Senior Security Advisor – Lead Control Assessor

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🌴 South Carolina – Remote

🌴 South Carolina – Remote

💵 $110k - $150k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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Soteria - Security Solutions & Advisory

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11 - 50 employees

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

🎖️ Defense

💰 $2.5M Venture Round on 2018-04

Consulting • Healthcare • Defense

Soteria is a cybersecurity company that provides expert advisory, consulting, and tailored solutions to help businesses prevent and respond to security incidents. Based in Charleston, South Carolina and established in 2014, Soteria offers a wide range of services including managed detection and response, domain watch, Microsoft 365 risk management, and offensive security assessments. The company emphasizes personalized security insights and hands-on assistance, leveraging the extensive experience of its team across private industries, state governments, and federal intelligence. Soteria aims to extend the capabilities of security teams and provide peace of mind with its comprehensive cybersecurity solutions.

📋 Description

• Lead and execute cybersecurity control assessments against a defined subset of key controls aligned to NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 • Assess control implementation status using standardized criteria and validation methodologies aligned to NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 • Test information systems through documentation review, system walkthroughs, and stakeholder interviews • Determine evidence sufficiency and appropriateness using consistent judgment • Lead assessment planning, kickoff, execution coordination, and closeout activities • Coordinate assessment activities and task assignments across Control Assessors • Serve as primary point of contact for client stakeholders during assessment engagements • Review and approve assessment narratives, findings, and control determinations before quality assurance submission • Ensure consistent execution across multiple clients to support trend analysis and benchmarking • Enforce assessment methodologies, scope boundaries, and validation standards • Address quality assurance feedback and ensure deliverable accuracy, clarity, and consistency • Lead and participate in client interviews, system walkthroughs, and working sessions • Communicate assessment scope, expectations, and evidence requirements to stakeholders • Present assessment results, findings, and risk implications to executive leadership and board-level stakeholders • Mentor and guide Control Assessors on assessment techniques, documentation standards, and professional judgment • Escalate risks, issues, and control interpretation questions to program leadership

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of industry experience in cybersecurity, information security, IT audit, or risk and compliance • 2+ years of experience leading or performing cybersecurity control assessments or IT audits, with demonstrated responsibility for control testing and validation • Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience • Relevant professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, or equivalent strongly preferred • Proven experience testing and evaluating security controls aligned to NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 • Experience applying assessment procedures consistent with NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 • Experience executing repeatable, methodology-driven assessment programs across multiple organizations or systems • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting assessment results to executive and board-level audiences • Maintains confidentiality and professionalism with sensitive client information • Prolonged periods of being at a desk and working on a computer • Majority of work time will be 9:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST

🏖️ Benefits

• Primarily remote work • Flexibility in scheduling • Periodic travel to client sites based on client needs