If you are looking for an opportunity where you can have an impact on critical business change and influence results while continuing your professional growth, Answerport, a Wisconsin based (with offices in Minnesota) Management & Technology consulting firm may have an opportunity for you. Answerport consulting candidates ideally possess a blend of skills acquired through previous consulting and industry experience. Our clients trust that Answerport’s consultants possess the insight and passion necessary to deliver results.

We are currently looking for experienced individuals with strong information security experience including experience assessing, planning, and implementing security solutions that include technical, process and policy. Project management and other IT experiences outside of security (e.g., infrastructure, applications, data) are also beneficial. We are filling roles at the Senior Consultant and Consulting Manager levels based on your experience level.

The people we seek should possess:

• 4-10 years of experience in information security and information technology with a majority of the following characteristics:
  • Minimum of 2+ years of management consulting firm experience
  • Minimum of 2+ years of project and or team leadership (security or other areas)
  • Experience working in mid-market businesses preferably in manufacturing, distribution, and/or service industries
  • Experience with security programs / projects including implementation of various layers of security tools (perimeter, IAM, endpoint, email, data, monitoring, etc.)
  • Experience developing IT Security policies, procedures and other documentation
  • Knowledge of one or more industry security frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS)
  • Experience assessing company security controls, identifying strengths and weaknesses and formulating pragmatic, company appropriate recommendations for improvement
  • Experience identifying vulnerabilities and working with technical engineering resources / teams to remediate issues
  • Experience evaluating and selecting security technology solutions in line with business requirements
  • Experience working directly with IT infrastructure teams (engineering, support) to collaboratively identify, design and implement security solutions. Experience with Managed Services Provider teams a plus.
  • Experience with merger & acquisition transition / integration efforts a plus.
• Project management experience including ability to manage small/mid-sized assessment and remediation projects working with clients, internal teams and 3rd party providers
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills including ability to communicate technical topics to non-technical clients
• Personal drive and perseverance to achieve results in fast paced environments
• Willingness to continue learning new techniques and technologies
• Flexibility to travel based on client requirements
• An ability to perform some work with remote teams (client and internal)
• Degree in Engineering, Information Systems and/or security certifications (CISSP, CISM, CISA)

This is a full-time position. Individuals must be authorized to work in the United States. While this position does require some travel, individuals will be based out of either our Mequon, WI headquarters or our St. Paul, MN office. This position provides the flexibility of a hybrid in-office / remote work schedule to provide the employee with the flexibility to work remotely two days a week on average.

Individuals must be authorized to work in the United States. No visa sponsorships are available for this position. No relocation assistance is available for this position.