Cyber Cloud Security Lead - Integrated Cloud Consulting (Location Flexible)

RSM•Chicago, IL

5h•$134,000 - $269,000•Remote

About The Position

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There’s no one like you and that’s why there’s nowhere like RSM. In order to address the most critical needs of our clients, RSM US LLP established the Cyber Consulting practice , comprised of more than 300 professionals dedicated exclusively to serving the cybersecurity needs of our clients. This group includes experienced consultants located throughout the globe dedicated to helping clients with preventing , detecting, responding and recovering to security threats that may affect their critical systems and data. We serve a diverse client base within a variety of industries and are focused on meeting our clients where they need us most across a variety of security and risk domains - h elping them realize their stated outcomes through our cyber advisory, assessment, implementation and managed solutions. We are seeking an individual with both broad and deep cloud implementation and migration experience with a focus on securing complex multi-cloud and hybrid environments to join our team and lead the continued growth of our cloud security practice serving RSM clients in a variety of industries and geographic locations. The s uccessful candidate will have solid working knowledge of cloud security leading practices, understanding of cloud architecture models, leading vendor products and solutions, cloud technology trends and innovation a s well as experience leveraging this knowledge to benefit global organizations . The candidate will also possess strong leadership traits and exhibit a proven track record of developing , launching and operating complex cloud se curity practices. This individual will ultimately be responsible for the long-term vision of the cloud security practice, including the focus on developing and expanding the portfolio of solutions that are available to clients. As a leader supporting the Cyber practice, the success ful candidate is responsible for developing strong working relationships with clients built on understanding their businesses , the challenges they face and the outcomes they are looking to achieve. The selected candidate will identify , pursue and close new opportunities with both existing and new clients and will provide subject matter knowledge to support the efforts of the broader consulting practice . Th is individual will also work across multiple client account teams within a wide variety of industries. The candidate is responsible to lead multiple team engagements simultaneously, including several threads of complex implementation and migration engagements . In addition, this individual will be responsible for leading a global team of cloud security specialists, developing go to market solutions , working with industry leading cloud providers and technology vendors, and championing the cloud security practice throughout the Firm. Successful candidates typically have 10+ years of experience in the following areas : Developing the strategy and setting direction for the practice to drive a global team of consultants serving a diverse client base Identifying and building cloud based solutions to drive growth in project-based and managed services Confidently s peaking with knowledgeable clients on the topic of cloud strategy, architecture, workload migration planning and common security practices such as landing zones Eminence building in the cloud industry through frequent publishing and speaking on relevant topics Managing relationships with major cloud platform providers – AWS, Azure, GCP – including working with partner representatives, maintaining executive level relationships and cultivating sales channels Understanding the financial, human resources and operational responsibilities of operating a global consultant practice Recruiting top cloud security talent through your network and eminence activities Identifying , helping qualify, pursue and win client engagements in cloud s ecurity including, but not limited to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and other common Cloud IaaS and SaaS solutio ns ( e.g. Alibaba, DigitalOcean ) Providing cloud s ecurity subject matter knowledge on client engagements to assist with developing cloud s ecurity strategies and roadmap, architecture, leading practice s and operational effectiveness Acting as a subject matter specialist for cloud s ecurity including, but not limited to identity and access management, network security, data encryption (in motion/at rest), API gateway security, infrastructure hardening and security, change management and change control, insi der threat, monitoring/alerting Provid ing leading practices in c loud security operations, inciden t response, business resiliency Understanding common c loud deployment models (private, public, hybrid) including pl atform types (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS) Fluency in cloud s ecurity leading practices (CSA best practices guide, AWS Security Best Practices, Google Best Practices for En terprise Organizations, others) Executing solution delivery engagements for both small and large c loud environments Design ing , architect ing , implement ing and support ing simple to complex enterprise c loud solutions for a variety of business use cases and requirements. Guid ing and mentor ing cli ents through the entire process

Requirements

Bachelor's d egree or graduate degree and 1 0 + years of related work experience
Hig h p roficiency with popular c loud technologies (A WS, GCP, A zure)
High p roficiency with the tools and techniques for securing multi-cloud and hybrid environments
Knowledg e and proficiency with popular c loud security services (VPC, RDS, IAM, WAF, IDS/IPS, AS3, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Inspector, Config, etc.)
Experience w ith private, public and hybrid c loud deployments
Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally
Ability to interact effectively with internal and external resources at all organizational levels
Excellent project management, organization, and follow-up skills
Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Must be a team player; able to work in virtual teams and independently
Willingness and ability to travel globally
Strong financial and business acumen, and ability to speak about technology in the language of business
Curiosity about business and technology ; motivated with a desire to learn

Nice To Haves

Experience with the following platforms is preferred : Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Computing Services, Google Cloud Platform GCP, Microsoft Azure, Alibaba Cloud Cloudflare, Akamai, Imperva, Fastly C loud access service brokers such as Netskope, ZScaler , McAfee, Forcepoint Containers (Kubernetes, Docker) and security leading practices

Responsibilities

Developing the strategy and setting direction for the practice to drive a global team of consultants serving a diverse client base
Identifying and building cloud based solutions to drive growth in project-based and managed services
Confidently s peaking with knowledgeable clients on the topic of cloud strategy, architecture, workload migration planning and common security practices such as landing zones
Eminence building in the cloud industry through frequent publishing and speaking on relevant topics
Managing relationships with major cloud platform providers – AWS, Azure, GCP – including working with partner representatives, maintaining executive level relationships and cultivating sales channels
Understanding the financial, human resources and operational responsibilities of operating a global consultant practice
Recruiting top cloud security talent through your network and eminence activities
Identifying , helping qualify, pursue and win client engagements in cloud s ecurity including, but not limited to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and other common Cloud IaaS and SaaS solutio ns ( e.g. Alibaba, DigitalOcean )
Providing cloud s ecurity subject matter knowledge on client engagements to assist with developing cloud s ecurity strategies and roadmap, architecture, leading practice s and operational effectiveness
Acting as a subject matter specialist for cloud s ecurity including, but not limited to identity and access management, network security, data encryption (in motion/at rest), API gateway security, infrastructure hardening and security, change management and change control, insi der threat, monitoring/alerting
Provid ing leading practices in c loud security operations, inciden t response, business resiliency
Understanding common c loud deployment models (private, public, hybrid) including pl atform types (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS)
Fluency in cloud s ecurity leading practices (CSA best practices guide, AWS Security Best Practices, Google Best Practices for En terprise Organizations, others)
Executing solution delivery engagements for both small and large c loud environments
Design ing , architect ing , implement ing and support ing simple to complex enterprise c loud solutions for a variety of business use cases and requirements.
Guid ing and mentor ing cli ents through the entire process

Benefits

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people.
We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients.
Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits .
Individuals selected for this role will be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance.

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