Cybersecurity Advisory Consultant

About the Position

Bitdefender, a global leader in cybersecurity, is seeking a driven and passionate Cybersecurity Advisory Consultant to join our Cyber Operations (Cybersecurity Advisory Services) team. Collaborate directly with our clients to conduct security advisory assessments and help them manage risk in their security posture.

Responsibilities

• Engagement Management: Lead the planning, execution, and reporting of all relevant engagements, ensuring objectives are met within scope, budget, and timeline constraints.
• Technical Expertise: Demonstrate advanced knowledge and proficiency in various frameworks, methodologies, and technologies. Typical projects could include security assessments, risk analysis, and strategy development.
• Client Interaction: Interface directly with clients to understand their security objectives, communicate findings, and provide actionable recommendations for improvement.
• Sales Support: Interface directly with Sales to support on client scoping to understand their security objectives and tailor an impactful and valuable solution.
• Team Development: Mentor and develop team members, supporting their growth and skill enhancement in the field of offensive security.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay abreast of emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and industry best practices, integrating new techniques and tools into our services/solutions.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with other teams within the company, such as Sales, Delivery Management, and Research, to ensure alignment and maximize client value across our portfolio of services.
• Quality Assurance: Maintain high standards of quality and professionalism in all deliverables across the team, adhering to the company's methodologies and standards.
• Travel: Willing to travel around and within South-east Asia and enjoy being out of their comfort zone.

Requirements

• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience in cybersecurity and driven/eager to learn.
• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field or relevant certifications.
• Communication: Strong communication skills in English and Romanian. Proficiency in other languages such as German, French, Italian, Spanish, etc. would be favorable.
• Technical Proficiency: Deep understanding of security frameworks (ISO27001, NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, PCI DSS, GDPR, PDPA, etc.), techniques, and some technology vendors such as ServiceNow, OneTrust, etc.
• Client Focus: Strong client-facing skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships, understand client needs, and deliver impactful solutions in a clear manner.
• Analytical Thinking: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think creatively and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Team Player: Collaborative mindset, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and contribute to a positive work environment, whilst training and mentoring others in a leadership capacity.
• Ethical Standard: Commitment and dedication to uphold client confidentiality and integrity in all engagements.
• Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with a willingness to adapt to changing priorities and challenges.
• Passion: Demonstrated passion for cybersecurity, evidenced by involvement in security initiatives outside of work, such as public disclosure of vulnerabilities or mentoring programs, etc.

We Offer

• We value technical competency (and development) in our consultants and the quality of work we deliver to our clients.
• An annual training budget allocated for each consultant to take up cybersecurity-related courses/certifications.
• Dedicated research time to ensure you stay at the top of your game for the next client project.
• Work with and learn from fellow similar-minded colleagues from Singapore, Indonesia, Europe, the United States, with our HQ in Romania.

About the Company

Bitdefender is a cybersecurity leader delivering best-in-class threat prevention, detection, and response solutions worldwide. Guardian over millions of consumer, enterprise, and government environments, Bitdefender is one of the industry’s most trusted experts for eliminating threats, protecting privacy, digital identity, and data, and enabling cyber resilience. With deep investments in research and development, Bitdefender Labs discovers hundreds of new threats each minute and validates billions of threat queries daily. The company has pioneered breakthrough innovations in antimalware, IoT security, behavioral analytics, and artificial intelligence and its technology is licensed by more than 180 of the world’s most recognized technology brands. Founded in 2001, Bitdefender has customers in 170+ countries with offices around the world. For more information, visit Bitdefender.