Responsibilities:
The review will cover the following:

• Risks, Controls, and Test Steps (RAM) benchmarking – whether RAMs appear to be comprehensive, capturing material risks, controls, and testing steps.

For the audits to be sampled:

• Scoping: review the controls and testing steps in the audit workpapers to determine whether the controls appear to sufficiently address the risks within the identified audit scope.
• Issue Dimensioning: review the rationale of the issues identified and appropriateness of the dimensioning/severity rating
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold the firm’s respectful and courteous work environment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, information technology, or a related field
• Proven experience as a Cyber Consultant, Cybersecurity Analyst, or similar role
• Strong expertise in the Infrastructure Platforms and Cloud space, including extensive audit experience on Cloud environment (AWS and Azure); mainframe technologies and perimeter security to perform quality assurance reviews on a sample of audits.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, frameworks, and best practices
• Familiarity with industry regulations and compliance standards (for example, GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001)
• Experience with cybersecurity tools and technologies, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and SIEM
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risks and propose effective solutions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex cybersecurity concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Financial Services Industry experience is requires

Note: This is a part time position - 5-10 hours per week.

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Pay Rate Range

50 - 108 USD hourly