Principal Consultant - Modern Workplace (Secure Modern Endpoint) - (Remote, USA)

At Optiv, we’re on a mission to help our clients make their businesses more secure. We’re one of the fastest-growing companies in a truly essential industry. Join us.
The Principal Consultant plays a pivotal role in problem definition, discovery, and architecture of overall solutions in client environments. This role will perform consulting services either individually or as part of a larger team within the Modern Workplace concept. The Principal Consultant will provide technical mentorship and guidance to more junior team members, as well as building technical relationships with our customers and partners by providing architecture, implementation, and operational support. They take a technical leadership role, and work with vendors and practice leadership to define how specific services are scoped and delivered. They provide exceptional services and support to strategic clients, setting the bar for others to aspire to.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with customers to help them articulate their business requirements and how those requirements translate into security features and functionality
• Architect solutions to ensure that the customer's requirements are met
• Can handle difficult questions and consistently wins support from client audiences
• Can modify and change methodologies as required
• Broad awareness of the security / technology space as a whole
• Recognized expert across multiple solution areas
• Able to present to large groups, and speaks as an authority
• Provide mentorship to other technical staff members
• Provide technical assistance in scoping and other pre-sales activities
• Take technical leadership on complex client projects; oversee and guide work performed by other technical staff members
• Work with vendors and practice leadership to define how specific services are scoped and delivered

Education and Skills Requirements:

• 4+ years of enterprise information technology security consulting 
• Demonstrated technical architecture experience with one or more ecosystems leveraged within a Modern Workplace (e.g. Microsoft 365, VMware Workspace ONE, VMware Carbon Black, CrowdStrike, Sentinel One, etc)
• Highly experienced with multiple security concepts and methods such as vulnerability assessments, data classification, privacy assessments, incident response, security policy creation, enterprise security strategies, architectures and governance, and general endpoint management.
• Ability to lead holistic conversations with an understanding of how decisions broadly impact an organization
• Expert knowledge around networking (TCP/IP, OSI model), operating system fundamentals (Windows, Linux), and security technologies
• Experience with cloud-based service architecture (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance issues affecting clients related, such as NIST, CMMC, HIPPA, PCI, etc.
• Strong understanding of various security frameworks and/or methodologies (e.g. MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, etc)
• Experience with the following technologies is highly desirable, but not required: Amazon Web Services (AWS) WorkSpaces, Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, VMware Horizon
• Experience representing technical viewpoints to diverse audiences and in making timely and prudent technical risk decisions.
• Strong written and presentational skills; ability to clearly communicate complex messages to a variety of audiences
• Experience with enterprise architecture and working as part of a cross-functional team to implement solutions
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction; self-starter/self-motivated
• Technical writing experience desired
• Willingness to travel to meet client needs (up to 10-30%)
• Valid driver's license in the US and a valid passport required
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With Optiv you can expect:• A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Affinity groups including, Black Employee Network, Disabled Employee Network, Latino Employee Network, Optiv Pride (LGBTQIA+), Veterans Support Network, and Women's Network.• Work/life balance. We offer “Recharge” a flexible, time-off program that encourages eligible employees to take the time they need to recharge • Professional training resources, including tuition reimbursement• Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects• Volunteer Opportunities. “Optiv Chips In” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities. • The ability and technology necessary to productively work remote/from home (where applicable)
If you are seeking a culture that supports growth, fosters success, and moves the industry forward, find your place at Optiv! As a market-leading provider of cyber security solutions, Optiv has the most comprehensive ecosystem of security products and partners to deliver unparalleled services. Our rich and successful history with our clients is based on trust, serving more than 12,000 clients of varying sizes and industries, including commercial, government, and education. We have the proven expertise to plan, build, and run successful security programs across Risk Management, Cyber Digital Transformation, Threat Management, Security Operations - Managed Services, and Identity and Data Management.

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