Cyber Security Assessment Manager – Digital Assets

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a senior cybersecurity and technology-risk professional to lead engagements for banks, fintechs, and payments providers. You will assess digital-asset custody, blockchain infrastructure, and API integrations while guiding project teams and client relationships.

Responsibilities include governance, incident response, and business continuity, with mentoring of junior staff and collaboration across teams to advance security capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field or professional experience.
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in cybersecurity governance, risk management and controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity, technology-risk, and operational-resilience engagements for financial services clients.
• Evaluate digital assets, blockchain, stablecoins, tokenization, and Banking-as-a-Service implications.
• Assess third-party risk, incident response, and business continuity in client environments.
• Mentor junior professionals and develop security capabilities within the team.
• Manage engagements from planning through reporting, including scope, timelines, and budgets.
• Communicate risks and business implications to executives and client stakeholders.

Skills

Cybersecurity Governance

Technology Risk

Incident Response

Data Protection

Cloud Security

Blockchain Infra

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Professional Certifications (CISSP/CISM/CRISC)

Tools

Blockchain Platforms

Cryptographic Key Management

Wallet Infrastructure

APIs

Job description

• Lead cybersecurity, technology-risk, and operational-resilience engagements for banks, fintech companies, payments providers, and emerging-financial-product organizations
• Evaluate cybersecurity implications of digital assets, blockchain platforms, stablecoins, tokenized assets, cryptocurrency custody, embedded finance, and Banking-as-a-Service
• Assess risks involving digital-asset custody, cryptographic-key management, wallet infrastructure, smart-contract dependencies, blockchain infrastructure, APIs, third-party integrations, cloud platforms, transaction integrity, and access controls
• Help clients apply established cybersecurity principles to new products, technologies, partnerships, and delivery models
• Evaluate cybersecurity governance, control design, third-party risk, incident response, business continuity, and operational resilience
• Advise on relationships among banks, fintech companies, program managers, technology providers, digital-asset custodians, and critical third parties
• Assess cybersecurity programs against regulatory expectations and industry frameworks
• Communicate emerging risks and business implications to executives, risk committees, technical teams, and client stakeholders
• Manage engagements from planning through reporting, including scope, team oversight, client communication, quality, timelines, and budgets
• Mentor junior professionals and develop Crowe's financial-services cybersecurity capabilities
• Build technical and transferable skills, collaborate across teams, and explore AI capabilities to improve efficiency, insights, and client outcomes
• Lead teams, guide project execution, deepen client relationships, contribute to account planning, identify opportunities, and support client strategy and solution development

Requirements

• Five or more years of professional experience in cybersecurity, technology risk, IT audit, security consulting, or a related field
• Experience working in or serving the financial-services industry
• Broad exposure to emerging financial technologies and business models, including digital assets, cryptocurrency, blockchain, stablecoins, tokenization, digital-asset custody, embedded finance, payments innovation, or Banking-as-a-Service
• Ability to identify and explain cybersecurity, third-party-risk, data-protection, compliance, and operational-resilience implications
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity governance and controls, including identity and access management, data protection, cloud and application security, third-party risk, incident response, and business continuity
• Demonstrated ability to learn unfamiliar technologies and business processes, identify relevant risks, and apply cybersecurity and control principles
• Experience managing cybersecurity or technology-risk engagements from planning through reporting
• Strong written, verbal, project-management, and client-relationship skills
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant professional experience
• One or more professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or an equivalent cybersecurity credential
• Preferred: direct experience assessing or advising on emerging financial technology areas
• Preferred: familiarity with wallet architecture, cryptographic-key management, blockchain infrastructure, smart contracts, APIs, or digital-asset transaction platforms
• Preferred: experience working for or advising a regulated financial-services or technology organization
• Preferred: familiarity with financial-services regulatory expectations and frameworks such as FFIEC, GLBA, NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, or PCI DSS
• Must verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States
• Crowe is not sponsoring work authorization at this time

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in cybersecurity governance, risk assessment, and operational resilience within the financial services sector, with a strong focus on emerging technologies such as blockchain and digital assets. Proven ability to manage complex engagements, mentor teams, and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Cybersecurity Governance
• Technology Risk Management
• Digital Asset Custody
• Incident Response
• Professional Certifications (CISSP, CISM, CRISC)

Hard Skills

• Cybersecurity
• Technology Risk
• IT Audit
• Data Protection
• Cloud Security
• Access Management
• Blockchain Infrastructure
• Smart Contracts
• APIs
• Operational Resilience

Soft Skills

• Project Management
• Client Relationship Management
• Communication Skills
• Mentoring
• Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• CISSP
• CISM
• CRISC

Industry Keywords

• Financial Services
• Fintech
• Payments Innovation
• Banking-as-a-Service
• Regulatory Compliance
• FFIEC
• GLBA
• NIST CSF
• ISO 27001
• PCI DSS

Tools & Technologies

• Blockchain Platforms
• Cryptographic Key Management
• Wallet Infrastructure
• Third-Party Integrations
• Embedded Finance