Information Security Consultant
Tampa, Florida, United States - Remote
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Paragon Cyber Solutions
Tampa Florida based Cybersecurity company providing expertise to help startups, commercial companies, and government agencies protect their business operations to reduce their risk of cyber attacks.Note: This is a part-time contract (1099) position to be worked on a project basis to start. There may be potential to convert to a full-time employee in the future, based on performance and contribution.
Are you a hardworking, experienced, and driven Information Security Consultant seeking an opportunity to join a team of trusted advisors and technical leaders?
We are a minority, woman, veteran-owned, Tampa FL based company specializing in information security and assurance. We help government agencies, tech startups, and commercial companies protect the integrity of their business operations through customized cybersecurity and risk management solutions. We are seeking some experienced, driven, and hard-working information security consultants to join our team.
Our ideal consultants will have years of experience working directly with clients to develop information security policies, procedures, and processes - as well as conducting security risk assessments under multiple frameworks.
Must be able to work independently, deliver high quality work within deadlines, and communicate directly with our clients.
Responsibilities
- Write in-depth information security policies and procedures for Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) requirements (e.g. NIST RMF, CSF, DFARS, CMMC, ISO 27001).
- Assist clients with establishing a plan of action for the remediation of organization-wide weaknesses.
- Conduct security assessments, write, and execute strategic plans to address gaps and identified vulnerabilities in order to reduce risks.
- Effectively manage client projects without supervision or oversight to include client phone calls and meetings, as required.
- Deliver high quality work within reasonable turnaround time.
- Demonstrated problem solving skills.
- Strong communication skills.
- Mentoring junior level cybersecurity staff.
Requirements
Mandatory Experience:
- Minimum 3-5 years of working experience in an information security role.
- Full life cycle information security project support (start to finish).
- Ability to write complete information security policies and procedures.
- Experienced with conducting security risk assessments and gap analysis.
Preferred Experience:
- Development of System Security Plans (SSPs) and Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&Ms).
- Familiarity with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC).
- Minimum 1 year of project management experience.
- Industry certification preferred (e.g. CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CISA)
- Some college preferred, not required
Location:
- Remote during COVID-19 (Tampa, FL area preferred)
Tags: CISA CISSP CMMC Compliance CompTIA DFARS Governance ISO 27001 NIST Risk assessment Risk management Security assessment System Security Plan Vulnerabilities
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