Third Party Risk Senior Consultant

Crowe•Indianapolis, IN

1d•Remote

About The Position

The position will be primarily responsible for assessing the information security posture of key clients’ third parties and coordinating the overall execution and delivery of assessments. The position will work within a Crowe team at a client or third party site and be responsible for leading the effort to identify key risks and information security gaps. Projects would be performed through interacting with the client’s IS and Business Unit leadership, as well as the client’s vendors, service providers, and partners.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree
Information Technology and/or Cybersecurity background and/or experience, including 2-4 years IT experience with network, platform, and/or application technology
Willingness to obtain the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or Certified Third Party Risk Assessor (CTPRA) designations
Knowledge of security areas such as auditing, policy, database security, firewall design and implementation, risk analysis, identity management, access management, or web
Working knowledge of at least one compliance framework, such as SOC2, ISO 27001, NIST, HIPAA
Experience managing multiple projects, in a fast-paced environment
Proven ability to learn new technologies and systems, especially through independent research and self-study
Ability to communicate technical information verbally and through written documentation
Ability to manage project schedules and client expectations
Ability to travel domestically an average of 20%-50% per year

Nice To Haves

Bachelors and/or advanced degree with a concentration in: Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Computer Science, or Management Information Systems
Any experience working with or assessing third party vendors is preferred but not required
IT experience at a leading industry public company. This might include either IT auditing or being a member of an IT or Cybersecurity team
Experience with Archer, Process Unity, ServiceNow or other GRC/VRM tools
Experience with security ratings platforms
Bilingual
Open to remote

Responsibilities

Conducting Third Party Risk Assessments by evaluating third party questionnaire responses, performing control validation, and assessment of documentation per established procedures and standards
Performing site visits to third-party facilities
Evaluating the effectiveness of security controls for compliance with applicable policies, security laws, and regulations
Assessing cloud technologies such as Software as a Service (SaaS) hosted applications, Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service deployments (IaaS)
Documenting information security risk and compliance findings and recommendations for remediation
Perform quality assurance and review of assessments performed by other team members
Delivering high quality, thorough reports
Coordinating the schedules and assessments for key third party clients and overseeing all key deliverables