Network & Data Security Consultant

Job Title: Technical Security Consultant – Network & Data Security (Resilient Design and Recovery Operations)

Location : Plano, TX (Hybrid Onsite -2-3 Days Onsite Per Week)

Duration : 12 Months Contract

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Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Technical Security Consultant specializing in Network Security, Data Security, Resilient Architecture, and Recovery Operations to support enterprise cybersecurity and business resilience initiatives across hybrid IT environments

.
The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in designing secure and resilient infrastructure architectures, implementing cybersecurity controls, supporting disaster recovery and cyber recovery strategies, and advising customers on operational resilience against evolving cyber threats. This role requires strong technical consulting capabilities combined with hands-on experience in enterprise security operations, network protection, data security, and recovery plannin

g.
The consultant will work closely with infrastructure teams, security operations, cloud architects, and business stakeholders to ensure secure-by-design and recoverable enterprise environments across on-premise data centers and cloud platfor

ms.
Key Responsibili

ties
Security Architecture & Resilient D

• esignDesign and implement secure and resilient enterprise network and infrastructure architect

• ures.
  Develop cybersecurity strategies supporting high availability, business continuity, disaster recovery, and cyber recovery objec

• tives.
  Integrate security controls into hybrid infrastructure environments sp

• anning:
  On-premise data

• centers
  Priv

• ate cloud
  Public cloud platforms (AWS, A

• zure, GCP)
  Define secure segmentation, isolation, and containment strategies for critical systems and sensitive

• workloads.
  Support Zero Trust and defense-in-depth architecture

initiatives.

Network Securi

• ty EngineeringDesign, deploy, and optimize network security technolog

• ies including:
  Next-gener

• ation f

• irewalls
  IDS/IPS
  Se

• cure web gateways
  Network ac

• cess control (NAC)
  VPN and remo

• te access solut

• ions
  DDoS protection
  Micro-segm

• entation technologies
  Support secure connectivity between enterprise, cloud, and thi

• rd-party environments.
  Review and enhance network security posture an

d compliance alignment.

Data

• Security & Protection
  Design and implement enterprise data protection and d

• ata resilience strategies.
  Support technologi

• es and controls

• related to:
  D

• ata encryption
  Key managem

• ent
  Data loss pre

• vention (DLP)
  Immutable bac

• kups
  Secure backup ar

• chitectures
  Ransomware protection
• 
  Data classification and retentionEnsure secure recovery processes for crit

ical applications and data assets.

Recove

• ry Operations & Cyber ResilienceDevelop and support disaster recovery (DR), business continuity

• (BC), and cyber recovery frameworks.
  Conduct recovery planning, tablet

• op exercises, and resilience testing.
  Support incident response

• and post-incident recovery activities.
  Define recovery point objectives (RPO) and recovery time objectives (R

• TO) aligned with business requirements.
  Assist organizations in building operational resilien

ce against ransomware and cyber a

• ttacks.
  
  Risk, Compliance & GovernanceConduct security assessments, ri

• sk analysis, and gap remediation planning.

• 
  Support

• compliance initiatives relat

• ed to:
  ISO 2

• 7001

• 
  NIST C

• ybers

• ecurity Framework
  CIS Controls
  GDPR
  PCI-DSS
  SOC 2
  Develop securit

y policies, standards, and operation

• al procedures.
  
  Consulting & Customer EngagementEngage with customers to understa

• nd business, operational, and security requirements.
  Deliver security worksh

• ops, architecture reviews, and technical assessments.
  P

• roduce high-quality technical do

• cumentation including:
  High

• -level and low-leve

• l designs
  Security a

• ssessment reports
  Recovery procedures
  Operational runbooks
  Provide technical leadership

during implementations,

• migrations, and recovery exercises.
  
  Required Qualifications
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer

• Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
  7 years of experience in enterprise cyberse

• curity, network security, or infrastructure security consulting.
  Strong understandi

• ng of enterprise security architecture and resilience principles.
  Hands-on experience with securit

• y technologies across network, cloud, and data protection domains.
  Experience supporting disast

• er recovery, cyber recovery, or operational resilience initiatives.
  Strong knowledge of mode