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Practice Overview
Ankura’s well-regarded and fast-growing Cybersecurity and Data Privacy practice offers a full-service suite of information security and privacy solutions for our clients, regardless of industry or size. We provide proactive advisory services such as maturity and preparedness assessments, incident response planning and testing, and cyber resilience, and also managed security services customized to our clients’ requirements.
The cybersecurity team include leaders from the intelligence community, including former FBI and CIA personnel, private security firms, and pioneering technology companies. Our experts assess cyber risk and readiness, test and harden clients’ infrastructure, and respond instantly and decisively when threats arise. We regularly advise boards of directors, members of the C-suite, general counsel, outside counsel, IT leaders, and other stakeholders at all stages of any cyber incident.
- This role will be remote, based in the U.S.
Role Overview
As an Associate, you will be a key member of the Cybersecurity Technology & Cyber Risk Advisory team.
Responsibilities
- Support the day-to-day activities of engagements including interaction with other team members, subject matter experts, and client contacts.
- Support all facets of client engagements, including work stream supervision, client interaction, and billing.
- Generate consistent and thorough documentation to support processes executed throughout the project lifecycle. Specific tasks may include writing up interview notes, drafting emails, creating memorandum or reports that demonstrate specific processes followed, and developing project status summaries and/or reports and metrics.
- Manage time and tasks to meet internal and external deadlines.
- Provide input into client communications, both written and oral, throughout the lifecycle of the project.
- Develop, review, and edit information security policies and procedures and provide guidance to clients regarding best practices.
- Supervise appropriate personnel including less experienced consultants, client personnel, clerical support, and others as appropriate.
- Perform and support risk, cyber, privacy and technical network assessments, including best practice audits.
- Maintain a professional image within the company and project the same to those outside of the company.
- Support vulnerability assessments and other cyber technical assessments
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Cyber Security/MSIS or equivalent work experience.
- Approximately 1 - 3 years of experience working in the Cybersecurity, Privacy and Compliance space.
- Knowledge of various cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST CSF, CIS Top 18
- Ability to deliver risk management solution strategies and implementations to clients.
- Ability to travel
For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in California, Colorado, or New York, Ankura is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to the said markets and considers a broad range of factors including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The range does not include additional benefits outside of salary. At Ankura, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each role. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range is between $50,000 to $120,000; this range is not a promise of a particular wage.
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