REMOTE IT Security Consultant at Young & Associates Inc in Kent, Ohio

Job Description:

Information Technology Security Consultant

Our firm is a progressive team of management consultants dedicated to the success of financial institutions by providing consulting, outsourcing, and educational services to community financial institutions nationwide. In over 45 years, we have grown and expanded our product and service offerings to include all of the major areas of banking, including regulatory compliance, risk management, capital planning, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, branching and expansion, loan review, and information technology. Through affiliations with state and national banking associations, we also provide educational seminars and training to more than 3,000 individuals each year.

Currently, we have a unique opportunity available to join our Information Technology (IT) Consulting Division as an IT Security Consultant performing network vulnerability scans and penetration tests. This REMOTE role provides the opportunity to develop long lasting valuable relationships with our community financial institution customers, helping them improve their IT environment as well as work directly with our team of IT Consultants to enhance the service offerings of our IT Consulting Division.

IT Security Consultant's primary responsibilities include:

Perform internal and external network vulnerability scans.

Perform internal and external network penetration tests.

Provide tailored feedback to clients to fix gaps in their network and/or application security.

Prepare vulnerability scan and penetration test reports.

Prepare pre-audit documentation.

Develop and maintain client relationships.

Collaborate with the Y&A team to enhance product offerings.

Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

Highly self-motivated.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Ability to work independently.

Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.

Education and Experience:

Bachelors in IT/Cybersecurity, another related field, or other relevant work experience.

OSCP, GPEN, or similar certification or the ability to obtain this certification within an agreed-upon timeframe

Minimum of 3 years of experience in the following areas:

o Internal network penetration testing
o Web application penetration testing
o Experience with vulnerability scanning software such as Nessus.
o Experience with various security tools, including:
-Nmap
-Responder
-Metasploit
-Burp Suite / ZAP
-Wireshark
-Wfuzz or similar
-Bloodhound
-Impacket
-Other tools as appropriate
o Windows & Linux server administration
o Network management and administration
o Programming/scripting experience.

Knowledge of cloud (Azure, AWS, or GCP) environments is a plus.

Work experience with a financial institution is a plus.

Our firm is located in Ohio; however, we expect to provide this employee the flexibility of working out of a home-based office in the Midwest.

Our total compensation package includes:

Base salary, bonus incentives for profitability and business referrals

401(k) with a competitive company match

Wellness reimbursement program

Medical, vision and dental care

Health savings account with employer contribution

Paid vacation and personal time off

Company paid life insurance and short and long-term disability

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Student loan paydown program

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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