Senior Consultant, Security Architecture, Mandiant Consulting

About the role

Mandiant’s Security Transformation Services (STS) helps organizations build resilient security operations programs that minimize risk and blunt the impact of breaches. Focusing on both on-premises and cloud architecture, our consultants guide clients through the entire lifecycle of defense—from initial assessments and on-site workshops to configuration reviews of security controls. We translate Mandiant’s frontline intelligence into practical, technical recommendations that harden environments, enhance visibility, and fundamentally improve the processes required to reduce the risk of compromise.

Beyond proactive architecture hardening, we serve as the primary incident remediation architects during and after high-pressure cyber incidents. This role offers an opportunity to master technical security architecture while leading global organizations through their most critical security transformations.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate, and conduct technical security assessments for cloud-based security infrastructures and platforms.
• Assist clients with designing and implementing architecture enhancements, security configurations, identity protections, cloud workflows, and appropriate counter measures to defend against threats and attacker techniques.
• Build scripts, tools, or methodologies to enhance Mandiant's on-premise Active Directory or Cloud Assessment processes.
• Develop and present comprehensive and accurate reports, training, and presentations for technical and executive audiences.
• Develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations for both technical and executive audiences. Communicate strategies and roadmap initiatives to client stakeholders including technical staff, executive leadership, and legal counsel.

Requirements

• Minimum qualifications:
• - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• - 5 years of experience with information security, engineering, and cloud-based infrastructure environments.
• - 4 years of experience with identity and access management, directory services, cloud computing platforms, network security, and cloud architecture.
• - Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Preferred qualifications

• Proficiency in the end-to-end attack lifecycle and TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures), combined with experience supporting incident response efforts in both cloud and on-premises environments.
• Proficiency in drafting "approach papers" and translating technical findings into actionable executive reports, including the creation of custom dashboards to track security posture improvements.
• Strong technical understanding of network topology, common security controls, and the risks associated with Zero Trust, IAM, and APIs.
• Ability to explain complex technical details concisely and communicate remediation recommendations and strategies to technical staff, executive leadership, and legal counsel.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications:
• - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• - 5 years of experience with information security, engineering, and cloud-based infrastructure environments.
• - 4 years of experience with identity and access management, directory services, cloud computing platforms, network security, and cloud architecture.
• - Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Skills

• Technical understanding of network topology, common security controls, and the risks associated with Zero Trust, IAM, and APIs.
• Ability to explain complex technical details concisely and communicate remediation recommendations and strategies to technical staff, executive leadership, and legal counsel.

Benefits

• Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
• US: $138,000 - $201,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits.

Pay

• US: $138,000 - $201,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits.

Schedule

• Hybrid workplace includes remote roles. By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
• Remote locations: California, USA; United States.