Strategic Advisory Services Principal Consultant (Remote)

Role overview

Help organizations strengthen cybersecurity and incident response before a breach occurs. As a consultant on strategic advisory engagements, you will assess security programs, develop practical improvement plans, and support engagement leaders with analysis, delivery, and clear reporting. The work spans different industries and involves both technical and organizational security challenges.

Responsibilities - Contribute to complex advisory projects, working with client management and engagement leaders to deliver agreed work on schedule. - Assess cybersecurity and incident response capabilities, then help shape plans to improve organizational readiness. - Create realistic scenarios that let customers exercise their response processes and capabilities. - Prepare written findings, recommendations, reports, and presentations for client leaders. - Track emerging cybersecurity issues across government and industry and apply relevant insights to engagements. - Share experience and contribute to internal methods, programs, and thought leadership.

Requirements - Typically 4–10 years of relevant experience in security or IT consulting, security program development, or public-sector and government cybersecurity work. - Experience spanning technical security topics, such as controls and architecture, and operational topics, such as policy and organizational alignment. - Ability to work across technical and nontechnical stakeholders to develop practical, defensible security priorities. - Strong written and verbal communication, relationship-building, independent analysis, and time-management skills; able to handle work across multiple projects. - Demonstrated use of AI tools to improve decisions, workflows, efficiency, or business outcomes. - Relevant degree, military background, or equivalent work experience and training; advanced degrees are not required.

Benefits and work setup

Remote role with client travel of up to 30%, sometimes arranged on short notice. The source also describes wellness programs, paid leave, holidays, and professional development opportunities.