IT Security Consultant Lead Engineer Specialist

Job Title: IT Security Consultant Lead Engineer Specialist
Location: Stamford CT
Experience: 12 Years
Employment Type: Contract
Interview Type: In-Person or Webcam

We are seeking a highly experienced IT Security Consultant Lead Engineer Specialist to guide and enhance our cybersecurity programs across enterprise environments. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in security architecture risk management vulnerability remediation regulatory compliance and modern security technologies. This role involves leading security initiatives assessing security posture and implementing best practices to protect critical systems and data.

• Lead the planning design and execution of enterprise-level security strategies policies and standards.

• Conduct security risk assessments penetration tests vulnerability assessments and compliance reviews.

• Develop and implement security architecture for infrastructure networks cloud systems and applications.

• Provide consultation on security best practices for IT teams business units and development teams.

• Coordinate response to cybersecurity incidents and perform root cause analysis and remediation planning.

• Oversee threat intelligence monitoring and help improve proactive threat detection capabilities.

• Lead audits for compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001 SOC 2 PCI-DSS HIPAA and NIST.

• Evaluate and recommend security tools and technologies including SIEM EDR IAM DLP CASB Firewalls and Zero Trust solutions.

• Prepare technical reports risk assessments architecture diagrams and executive-level presentations.

• Mentor junior security engineers and offer expert guidance across cross-functional IT teams.

• 12 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity engineering security architecture and enterprise security consulting.

• Strong knowledge of information security frameworks including NIST CIS ISO 27001 and Zero Trust architecture.

• Extensive experience with SIEM tools (Splunk QRadar Sentinel ArcSight) vulnerability management platforms and incident response tools.

• Advanced experience with IAM PAM EDR/XDR encryption firewalls and network segmentation.

• Experience designing and securing cloud platforms such as AWS Azure and GCP.

• Strong understanding of security risks within enterprise wide applications infrastructure and cloud ecosystems.

• Proven experience leading complex security projects in large-scale environments.

• Excellent analytical verbal and written communication skills.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Security or related field.

• Masters degree in Cybersecurity or related discipline.

• Industry certifications such as CISSP CISM CISA CEH OSCP CCSP or GIAC.

• Experience working with DevSecOps pipelines and secure SDLC practices.

• Hands-on experience in threat modeling automation scripting (Python Shell PowerShell) and log analytics.

• Experience in regulatory compliance for financial services healthcare or government environments.

• Leadership experience in security transformation or Zero Trust adoption programs.