Senior Financial Services Cybersecurity Consultant

Crowe; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 81,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards package

Job summary

Crowe is seeking a Financial Services Cybersecurity Senior Consultant in the United States to strengthen second‑line risk management and regulatory readiness. You’ll advise on governance, controls, and risk reporting for banks, insurers, and fintech clients.

The role emphasizes learning, collaboration, and leadership in cybersecurity domains, including AI governance and evolving technology risks. A strong consulting background is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Risk Management, Finance, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in cybersecurity, technology risk, information security, regulatory advisory, or related consulting or industry roles.
• Experience working with or supporting financial services organizations or other highly regulated environments.
• Understanding of second‑line risk management, including risk assessment, oversight and challenge, issue management, risk appetite, governance, and reporting.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and financial services regulatory expectations.
• Strong analytical, project management, written communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Ability to translate technical cybersecurity risks into clear business and risk implications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support second‑line cybersecurity and technology risk assessments, program enhancements, and transformation initiatives.
• Assess cybersecurity governance, policies and standards, risk and control frameworks, risk appetite, metrics/KRIs, issue management, and executive and board reporting.
• Advise clients on financial services regulatory expectations and industry frameworks, including FFIEC, GLBA, NYDFS Part 500, SEC cybersecurity requirements, NIST CSF, NIST 800‑53, and CIS Controls.
• Provide cybersecurity risk expertise across areas such as IAM, data protection, cloud security, third‑party risk, vulnerability management, incident response, and cyber resilience.
• Support cybersecurity regulatory readiness, examinations, remediation efforts, and responses to regulatory findings.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and extension of client CISO, cybersecurity risk, technology risk, and enterprise risk teams, providing effective second‑line oversight and challenge.
• Communicate cybersecurity risks, findings, and recommendations clearly to technical teams, senior executives, and board‑level stakeholders.
• Lead engagement workstreams, mentor junior team members, and contribute to financial services cybersecurity practice and solution development.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Technology risk

Information security

Regulatory advisory

Consulting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity/Information Systems/CS/Engineering/Risk Management

Job description

Crowe is seeking a Financial Services Cybersecurity Senior Consultant in the United States to strengthen second‑line risk management and regulatory readiness. You’ll advise on governance, controls, and risk reporting for banks, insurers, and fintech clients.

The role emphasizes learning, collaboration, and leadership in cybersecurity domains, including AI governance and evolving technology risks. A strong consulting background is required.