Cybersecurity Senior

UHY-US; Maplewood (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group health insurance

Dental and vision coverage

401(k) retirement plans

Generous PTO

Job summary

UHY-US is seeking a Cybersecurity Senior to help clients improve their cybersecurity processes, systems, and strategies. You will work with senior team members, perform research, gather data, conduct testing, and contribute to deliverables, gaining hands-on experience in cybersecurity and compliance projects.

You will mentor colleagues, establish client relationships, and execute project tasks from requirements to test plans while adhering to best practices and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• 2–4 years of experience since undergraduate degree, or 0–3 years since MBA.
• Proficient in using MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Gathers and documents business requirements, configuration designs, test plans and results, and other project deliverables.
• Adheres to leading practices in all deliverables.
• Establishes strong relationships with clients and manages project segments independently.
• Keeps project team informed on status and maintains task-level project plans.
• Responds to clients with urgency and escalates as needed.
• Contributes to achieving team and firm metrics.

Skills

Data gathering

Client communication

Project coordination

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience

MBA (optional)

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Job Summary

As a Cybersecurity Senior, you will play a role in helping clients improve their cybersecurity processes, systems, and strategies to enhance efficiency. Your responsibilities will involve assisting senior team members, conducting research, gathering data, performing testing, and contributing to the development of deliverables. This position offers valuable opportunities for learning and growth in the cybersecurity field, as you work closely with experienced professionals to deliver high-quality results and gain hands‑on experience in various aspects of cybersecurity and compliance projects. In this role, you will also provide guidance and mentorship to other team members.

Job Description

Project Objectives:

• Accountable for individual compliance with administrative responsibilities
• Executes sales support tasks as assigned including proof of concepts, whitepapers, case studies, and demos
• Identifies cross selling and new service offering opportunities and communicates them to appropriate drivers

Engagement Tasks

• Gathers and documents business requirements, configuration designs, test plans/results, and any other deliverable required by the project as determined by management
• Adheres to leading practices in all deliverables
• Establishes strong relationships with clients
• Manages segments of projects independently while being involved in multiple projects
• Keeps project team informed regarding the status of assigned responsibilities including performing project plan maintenance to a task level
• Responds to all clients with a sense of urgency, escalating matters or managing up as necessary
• Achieves firm, team, and organization metrics (Ex. utilization and realization

Work Quality

• Consistently produces work of the utmost quality

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

Work environment

• There is an expectation to spend time with the client in accordance with the client’s needs. Time may be spent in both the Firm’s office environment and/or the client premises where conditions may vary
• The volume and predictability of work may vary with client demands; may be subject to on‑call requests with short notice and work hours exceeding 40 per week

Physical demands

• Physical demands include the ability to transport necessary equipment between client sites; this requires the ability to lift issued equipment such as laptops, backpacks, keyboards, note‑taking materials, bending or standing as necessary

Travel Required

• Travel may be frequent and unpredictable, depending upon client’s needs

Required Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience in a related field
• 2 – 4 years of experience since undergraduate degree, or 0 – 3 years of experience since MBA
• Proficient in using office software and tools, including MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Preferred Education And Experience

• CISSP, CISA, CISM, CEH, or other relevant certifications

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the colleague for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Who We Are

UHY is one of the nation’s largest professional services firms providing audit, tax, consulting and advisory services to clients primarily in the dynamic middle market. We are trailblazers who bring our experience from working within numerous industries to our clients so that we can provide them with a 360-degree view of their businesses. Together with our clients, UHY works collaboratively to develop flexible, innovative solutions that meet our clients’ business challenges. As an independent member of UHY International, we are proud to be a part of a top 20 international network of independent accounting and consulting firms.

What We Offer

POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT

Enjoy a collaborative and supportive work environment where teamwork is valued.

Attractive Compensation Packages

Our compensation is competitive and tailored to reflect the role, qualifications, and expertise of each individual.

COMPREHENSIVE BENEFIT PACKAGE

• Access comprehensive benefits including group health insurance
• dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plans
• generous paid time off (PTO) allowances