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Cyber Security & Risk Strategy Consultant

Deloitte
Chicago, IL, USAHybridSoftware EngineeringEntry-Level$82,600 - $162,800Posted: 5 days ago
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About the role

Position Summary

Cyber Security & Risk Strategy Consultant

Our Deloitte Cyber team understands the unique challenges and opportunities businesses face in cybersecurity. Join our team to deliver powerful solutions to help our clients navigate the ever-changing threat landscape. Through powerful solutions and managed services that simplify complexity, we enable our clients to operate with resilience, grow with confidence, and proactively manage to secure success.

Recruiting for this role ends on 05/31/2027.

Work you'll do

As a Consultant, Strategy, Growth & Transformation on the Cyber Strategy team, you will be responsible for…

Supporting cyber strategy engagements across multiple service types, including cyber risk and maturity assessments, target operating model design, and technology risk initiatives

Providing PMO support for cyber and technology programs, including tracking milestones, maintaining RAID logs (risks, actions, issues, decisions), and coordinating cross-functional workstreams

Assisting with the development of methods, templates, and deliverables that support cyber strategy, assessment, and transformation services

Assessing client cyber and information technology environments, including infrastructure, databases, applications, workflows, and business processes

Supporting the design of target operating models, including organizational structure, governance, roles and responsibilities, and process design for cyber and technology functions

Collaborating with client stakeholders and cross-functional Deloitte teams to support assessment, operating model, and transformation engagements

Delivering project work through research, analysis, documentation, recommendations, and implementation support across domestic and global engagements

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team

Effective written and verbal communication skills

Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product

Ability to build and sustain professional relationships

Ability to lead projects or workstreams

Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor

Ability to meet deadlines

Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The team

Our Cyber Strategy & Transformation offering develops and transforms cyber programs in line with a client's strategic objectives, regulatory requirements, and risk appetite. It keeps the enterprise a step ahead of the evolving threat landscape and gives stakeholders confidence in the organization's cyber posture. Includes design of the cyber organization, governance, and risk assessments.

Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor’s degree

2+ years of experience in cyber security, information security, or technology risk

2+ years of experience in consulting, global system integrators, or large enterprise project teams

Experience in one or more of the following: cyber risk or maturity assessments, operating model design, or program/project management for cyber or technology initiatives

Experience with cyber assessments or security frameworks, including National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF), NIST Special Publication 800-53, or ISO 27001

Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.

Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

Preferred:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Risk Management, Engineering, or a similar field

Professional certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), ITIL, Project Management Professional (PMP), or Certified in Privacy Information Management (CIPM)

Experience in banking and finance, aviation, transportation, property development, or pharmaceuticals

Experience with Cyber Mergers and Acquisitions diligence, sign to close, carveouts and Integrations expertise and support

Experience with governance, risk, and compliance tools, identity and access management solutions, security information and event management platforms, or data loss prevention solutions

Experience with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure and their security practices

Experience collaborating with finance, human resources, information technology, and other business workstreams during assessment, operating model, or transformation initiatives

Experience supporting PMO functions, including program governance, status reporting, and stakeholder management

Experience designing or implementing target operating models, including organizational design and process reengineering

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.

At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $82,600 to $162,800.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Deloitte is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the recruiting process, please direct your inquiries to the Global Call Center (GCC) at USTalentCICInbox@deloitte.com.

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Qualified applicants with criminal histories, including arrest or conviction records, will be considered for employment in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, City of Los Angeles’s Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. See notices of various fair chance hiring and ban-the-box laws where available. Fair Chance Hiring and Ban-the-Box Notices | Deloitte US Careers

Requisition code: 366768

Minimum requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years in cybersecurity, information security, or technology risk
  • 2+ years consulting or large enterprise project experience with cyber risk assessments, operating model design, or program management
  • Knowledge of cyber frameworks like NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, or ISO 27001 and ability to travel 50%

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