Senior Data Security Consultant - Heartland region (Remote)

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

The Sr Data Security Consultant will help lead Data Security efforts, discussions, and new business within the Heartland accounts by providing guidance, recommendations, and services delivery.  The Sr Data Security Consultant will be instrumental in helping the engineering team design offerings for the various prospects and customers throughout the region.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Delivering data security professional services in an enterprise level and consultative role
• Ability to lead a portfolio of large complex projects, delegating tasks across multiple engineering resources and teams without oversight
• Proactively works to mature the practice, including improving existing offerings, creating new offerings, and mentoring team members
• Author comprehensive business and technical collateral to support the practice that is proficiently tailored to both technical and managerial audiences
• Provide Sales Enablement to Heartland Team as new offerings and capabilities are developed within the Data Security space.
• A good listener to work with clients to understand issues/gaps in their data security programs and works alongside them to provide solutions.
• Excellent soft skills with the ability to articulate complex technical content to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proactively work to help mature the business, including improving existing offerings and creating new offerings.
• Proactively research and engage emerging vendors and technologies to understand how they may be used to solve our clients challenges.
• Author comprehensive business and technical collateral to support the business that is proficiently tailored to both technical and managerial audiences
• Learn, understand and position GuidePoint’s Information Assurance Service Offerings.
• Position may require 15% travel within the GuidePoint Heartland region (NE, CO, KS, MO, NM, OK, AR, TX, LA)
• Expectations for this role is 70% Delivery and 30% Pre Sales

Required Experience

• Minimum 5 years in an enterprise level security consultative, vendor, or operational role building and assessing Information Security architectures and programs
• Prior experience in a Client facing Presales or consultative role
• Deep proficiency in multiple Data Security technologies; Data Discovery, Data Access Governance, Data Security Posture Management, Data Loss Prevention
• Experience building programs on the client side across various security principles
• Expertise architecting and designing enterprise scale security solutions

Educational & Professional Credentials 

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
• Previous consulting experience is strongly preferred
• Industry Certifications from ISC2, SANS GIAC, etc…
• Data Security Technical Certifications

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Why GuidePoint?

GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 900 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 3,500 customers.

Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company’s success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.  

This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.

Some added perks….

• Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
• 100% employer-paid medical premiums (employee only $0 deductible and HSA plans) along with 75% employer-paid family contributions
• 100% employer-paid dental premiums (employee only) along with 75% employer-paid family contributions
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
• Pet Benefit Option