Senior Cybersecurity Consultant

Trident Consulting

Rosemead (CA)

On-site

USD 177,710 - 199,752

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading IT staffing firm is looking for a Senior Cybersecurity Consultant in Rosemead, CA. This role involves managing complex cybersecurity projects, designing security architectures, and advising on security frameworks. The ideal candidate has over ten years of experience in cybersecurity and a strong foundation in information security practices. The contract position offers a pay rate of $129/hr to $145/hr, requiring full-time commitment from Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PST.

Qualifications

Ten or more years of experience in information technology, information security and/or cybersecurity.
Experience designing security architectures for enterprise-scale environments.
Familiarity with secure SDLC/DevSecOps practices.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted cybersecurity architecture subject matter expert.
Partner with business and IT stakeholders to translate needs into security guidance.
Conduct architecture and design reviews for new initiatives.

Skills

Experience in information technology, information security and/or cybersecurity

Designing security architectures for enterprise-scale environments

Knowledge of IAM, MFA, encryption

Ability to translate security requirements into actionable designs

Communication of complex technical concepts

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science

Job description

Trident Consulting is seeking a "Senior Cybersecurity Consultant" for one of our client in "Rosemead, CA" A global leader in business and technology services.

Please find additional details about the role below:

Job Title: Senior Cybersecurity Consultant

Location: Rosemead, CA

Pay rate: $129/hr to $145/hr on W2 (All Inclusive)

Type of Hire: Contract

Duration: 12+ Months

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PST

Position Summary

Job duties may include: manages and oversees large, long range, or multiple complex projects; develops project scope, cost estimates, human resource requirements, work plans, time schedules, communication plans, and makes work assignments to meet project or program objectives...Education/Experience: Bachelor Degree in applicable profession, business, or technical discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Project Management certification preferred. Possesses one to three years of project management experience.

Southern California Edison (SCE) is looking for a Cybersecurity Architect to bridge the gap between IT, engineering, product, and Cyber Security teams to evaluate and design security solutions across enterprise Cybersecurity technology environments (on-premises, hybrid, SaaS, and where applicable, cloud). You will translate business objectives and regulatory requirements into security architectures, standards, and repeatable patterns that enable delivery teams to build securely. Additionally, you will serve as a subject matter expert and technical leader for Cybersecurity architecture and technology.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

Serves as a trusted cyber security architecture subject matter expert (SME), aligning security solutions to strategic objectives, business outcomes, and risk posture across enterprise technology domains

Partners with business, IT, and cyber stakeholders to elicit and scope end-user requirements; translates needs into clear security architecture guidance, control objectives, and design recommendations

Evaluates technical feasibility and architecture tradeoffs for proposed solutions, ensuring security requirements are practical, scalable, and consistent with enterprise standards

Owns, develops, and maintains enterprise security reference architectures, secure design patterns, and guardrails for common capabilities (e.g., identity, network security, endpoint/workload protections, application security, data protection, logging/monitoring, and secure remote access)

Establishes and governs security architecture principles aligned to recognized security engineering practices (e.g., least privilege, defense-in-depth, secure-by-design, segmentation) and drives adoption through standards, architecture review, and enablement

Conducts architecture and design reviews for new initiatives and major changes; documents security decisions, assumptions, residual risks, and compensating controls, and recommends actionable remediation paths

Defines security requirements and control objectives for platforms, systems, and services; ensures requirements are measurable, testable, and traceable through implementation and validation (while not owning delivery execution)

Collaborates with the Cybersecurity Technology team to shape product/technology roadmaps, maturity paths, and prioritized capability improvements based on threat landscape, business direction, and architecture gaps

Fosters strong relationships with senior leaders and stakeholders to understand and map business priorities, advising on how to engage security architecture to enable secure, timely outcomes

Develops and maintains security architecture documentation (standards, patterns, diagrams, decision records) and provides technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to uplift engineering and cyber team capabilities

Required Skills

Ten or more years of experience in information technology, information security and/or cybersecurity

Experience designing security architectures for enterprise-scale environments, including identity, network segmentation, data protection, and security monitoring

Working knowledge of control design and implementation (e.g., IAM, MFA, encryption, logging/monitoring, vulnerability management, endpoint/workload protections)

Experience partnering with engineering and infrastructure teams to deliver secure solutions in iterative delivery models; ability to translate security requirements into actionable technical designs

Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences and produce clear architecture artifacts (reference architectures, standards, patterns, and risk decision records)

Desired Skills

Bachelorʼs or Masterʼs degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.

Three or more years of experience in cloud cybersecurity.

Strong collaboration, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Experience designing and architecting cloud cybersecurity solutions.

Experience as a technical leader or mentor.

Experience architecting security for hybrid environments (on-prem, cloud, and SaaS), including secure connectivity, segmentation, and identity boundaries

Familiarity with secure SDLC/DevSecOps practices and common tooling (code scanning, dependency scanning, configuration and policy validation, and CI/CD security controls)

Experience with Zero Trust concepts, identity governance, privileged access management (PAM), and strong authentication/conditional access strategies

Experience defining logging/telemetry requirements and partnering with SOC/SIEM teams to develop detections, response playbooks, and measurable security outcomes

Knowledge of security frameworks and control mapping (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISO 27001) and experience supporting audits and compliance initiatives

Strong ability to influence without authority and drive adoption of standards through enablement, reusable patterns, and practical guardrails that improve developer and operator experience

Qualifications & Experience

Education – they will consider experience over education but must be tangible experience

About Trident

Trident Consulting is an award-winning IT/engineering staffing company founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Ramon, CA. We specialize in placing high-quality vetted technology and engineering professionals in contract and full-time roles. Trident's commitment is to deliver the best and brightest individuals in the industry for our clients' toughest requirements.

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