Senior Security Consultant - Cyber

Alliant; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliant Insurance Services seeks a Cyber Consulting professional to lead and support cyber risk, security, governance, and compliance engagements for diverse clients. You will communicate findings to clients and executives, develop reports and roadmaps, and collaborate with client teams to advance program maturity and resilience.

This role requires 3–7 years in cyber risk areas, familiarity with major frameworks, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology or equivalent experience.
• 3–7 years of experience in Cyber Risk, Security, Governance, and/or Compliance.
• Experience with CIS, NIST, ISO frameworks and auditing against them.
• Familiarity with NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CMMC, CIS Controls; cyber diligence in PE/M&A context.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical resource to deliver results for clients.
• Lead and support cyber risk, security, and advisory engagements.
• Communicate risk and findings to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and present reports, deliverables, and presentations for technical and executive audiences.
• Guide implementation and maturity roadmaps with client security and IT teams.
• Collaborate with Alliant Cyber Consulting colleagues on plans and strategy.
• Support business development tasks including proposals and statements of work.
• Partner with client teams across time zones to ensure project success.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written comms

Microsoft Office

Advanced analytical skills

Project management

Presentations to senior leadership

Proposal development

Self-motivated

Team collaboration

Time-zone support

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology

Job description

Posted Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 7:00 AM

Alliant Insurance Services is one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing insurance brokerage and consulting firms. We operate through a network of specialized national platforms and local offices to offer our clients a comprehensive portfolio of solutions built on innovative thinking and personal service. Alliant is changing the way our clients approach risk management and benefits, so they can capitalize on new opportunities to grow and protect their organizations.

SUMMARY

Alliant’s Cyber Consulting team works with a broad spectrum of Alliant clients, including a wide array of Cyber Risk, Security, Governance, and Compliance advisory and consulting engagements. Our expert team of Cyber specialists assist Alliant’s clients in enhancing the resilience of their data, people, operations and reputation. The Alliant Cyber Consulting team engages with and supports Alliant’s clients through every step of their journey toward enhanced cyber resilience. We are looking for bright, inquisitive minds who are experienced in and passionate about Cyber Security and Risk Management consulting and advisory services. Our Cyber Consulting team responds to our Client’s needs, and provides strategic guidance when and where it is needed the most.

• Serve as a technical resource that leverages your knowledge, skills, and experience to help deliver results to clients.
• Lead and support a variety of cyber risk, security, and advisory engagements.
• Ability to clearly communicate risk, security, and technical findings to a variety of clients and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and present comprehensive and accurate reports, deliverables, and presentations for both technical and executive audiences.
• Work with Client’s security, risk management, and IT operations teams to guide implementation and strategic program maturity roadmaps.
• Effectively communicate findings and strategies to technical staff, executive leadership, risk management, and to both internal and external clients.
• Collaborate with Alliant Cyber Consulting colleagues to build and execute plans.
• Understanding Client objectives, business drivers, and taking that information to recommend strategies, architectures, roadmaps, operating models, KPIs, to measure and monitor benefits realization.
• Support the development of proposals and statements of work for Alliant clients
• Support the development of new business opportunities
• Assist with Cyber Consulting practice operations and back-office support activities.
• Contribute to the development and advancement of complex cybersecurity engagements
• Build presentations for diverse audiences, ranging from private industry to public entities.
• Foster client relationships by providing support, information, and guidance
• Escalate client issues appropriately that could threaten or enhance opportunity to the Alliant/client relationship
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in an information technology discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3 to 7 years+ of relevant work experience in Cyber Risk, Security, Governance, and/or Compliance
• Experience with industry-leading frameworks (CIS, NIST, ISO) and auditing against those frameworks
• Working knowledge of common Cyber Risk & Security Frameworks, such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CMMC, and CIS Controls.
• Experience with Cyber and Technology Diligence in the context of Private Equity firm activity, and/or Mergers & Acquisitions.
• General experience in Cyber Risk Management, Security, Technology Risk Management, Vendor Risk Management, Cyber Incident Response Readiness, Business Continuity Planning, and Disaster Recovery are all strongly desired.
• Experience as an operator preferred
• Experience working for companies between 50 million and 250 million in revenue in a wide variety of industries

SKILLS

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products
• Advanced analytical skills
• Advance knowledge of project management principles, practices, and procedures
• Ability to deliver presentations to senior leadership
• Ability to develop proposals
• Ability to be self-motivated and directed
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team and to foster teamwork
• Ability to support clients in different time zones

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We are proud to provide comprehensive, high quality employee programs to meet employees' needs now and in the future, including a very competitive financial package. We encourage you to explore what we have to offer.

Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on their qualifications and ability without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, age, genetic information, or status as a protected veteran, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including California law.

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