Security Engineer - Cyber Consulting

This position may be based in Chicago, Houston, or Washington DC.
This role will work with a team of cyber security consultants to help assess and test various controls within our clients’ network to evaluate and determine compliance with the company’s security requirements.
The successful candidate will have a strong background in security engineering and/or penetration testing. The candidate will be able to work independently and can work well under ambiguous circumstances.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Creating, updating, and maintaining threat models for a wide variety of software projects
Perform technical security assessments, code audits and design reviews.
Develop technical solutions to help mitigate security vulnerabilities.
Conduct assessments to identify current and new attack vectors against client products and services.
Help run our pen-testing and offensive security exercises as well as our bug bounty program.
Independently solve security problems that require novel methods or approaches
Influence your team’s and partners’ process, priorities, and choices to improve outcomes
Requirements
Requirements:
BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
Experience with at least three of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, penetration testing, cloud security, mobile security, and network security.
Knowledge and understanding of security engineering, system and network security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, or application security.
Experience reading and writing in at least one programming language, preferably Linux.
Preferred Qualifications
You demonstrate excellent judgement in assessing and prioritizing technical risk.
You have a strong application security background with a focus on scalable solutions.
You have experience building and securing complex AWS architecture.
You have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
You effectively negotiate priorities across teams to achieve challenging goals and security debt reduction.
You have experience creating processes that drive consistent security outcomes.
Certifications from one of the following organizations: GIAC, CompTIA, (ISC)2, EC-Council, OSCP, etc.
Benefits
Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasize the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
Medical Benefits, Prescription Benefits, FSA, Dental Benefits, Vision Benefits, Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Disability Benefits, Voluntary Benefits, 401 (K) Retirement, Nationwide Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.