Senior Consultant, Cybersecurity

West Monroe; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 131,500 - 154,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k plan

Employee stock ownership program

Unlimited flexible time off

Ten paid holidays

Ten weeks of paid parental leave

Job summary

A consulting firm is looking for a Senior Consultant for their Cybersecurity Practice in Los Angeles. This role involves providing strategic cybersecurity advisory services, conducting audits and assessments, and mentoring junior consultants. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree, 3-6+ years of relevant experience, and strong communication skills. The role is hybrid with up to 50% travel required. Benefits include comprehensive insurance, a 401k plan, employee stock options, and unlimited flexible time off.

Qualifications

• 3-6+ years of experience in Cybersecurity, Information Security, and/or Tech Consulting.
• Consulting firm/industry experience preferred.
• Understanding of high-level application, database, and network security principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic cybersecurity advisory and consulting services for enterprise clients.
• Perform assessments and audits, identify risks, and highlight vulnerabilities.
• Act as coach and mentor to junior cybersecurity consultants.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Information Security

Risk & Compliance

Communication Skills

Consulting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Job description

Are you ready to make an impact? West Monroe is excited to hire a Senior Consultant for our growing Cybersecurity Practice to focus on IT security advisory & solutions delivery across various industries! Project work could include security controls audits/recommendations, risk advisory, compliance & privacy assessments, threat hunting, incident response planning, M&A/PE due diligence, and/or cybersecurity strategy & operations. This is a rewarding opportunity to join a high-growth, employee‑centric firm and play a pivotal role in improving IT security posture across complex, enterprise client environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic cybersecurity advisory, due diligence, and consulting services for enterprise clients, ranging from policy definition to implementation, adoption, and enforcement
• Contribute to/deliver our CAPE program – Cybersecurity Advisory for Private Equity – to provide ongoing visibility into security practices, risks, and threats across a PE firm’s entire asset portfolio
• Leverage industry-accepted frameworks to lead current‑state risk and controls review of existing security organizations— compliance adherence, processes, technologies— while developing implementation strategies and roadmaps to harden the environment
• Perform assessments and audits, identify risks, highlight vulnerabilities, and determine client’s ability to protect against attacks, detect active threats, and respond/recover from incidents
• Utilize Intellio™ Hunt, our homegrown proprietary software, along with other tools to search for indicators of compromise across cloud and on‑premise environments, providing insight into past and current incidents
• Promote thought leadership in emerging cybersecurity technologies and best practices through activities like blogs, white papers, attending industry events, and Center of Excellence contributions
• Act as coach and mentor to junior cybersecurity consultants

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field preferred, or equivalent experience required
• Consulting firm/industry experience preferred
• 3-6+ years of experience in Cybersecurity, Information Security, and/or Tech Consulting
• Background in any common cybersecurity domains – risk & compliance, privacy, strategy & operations, incident response, threat hunting, cloud security, application security, etc.
• Experience working on security risk & controls assessment projects, leveraging industry-accepted frameworks such as NIST CSF
• Understanding of high‑level application, database, and network security principles for risk identification, qualification, mitigation, and analysis
• Comfortable conveying complex cybersecurity concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Proficient verbal, presentation/facilitation, and written communication skills
• Willingness to travel for client engagements (up to 50%)
• Hybrid role (2x per week in office)
• Must be eligible to work in US without sponsorship

Salary

Based on pay transparency guidelines, the salary range for this role can vary based on your proximity to one of our West Monroe offices.

Seattle or Washington, D.C. – $125,000—$147,600 USD
Los Angeles – $131,500—$154,700 USD
New York City or San Francisco – $137,400—$161,700 USD
A location not listed above – $119,500—$140,600 USD

Benefits

Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to receive annual bonuses. Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date.

Equal Employment Opportunity

West Monroe is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We believe in treating each employee and applicant for employment fairly and with dignity. We base our employment decisions on merit, experience, and potential, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law. To learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion at West Monroe, visit www.westmonroe.com/inclusion.

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