Cyber Security Analyst

HireTalent; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HireTalent is seeking a Cybersecurity Solution Security Consultant/Security Architect to embed secure-by-design thinking into new initiatives, including AI-enabled systems. Hybrid work arrangement available in McLean, VA, Dallas, TX, or Memphis, TN with onsite 3 days per week.

You will communicate security risks to stakeholders, lead security reviews, and identify gaps and remediation paths before production release, leveraging 7+ years in cybersecurity and related disciplines.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of cybersecurity, technology, software engineering, solution architecture, risk assessment, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience assessing or delivering applications, cloud services, integrations, APIs, or enterprise technology solutions.
• Strong understanding of modern application and cloud security practices, secure SDLC, and technology risk management.

Responsibilities

• Communicate security risks, trade-offs, mitigation strategies, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders, enabling informed business decisions.
• Lead solution security reviews by defining scope, identifying security requirements, and ensuring required validation activities are completed.
• Identify security gaps, document risks and compensating controls, and support remediation efforts prior to production release.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Solution architecture

Risk assessment

Job description

Client is a global hospitality company whose guests, partners, and teams rely on web and mobile apps, enterprise platforms, and partner integrations. As a Cybersecurity Solution Security Consultant/Security Architect, you’ll be the trusted security advisor who embeds secure-by-design thinking into new initiatives, including AI-enabled systems.

Location: Hybrid, McLean, VA, Dallas, TX, or Memphis, TN (onsite 3 days/week)

What you’ll do

• Communicate security risks, trade-offs, mitigation strategies, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders, enabling informed business decisions.
• Lead solution security reviews by defining scope, identifying security requirements, and ensuring required validation activities are completed.
• Identify security gaps, document risks and compensating controls, and support remediation efforts prior to production release.

What you’ll bring

• 7 + years of experience in cybersecurity, technology, software engineering, solution architecture, risk assessment, or a related discipline.
• 5 + years of experience assessing or delivering applications, cloud services, integrations, APIs, or enterprise technology solutions.
• Strong understanding of modern application and cloud security practices, secure software development lifecycles (SDLC), and technology risk management.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting hospitality, travel, e-commerce, payments, financial services, or other large-scale customer-facing platforms is preferred.
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, AWS Certified Security - Specialty, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or equivalent are preferred.