Cybersecurity Consultant

Cybersecurity Consultant

Irving, TX, USA (Onsite)

Rate:$54/hr-W2

Must have Skills/Attributes

Cybersecurity, Risk Management, ServiceNow

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



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