Senior Cybersecurity Consultant

Crowe

Cybersecurity Senior Consultant responsible for evaluating cybersecurity and resilience capabilities. Collaborating with clients to enhance security posture and compliance through assessments and advisory engagements.

Posted 5/4/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $80,500 - $159,300 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Planning and executing cybersecurity and resilience assessments across technology and operational domains
Data protection and information governance
HIPAA Security and Privacy Rule assessments
Third-party and vendor risk management
Incident response, cyber resilience, and disaster recovery
Business continuity and operational resilience
Infrastructure and application security controls
Assessing the design and operating effectiveness of cybersecurity and resilience controls against applicable regulatory requirements and industry frameworks
Supporting integrated assessments that evaluate how cybersecurity controls enable broader business and operational resilience objectives
Act as a strategic advisor to client security and risk functions
Serve as an extension of client teams to lead or support program execution activities
Mentor and supervise junior consultants; contribute to team development and internal knowledge-sharing
Preparing clear, thorough documentation, reports, and deliverables independently and on schedule
Communicating assessment scope, procedures, findings, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical client stakeholders
Maintaining engagement quality and responsiveness throughout the delivery lifecycle, ensuring client confidence and satisfaction

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 3 years of total professional experience
At least 2 years of hands-on experience delivering cybersecurity or IT risk assessments
Strong working knowledge of cybersecurity operations and controls
Strong working knowledge of data protection principles
Strong working knowledge of HIPAA Security and Privacy Rule requirements
Demonstrated ability to independently manage engagements from planning through reporting with limited oversight
Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly in documenting observations and explaining results to diverse audiences
One or more relevant professional certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISA, HCISPP, or equivalent)
Experience assessing or advising on HIPAA compliance, cybersecurity programs, business continuity and disaster recovery, operational or cyber resilience initiatives
Prior experience at a public accounting or advisory firm delivering cybersecurity, privacy, or resilience services to healthcare or life sciences organizations

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive total rewards package

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Hard Skills & Tools

cybersecurity assessmentsIT risk assessmentsdata protectioninformation governanceincident responsedisaster recoverybusiness continuityoperational resiliencecybersecurity controlsHIPAA compliance

Soft Skills

communication skillsdocumentation skillsengagement managementmentoringteam developmentclient relationship managementindependent workproblem-solvingadaptabilityleadership

Certifications

CISSPCISAHCISPP