Consultant, SOC Assessment Full Time NEW

About Coalfire

Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients’ hardest 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, Illinois 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.

Position Summary

As a Consultant you will work as part of a team assessing the security and compliance of client firms against regulatory and industry requirements and standards, and against security best practice frameworks. This role will have a strong understanding of framework requirements, perform audit/assessments, and develop reports for clients. You will work closely with Project Managers, Directors and other Delivery team members to effectively manage project timelines and deliverables.

This team focuses on assessments for hyperscale cloud providers, and has a particular expertise in SOC 1, SOC 2, C5, and DSA assessments.  This role will evaluate the design and effectiveness of technology controls throughout the business cycle and will help identify performance improvement opportunities.

This position is a remote position that must be located in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, and/or Northern Ireland).  Coalfire has an office in Manchester, UK so there is opportunity to work in the office in a hybrid capacity if preferred.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct audits/assessments including audit plan preparation, review of documentation and evidence, evaluation of procedures, and client interviews.
• Assess client provided documentation for compliance with a variety of standards.
• Prepare and review assessment reports.
• Educate and interpret compliance activities for clients
• Manage priorities and tasks to achieve delivery utilization targets.
• Ensures quality products and services are delivered on time per Coalfire quality standards.
• Continuous professional development in maintaining industry specific certifications. Maintains strong depth of knowledge in the practice area.
• Collaborates with project managers, quality management and/or other delivery team members to drive customer satisfaction and meet project deliverables.
• Establish and maintain positive collaborative relationships with clients and stakeholders
• Identifies upsell and cross sell opportunities and escalates to leadership team
• Evaluate the design and effectiveness of technology controls throughout the business cycle
• Travel up to 15% possible

What You’ll Bring

• 2+ years of experience as an IT Consultant, IT auditor, Business Analyst, or similar role
• Knowledge of Audit procedures and IT security especially as it relates to SOC 1 and SOC 2
• Experience with SOC 1 and SOC 2 security audits/assessment with some experience in additional regulatory frameworks
• Experience and demonstrated ability to independently research a technical topic and develop logical testing approaches
• Strong personal initiative to appropriately manage time and meet deadlines
• Strong Consulting skills; ability to advise and challenge the status quo while building strong relationships
• Ability to build high-trust relationship and credibility quickly
• High attention to detail
• Ability to facilitate meetings to small or large groups
• Diplomatic and broad minded

Bonus Points

• Information Security, Technical Audit, or Cloud Technology Certifications desired
• Bachelor’s degree

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.