Senior FedRAMP Cloud Consultant

Coalfire

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients’ toughest cybersecurity challenges. We work at the cutting edge of technology to advise, assess, automate, and ultimately help companies navigate the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. We are headquartered in Chicago, IL with offices across the U.S. and U.K., and we support clients around the world. But that’s not who we are – that’s just what we do. We are thought leaders, consultants, and cybersecurity experts, but above all else, we are a team of passionate problem-solvers who are hungry to learn, grow, and make a difference. And we’re growing fast. We’re looking for a self-starter Senior Consultant to join our FedRAMP Assessment team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (four-year college or university) in IT or business, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Five to ten (5-10) years of experience as a consultant within professional IT services
• Must hold one of the following certifications: CISSP, CISA, CISM, CCSP, CFR, CCISO, GCED, GCIH, GSLC
• Deep experience with government compliance, including FISMA, FedRAMP, and DoD RMF
• Strong knowledge of NIST Special Publications 800-30, 800-37, 800-53, 800-171
• Experience with every step within the delivery of Certification and Accreditation (C&A) / Assessment and Authorization (A&A) packages that have obtained and maintained full authorization to operate (ATO)
• Experience with virtualization or cloud technologies
• Familiarity with statutes and regulations across multiple industries relevant to IT (e.g. SOX 404, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GLB, Patriot Act)
• Demonstrated knowledge of AWS, Asure and GCP cloud offerings is required
• Knowledge of information security related solutions, tools, and utilities
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Willing to travel up to 20%

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Protected B framework is a plus
• Familiarity with the DOD CMMC process is a plus
• Hold Cloud Security focused certifications (AWS, Azure, CCSK, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Provides advice to customers on issues affecting the scope of work in a manner that provides additional value
• Develop documentation and author recommendations associate with your findings on how to improve the customer’s security posture in accordance with appropriate controls
• Leads audits/assessments including audit plan preparation, review of documentation and evidence, evaluation of procedures, and client interviews.
• Maintains strong depth of knowledge in one or more cybersecurity frameworks.
• Prepare, review and approve assessment reports.
• Manage priorities, tasks and hours on projects in conjunction with the project manager to achieve delivery utilization targets.
• Ensures quality products and services are delivered on time.
• Escalates client and project issues to management in a timely manner to inform and engage the necessary resources to address the issue
• Provide mentorship to team members in areas of audit, assessment, technical review and writing.
• Interfaces with clients through entire engagement, interacting with all levels of client organizations
• Establish and maintain positive collaborative relationships with clients and stakeholders
• Continuous professional development in maintaining industry specific certifications. Maintains strong depth of knowledge in the practice area.
• Collaborates with project managers, quality management, sales and other delivery team members to drive customer satisfaction and meet project deliverables.
• Establishes account relationships and identifies upsell and cross sell opportunities and escalates to sales.
• Draft audit programs that sufficiently address both the required objectives of the regulatory body and the complexity of the client environment
• Leads interview and inquiry walkthroughs with clients to determine the conformity of environments against stated requirements
• Assess security vulnerabilities against the appropriate security frameworks
• Pursues and corroborates conclusions derived from inquiry procedures with client while ensuring diligent interview notes are captured
• Offline and remote evidence inspection of client provided documentation; appropriately mark artifacts requiring follow-up or additional clarification
• Educate and interpret compliance activities for clients
• Understands how to apply quality standards and adheres to a minimum benchmark for quality assurance throughout the documentation of each work product or deliverable

Benefits

• paid parental leave
• flexible time off
• certification and training reimbursement
• digital mental health and wellbeing support membership
• comprehensive insurance options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees