Cybersecurity Analyst

Filetwigbay; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 64,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Consulting Plus in Cary, NC is scaling its technology platform and seeks a junior cybersecurity analyst who owns outcomes, mentors peers and helps steer risk assessments. The role is freelance and offers a base salary between $64,000 and $95,000.

You'll apply OWASP Top 10 and EDR, translate compliance rules into DLP guardrails, and help design secure authentication. The team values candor, ownership, and calm under pressure, with paid certifications and conferences to fuel your growth.

Qualifications

• Apply OWASP Top 10 and Endpoint Detection and Response to solve transparent engineering challenges
• Walk technology stakeholders through Firewall Configuration tradeoffs in language Consulting Plus execs grasp
• Translate technology compliance rules into Data Loss Prevention guardrails baked into the build
• Prototype rough CISM ideas fast, then decide which earn a place in Consulting Plus's stack
• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Firewall Configuration

Responsibilities

• Apply OWASP Top 10 and Endpoint Detection and Response to solve transparent engineering challenges
• Ship Multitasking experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks
• Walk technology stakeholders through Firewall Configuration tradeoffs in language Consulting Plus execs grasp
• Translate technology compliance rules into Data Loss Prevention guardrails baked into the build
• Prototype rough CISM ideas fast, then decide which earn a place in Consulting Plus's stack
• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Firewall Configuration

Skills

OWASP Top 10

EDR

Firewall config

DLP rules

CISM concepts

Tools

Firewall Configuration

Job description

Consulting Plus is scaling its technology platform across NC, and the Cybersecurity Analyst we hire becomes one of its load-bearing decisions. The right candor-rich candidate will own outcomes, mentor peers, and earn $64,000 - $95,000 in this junior freelance position.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply OWASP Top 10 and Endpoint Detection and Response to solve transparent engineering challenges
• Ship Multitasking experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks
• Walk technology stakeholders through Firewall Configuration tradeoffs in language Consulting Plus execs grasp
• Translate technology compliance rules into Data Loss Prevention guardrails baked into the build
• Prototype rough CISM ideas fast, then decide which earn a place in Consulting Plus's stack
• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Firewall Configuration

What You'll Bring

• Comfort being measured against a clear junior bar
• 1 years that taught you which corners can be cut
• Calm under the maker-minded chaos a junior role tends to generate
• Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities

Out of a converted warehouse in Cary, Consulting Plus has quietly grown into a slow-to-anger force shaping how technology gets done. We keep the freelance workload sustainable so your best Risk Assessment work isn't your last gasp.

Beyond the $64,000 - $95,000 base, Consulting Plus invests in your growth through paid certifications, conferences, and dedicated learning time.

Live this hour, the technology role remains open and unclaimed.