Cyber Security Consultant

Job summary

Assess cybersecurity maturity, infrastructure, cloud environments, applications, identity controls, vulnerabilities, and technology risks. Develop security strategies, remediation roadmaps, and recommendations, and communicate findings through executive reports and stakeholder engagement.

Job details

Please send your resume at mounika.karnati@amyantek.com if you are interested in this role. Please feel free to forward if you are not interested. Role 4 – Senior Cybersecurity & Risk Consultant Client: Strathcona County, Alberta Opportunity: RFSQ 26.0118 – IT Consulting Services Location: Strathcona County, Alberta Experience: 8–10+ years preferred Engagement Type: Consulting / As Required Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior Cybersecurity & Risk Consultant to support a municipal government client with cybersecurity assessments, security architecture, risk management, governance, and technology security improvements. The consultant will assess existing security environments, identify vulnerabilities and risks, recommend appropriate controls, and develop practical security strategies and remediation roadmaps. Key Responsibilities Conduct cybersecurity, technology risk, and security maturity assessments. Review existing IT infrastructure, cloud environments, applications, and security architecture. Assess identity and access management (IAM), privileged access, authentication, and authorization controls. Evaluate cybersecurity risks, vulnerabilities, security gaps, and compliance requirements. Provide recommendations for Zero Trust architecture, cloud security, and data protection. Review security policies, standards, governance frameworks, and incident management processes. Develop security strategies, remediation plans, technical recommendations, and implementation roadmaps. Work with IT leadership, technical teams, and business stakeholders to communicate findings and recommendations. Prepare executive-level security assessment reports, risk registers, and recommendations. Key Requirements 8–10+ years of experience in cybersecurity consulting, information security, IT risk management, or security architecture. Demonstrated experience conducting cybersecurity assessments, risk assessments, and security gap analyses. Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture, cloud security, and IAM. Experience developing security strategies, controls, remediation recommendations, and roadmaps. Knowledge of security frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, or similar. Experience with enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, and security technologies. Strong stakeholder engagement, consulting, technical documentation, and executive reporting skills. Preferred Technical Experience Microsoft Azure security and Microsoft Entra ID. Microsoft Defender and related security technologies. Zero Trust security architecture. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Privileged Identity Management (PIM). Vulnerability management, security monitoring, and incident response. Cloud security, information protection, and data security controls. Preferred Certifications CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional CISM – Certified Information Security Manager CCSP – Certified Cloud Security Professional CRISC – Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control Microsoft Security certifications Preferred Industry Experience Experience supporting municipal, provincial, or federal government organizations, Crown corporations, healthcare, utilities, or other regulated enterprise environments. Alberta public-sector experience would be an asset. Candidate Resume Requirements Interested candidates should provide an updated resume clearly demonstrating: Cybersecurity consulting engagements, including client/project names and dates. Security and risk assessments completed. Technologies, infrastructure, cloud platforms, and security frameworks used. Security architecture, IAM, Zero Trust, or cloud security experience. Specific deliverables, including assessment reports, risk registers, recommendations, and remediation roadmaps. Measurable outcomes and improvements achieved. Additional Information Required Please confirm: Current location and availability. Expected hourly rate (INC or T4). Canadian work authorization. Willingness to attend onsite meetings in Strathcona County, Alberta, if required. Relevant cybersecurity certifications.

What you’ll do

Assess cybersecurity maturity, infrastructure, cloud environments, applications, identity controls, vulnerabilities, and technology risks. Develop security strategies, remediation roadmaps, and recommendations, and communicate findings through executive reports and stakeholder engagement.

Requirements

The role prefers 8–10+ years of cybersecurity consulting, information security, IT risk management, or security architecture experience, including assessments and security gap analyses. Candidates should understand enterprise and cloud security, IAM, security frameworks, and remediation planning, with strong consulting, documentation, and executive reporting skills; relevant certifications and public-sector experience are preferred.

Listed skills

• Consultant · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• Microsoft · Preferred
• Technical · Preferred
• Client · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• assessment · Preferred
• Microsoft Azure · Preferred
• Control · Preferred
• Documentation · Preferred
• Executive Reporting · Preferred
• Reporting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Cybersecurity Assessments
• Technology Risk Management
• Security Architecture
• Cloud Security
• Identity And Access Management
• Zero Trust Architecture
• Vulnerability Management
• Security Governance
• Risk Assessment
• Microsoft Azure Security
• Microsoft Entra ID
• Microsoft Defender
• Multi-Factor Authentication
• Role-Based Access Control
• Privileged Identity Management
• Incident Response

Job areas

• Security & Safety
• Technology
• Consulting
• Government & Public Sector

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