Cybersecurity Due Diligence Advisor — Client-Facing

Charles River Associates; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 152,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness programs

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Charles River Associates seeks a Cybersecurity Consultant to lead assessments, due diligence, and advisory engagements that evaluate and manage cybersecurity risk for clients spanning private equity, legal, and corporate sectors. You will translate client discussions into engagement scopes, create SOWs, and deliver client-ready reports with prioritized findings and practical recommendations.

The role emphasizes strong executive communication, collaboration with incident response, and developing

Qualifications

• Approximately 5–7 years of cybersecurity consulting, advisory, or due diligence.
• Experience drafting or contributing to Statements of Work (SOWs), engagement letters, and proposals.
• Ability to translate client needs into structured deliverables and timelines.
• Strong written communication with clear, concise, and defensible findings.

Responsibilities

• Lead client-facing assessments, including interviews, workshops, and executive readouts.
• Translate discussions into engagement scopes and Statements of Work (SOWs).
• Produce client-ready reports with prioritized findings and risk-based recommendations.
• Support business development and proposal efforts, translating technical findings into business narratives.

Skills

Client discussions

Executive communication

SOW drafting

Risk narrative

NIST CSF

Cybersecurity frameworks

Translation of findings

Leadership in assessments

Report writing

Deal/transaction focus

Tools

CrowdStrike

Tanium

Microsoft 365

Azure/Entra ID

AWS

Job description

Charles River Associates seeks a Cybersecurity Consultant to lead assessments, due diligence, and advisory engagements that evaluate and manage cybersecurity risk for clients spanning private equity, legal, and corporate sectors. You will translate client discussions into engagement scopes, create SOWs, and deliver client-ready reports with prioritized findings and practical recommendations.

The role emphasizes strong executive communication, collaboration with incident response, and developing