Principal Cybersecurity Consultant - job 1 of 5

As a Principal Cybersecurity Consultant at Capco, your primary responsibilities will include leading consulting engagements to manage and mitigate client risk management strategies. You'll assess cyber risks, design preventive measures, develop comprehensive cybersecurity policies, and lead various projects ensuring they meet both technical and business requirements.

To apply for the Principal Cybersecurity Consultant role at Capco, you should have 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, preferably in a management or technology consulting firm. Additionally, a solid understanding of cyber frameworks such as FFIEC, NIST, and ISO, along with experience in cybersecurity domains is highly beneficial.

Capco prioritizes career growth through an entrepreneurial culture, emphasizing rapid learning, tackling challenging projects, and offering clear pathways to promotions. As a Principal Cybersecurity Consultant, you will have the opportunity to expand your expertise working alongside industry leaders while contributing to impactful projects.

Key skills for a Principal Cybersecurity Consultant at Capco include strong expertise in cybersecurity domains, the ability to lead projects independently, excellent communication skills to translate security terminology into business language, and proficiency in developing cybersecurity requirements and standards that align with business goals.

Capco's culture is highly collaborative, diverse, and inclusive, ensuring that every employee feels valued. As a Principal Cybersecurity Consultant, you'll find yourself in an environment that encourages innovation, creativity, and a strong sense of community, which is integral to our operational ethos.

In your response, detail your hands-on experience with frameworks such as NIST, ISO, or FFIEC. Emphasize specific projects where you applied these standards to mitigate risks, and how your contributions helped shape effective security policies.

Share a structured approach, starting from identifying vulnerabilities to conducting impact assessments. Illustrate how you prioritize risks based on client needs, industry standards, and potential impact, demonstrating your strategic thinking.

Provide a detailed example where you took charge of a project, outlining the threats identified, your strategic approach to mitigation, and the final results. Highlight your leadership style and the collaboration with team members.

Discuss your strategy for converting technical language into business-friendly terms. You may refer to past experiences where you successfully communicated issues or risks to non-technical stakeholders.

Talk about the resources you utilize, such as online courses, seminars, and professional networks. Highlight any specific instances where new knowledge helped you address a challenge or improve a process.

Illustrate your time management and organizational skills through an example where you delivered quality work under pressure, including how you ensured compliance with cybersecurity standards and managed team dynamics.

Outline a systematic process for evaluating cybersecurity tools, considering factors like business needs, scalability, and security features. Discuss any examples of tools you've successfully implemented.

Emphasize the importance of documentation in ensuring compliance and maintaining a record of actions taken. Share any tools you use and a brief example of documentation enhancing a project outcome.

Highlight your strategies for promoting security awareness among stakeholders, such as training sessions, workshops, or engagement initiatives aimed at integrating security practices into daily operations.

Share a specific challenge tied to your previous roles, explaining how you approached it, the solutions you implemented, and the lessons learned that you’ll apply in the Principal Cybersecurity Consultant role at Capco.