Cybersecurity Consultant

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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
151K-195K Annually
Senior level
Hybrid
Chicago, IL
151K-195K Annually
Senior level
As a Principal Cybersecurity Consultant, you will lead teams to assess cyber risks, develop security strategies, and manage client engagements.
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About the Team

Joining Capco means joining an organization that is committed to an inclusive working environment where you are encouraged to #BeYourselfAtWork. Capco Cybersecurity is a multi-faceted team focused on the evaluation, strategy definition, and execution of risk-minded solutions for leading organizations across the Financial Services industry. We provide customized results, adapting enterprise risk management strategies to potential cyber pitfalls.  Capco has experience assisting financial institutions’ leadership on top cyber security priorities through a team with expertise in financial business processes, strategic advisory, cyber programs, and security operations.  

About the Job

As a Principal Consultant on our Cyber Advisory team, you will be a team leader on consulting engagements responsible for managing, controlling, and mitigating client’s risk management strategies. You will be a part of, and leading teams working in close collaboration with our clients to define the security strategy. You will work alongside industry leaders to gain insight and experience as the practice continues to expand.

What You’ll Get to Do 

  • Perform reviews of platforms and services to assess cyber risks around security risks such as data leakage and unauthorized access, and design controls to mitigate those risks
  • Design, develop, and implement cybersecurity requirements that allow business requirements to be met with appropriate controls
  • Design and develop cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures
  • Independently lead teams and projects of varying sizes
  • Develop high-quality content such as security automation tools, reference security architectures, and white papers to help our consultants, partners, and customers build on the work you deliver

What You’ll Bring with You 

  • 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity
  • Experience working for a management or technology consulting firm required
  • In depth knowledge of Cyber frameworks (FFIEC/NIST/ISO)
  • Experience in one or more cybersecurity domains including, but not limited to: Resilience, Data Security, Identity & Access Management, Cloud, Threat/Vulnerability, Digital Trust, Awareness and Training
  • Cyber risk assessment experience
  • The ability to communicate effectively to diverse audiences and properly translate security and risk management terminology into business terms for stakeholders
  • Awareness of security engineering concepts and practices across all phases of the system development lifecycle
  • Ability to lead projects independently
  • Experience working proposals and designing/developing solutions
  • Writing and storytelling experience, utilizing MS Excel and PowerPoint
  • A bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in a cyber or information security related field

Why Capco?

A career at Capco is a chance to help reshape the competitive landscape in financial services.  We launch new banks, transform existing ones, and help our clients navigate complex change.  As consultants, we work on the front-end business design all the way through to technology implementation.

We are the largest Financial Services focused consultancy in the world, serving everyone from global banks to emerging FinTechs, from strategy through digital transformation, design, business consulting, data and analytics, cyber, cloud, technology architecture, and engineering.

Capco is a young and growing firm. We maintain an entrepreneurial spirit and growth mindset, and have minimal bureaucracy. We have no internal silos that get in the way of your career opportunities or  ability to focus on our clients and make a difference to the business.  We offer the opportunity for everyone to learn rapidly, take on tough challenges, and get promoted quickly. We take pride in our creative, collaborative, diverse, and inclusive culture, where everyone can #BYAW.

We offer highly competitive benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement, and a work culture focused on innovation and creation of lasting value for our clients and employees. 

Ready to Take the Next Step? 

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. This is an opportunity to make a difference and contribute to a highly successful company with a significant growth trajectory.

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Aleksandra Sidel (she/her)

Recruitment Specialist

 

CAPCO | Empire State Building | 350 Fifth Avenue, 68th Floor | New York, NY 10118

US Pay Range

$151,000$195,000 USD

Top Skills

Cyber Frameworks (Ffiec/Nist/Iso)
Cybersecurity Policies
Excel
PowerPoint
Security Automation Tools

Capco Chicago, Illinois, USA Office

Willis Tower, Capco, 233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4010, Chicago, IL, United States, 60606

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