What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cybersecurity Consultant position at Accord Technologies Inc?
Title: Cybersecurity Consultant
Location: Irving, TX,
Position type: W2 contract
Required Certification: CISSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC
Required Skills
5 years in cyber risk, IT risk, or information security risk (consulting or Big 4 experience preferred)
Strong communication and presentation skills with ability to engage senior leadership
Ability to translate technical concepts into business risk language
Experience managing risk registers and tracking remediation activities
Technical understanding of systems, controls, and risk scenarios
Proactive, organized, and able to anticipate stakeholder needs
Experience contributing to risk program design or process improvement
Nice-to-Have Skills
Qualitative risk analysis methodologies in cybersecurity or IT environments
FAIR (Factor Analysis of Information Risk)
ISO 27001, NIST, or similar frameworks
ServiceNow IRM or similar GRC platforms
Job Description
Facilitate risk acceptance and awareness discussions with senior leadership; translate technical risks into business terms
Develop executive-ready presentations and proactively anticipate leadership questions and data needs
Maintain and track the cyber risk register, including follow-up on remediation actions and acceptance decisions
Perform qualitative risk analysis (likelihood and impact) using scenario-based models
Evaluate control effectiveness and compensating controls; provide risk-based recommendations
Support and contribute to the design and improvement of the cyber risk management program and associated processes
Required Education
Option 1: Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience in this capacity
Option 2: No degree with a minimum of 7 years of experience in this capacity
Location: Irving, TX,
Position type: W2 contract
Required Certification: CISSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC
Required Skills
5 years in cyber risk, IT risk, or information security risk (consulting or Big 4 experience preferred)
Strong communication and presentation skills with ability to engage senior leadership
Ability to translate technical concepts into business risk language
Experience managing risk registers and tracking remediation activities
Technical understanding of systems, controls, and risk scenarios
Proactive, organized, and able to anticipate stakeholder needs
Experience contributing to risk program design or process improvement
Nice-to-Have Skills
Qualitative risk analysis methodologies in cybersecurity or IT environments
FAIR (Factor Analysis of Information Risk)
ISO 27001, NIST, or similar frameworks
ServiceNow IRM or similar GRC platforms
Job Description
Facilitate risk acceptance and awareness discussions with senior leadership; translate technical risks into business terms
Develop executive-ready presentations and proactively anticipate leadership questions and data needs
Maintain and track the cyber risk register, including follow-up on remediation actions and acceptance decisions
Perform qualitative risk analysis (likelihood and impact) using scenario-based models
Evaluate control effectiveness and compensating controls; provide risk-based recommendations
Support and contribute to the design and improvement of the cyber risk management program and associated processes
Required Education
Option 1: Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience in this capacity
Option 2: No degree with a minimum of 7 years of experience in this capacity
Salary : $50