GRC Cybersecurity Analyst

As a GRC Cybersecurity Analyst (CA), you will play a pivotal role securing our clients’ infrastructure, data and software. Beyond helping our clients, you will also make a huge impact and help society as a whole by contributing to our fast moving, passionate efforts to smartly improve and promote cybersecurity best practices.Fractional CISO is not a typical cybersecurity consulting firm. Instead of technical support, we focus on delivering the best possible cybersecurity advice to our client’s leadership teams. Our typical clients are medium sized tech firms with significant cybersecurity needs, but they’re not quite large enough yet to hire a full-time “C-level” senior security leader, like a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). We fill that gap with our “fractional” CISO consulting services and help guide our clients on their cybersecurity improvement programs.In this position, you will work as a team with a vCISO to provide cybersecurity leadership in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) directly to our clients. You will work with a wide range of companies across many industries to develop and deliver the components of a good cybersecurity management program, including:Leading Internal Cybersecurity Audits to ensure our clients’ operational environments stay compliant and secure.Planning and running tabletop training exercises to help our clients’ employees practice how they will respond to a cybersecurity incident.Performing quantitative Risk Assessments for clients so they can understand where to make smart investments in their cybersecurity.Responding to security questionnaires from our clients’ customers so they can grow their businesses.Writing cybersecurity policy documents to build up our clients’ cybersecurity programs.Assisting with evidence collection to help our clients prepare for external compliance audits.Providing advice and guidance to clients on a wide range of cybersecurity topics.Project managing client accounts to keep them on trackContributing to service development program to improve our client deliverablesThe right candidate for this position will possess all of these traits:2 or more years of experience as a SOC analyst, developer, incident response remediator, technical auditor, IT administrator with security responsibilities or similar technical roleA passion about solving clients’ security challengesHigh personal and professional ethical standardsExperience managing internal projects and initiativesWell-developed technical writing skillsIn addition, highly qualified candidates will likely possess technical experience in one of these areas:Security Operations (SOC)Security Compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, etc.)Secure Software Development Lifecycle (S-SDLC) practicesNetwork or firewall administrationAnd have one or more of these experiences:Knowledge of security operations tools, systems, and practices (SIEM, WAF, vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, system hardening, MFA, SSO, etc.)Able to explain at a high level how the Internet and websites functionFamiliar with core networking concepts, protocols, and common servicesUnderstanding of encryption concepts and SSL/TLS certificatesGeneral scripting or coding experienceCybersecurity certifications (SSCP, CompTIA Security+, etc.)Experience with any security frameworks (NIST CSF, CIS, COBIT, etc.)A degree in Cybersecurity or a related field.While we value candidates with operational experience, this role is not the same as a Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst! This job does not focus on routine security tasks like monitoring logs, responding to security alerts, patching systems, or running vulnerability scans. If you have experience as a SOC analyst but are looking for a new challenge that will advance your career towards thoughtful cybersecurity leadership, this may be a great position for you!We are committed to providing guidance and support to the right GRC Cybersecurity Analyst candidate so they can accelerate their cybersecurity career. What we ask in return is that the candidate bring a passion for cybersecurity, a strong work ethic, and demonstrated excellence in their prior positions and coursework. We value diversity and believe that qualified candidates are just as likely to come from non-traditional work or educational backgrounds.Note: We genuinely appreciate it when candidates take the time to write a brief cover letter that explains their interest in the position and what attracted them to Fractional CISO!Fractional CISO enables client sales, reduces its risk and helps them comply with cybersecurity standards by providing expert cybersecurity advice. Our CISO as a Service

offering delivers flexible cybersecurity leadership tailored to the needs of each client organization.Our employees follow the standard Code of

Ethics as defined by the (ISC)2.Our office is conveniently located next door to the Riverside T stop on the Green Line in Newton, MA. We have easy highway access to I-90 and I-95.Our office is conveniently located next door to the Riverside T stop on the Green Line in Newton, MA. It is near the I-95 / I-90 exchange. This is a hybrid position with at least 3 days in our Newton office.How to Apply for the GRC Cybersecurity Analyst Position:

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