Managing Consultant

Job Description:

• Lead technical scoping and requirements-gathering conversations with clients during the planning phase
• Facilitate the Project Profitability Model process to establish project objectives, technical requirements, and level of effort
• Assist in drafting Statements of Work, including service scope, deliverables, and responsibilities
• Participate in client discussions alongside Business Development Managers to build tailored proposals
• Coordinate with Project Managers to establish action plans, tasks, and ownership
• Execute or oversee technical project-management tasks, including access requests, credential management, asset deployment, and sensor whitelisting
• Identify and troubleshoot technical issues during project execution
• Serve as a client point of contact for critical or urgent findings and testing notifications
• Assume Project Manager duties when no Project Manager is assigned, including client follow-up, timesheet review, and project close-out
• Review and approve reports before client delivery in partnership with the assigned Director
• Serve as a subject matter expert on assigned projects, clients, or technical fields
• Lead delivery of final reports and synthesize technical findings into actionable recommendations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions and improve service delivery
• Maintain billable utilization at or below 25% when staffed as a regular consultant
• Line-manage assigned Security Consultants through weekly check-ins and monthly one-on-ones
• Mentor consultants and support their professional development and job satisfaction
• Address consultant challenges and solicit feedback for annual performance reviews
• Strengthen client relationships and identify client expansion opportunities
• Act as the main point of contact for assigned clients
• Collaborate with Directors on strategic initiatives and business objectives
• Absorb day-to-day scoping, delivery-support, and consultant-management responsibilities to support Directors

Requirements:

• 4+ years in offensive security services, with substantial hands-on delivery experience across client engagements
• Prior experience leading technical scoping, project coordination, or informal team leadership; formal people-management experience is a plus but not required
• Strong technical background in at least one offensive security service line, including application security, red team, mobile security, security architecture, ICS/OT/SCADA, SDL, or related disciplines
• Working familiarity across other offensive security service lines
• Ability to translate technical findings into client-ready recommendations and support proposal and SoW development
• Experience supporting or participating in the sales process, including scoping calls and level-of-effort estimation, preferred
• Strong client-facing communication skills
• Ability to balance hands-on consulting work, up to 25% billable, with scoping, sales support, and team-management responsibilities
• Effective cross-functional collaboration with Directors, Project Managers, BDMs, and Security Consultants
• Sound judgment in escalating critical findings and managing client-facing risk conversations
• Experience mentoring and providing feedback to consultants, including through structured one-on-ones and performance reviews
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to distill complex security concepts for technical and non-technical audiences
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience
• Industry certifications preferred: OSCP, GPEN, GXPN, CISSP, CISA, CISM, or equivalent offensive security credentials
• Willingness to travel approximately 25% for client engagements

Benefits:

• A chance to work with an industry leader in cyber security
• Access to world-class technical teams and research
• A high-energy, collaborative team that values innovation
• Flexibility—work remotely or from the office as needed
• Opportunities for travel
• Competitive compensation