Cybersecurity Risk & Penetration Testing Director

accel bi corporation; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

accel bi corporation in Raleigh, NC leads a large-scale cybersecurity initiative focused on technical security risk assessments and penetration testing across county IT environments. The role encompasses servers, desktops, networks, IAM, MFA, VPNs, security hardening, vulnerability management, and patch management, with responsibility for standardized assessment methodologies and stakeholder reporting.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in cybersecurity risk assessment and penetration testing,

Qualifications

• Expertise in penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, security hardening and patch management.
• Experience developing standardized security assessment frameworks and reporting structures.
• Familiarity with NIST, CIS Controls and ISO 27001.
• Strong technical and non-technical stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity risk assessments and internal/external penetration testing.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks while validating vulnerabilities and exploits.
• Develop standardized assessment methodologies, templates and reporting frameworks.
• Oversee infrastructure security evaluations and manage assessment team workloads, schedules and deliverables.
• Communicate technical findings to leadership and business stakeholders.

Skills

Penetration testing

Vulnerability assessment

Security hardening

Patch management

NIST

CIS Controls

ISO 27001

Stakeholder communication

Job description

accel bi corporation in Raleigh, NC leads a large-scale cybersecurity initiative focused on technical security risk assessments and penetration testing across county IT environments. The role encompasses servers, desktops, networks, IAM, MFA, VPNs, security hardening, vulnerability management, and patch management, with responsibility for standardized assessment methodologies and stakeholder reporting.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in cybersecurity risk assessment and penetration testing,