Senior Security Consultant guiding Akamai customers through security integrations and support. Delivering trusted technical consultancy across the company’s cloud, edge, and security products.
About the role
- Workshop Director delivering cybersecurity and IT advisory workshops for Info-Tech Research Group. Leading client assessments, recommendations, research contributions, and AI capability development.
Responsibilities
- Scope and formalize client workshop objectives, agendas, deliverables, and effort
- Lead four-day online or onsite workshops using Info-Tech Best Practice Methodology Blueprints
- Define IT initiative/project scope and outcomes with cross-functional client teams
- Perform capability maturity assessments and gap analyses
- Identify improvement opportunities and recommendations
- Identify client needs for continued advisory service and support
- Assist in developing Statements of Work
- Identify opportunities for additional advisory services, workshops, consulting engagements, and services
- Transmit workshop knowledge and lessons learned to improve research agendas and content
- Develop client case studies and industry research notes
- Generate insights and expertise for research content
- Design and build keynote and other presentations
- Deliver presentations as needed
- Help build internal AI capabilities, including agents, tool prototypes, knowledge sharing, and AI-enhanced workflows
- Work collaboratively with colleagues and clients to deliver measurable value
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in Business, IT, or related discipline
- MBA is an asset or equivalent
- Minimum of 5-10+ years progressive experience in IT leadership or consulting roles within medium to large organizations
- Experience in more than one of: Security Operations, Zero Trust, Ransomware, Risk, Privacy, Policies, Information Security
- 5+ years extensive experience in security, privacy risk assessments, and incident response
- Deep understanding of ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, NIST CSF, CSA STAR, Cyber Essentials, FedRAMP, or equivalent regional frameworks
- Experience with assessment methodologies, firewalls, networks, systems, intrusion detection/prevention systems, encryption technologies, threat intelligence, malware analysis, vulnerability research, and adversary mapping
- Experience in relevant IT strategy, governance, service management, AI strategy/governance, infrastructure/cloud strategy, disaster recovery, asset management, data strategy/governance, enterprise architecture, application development, enterprise applications, SDLC, Agile, project portfolio management, resource management, or related areas
- Superior interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing environment
- Previous experience presenting to a C-Suite audience
- CISSP, CISM, CISA, COBIT 2019, ITIL, or other relevant certifications highly desirable
- Deep understanding of current and emerging technologies and cybersecurity trends/technologies
- Ability to facilitate workshops online or in person for audiences of 5 to 20 clients
- Public speaking ability for groups of 50+ individuals
- Problem solving, decision making, knowledge management, and change-management abilities
- Ability to lead multiple clients through complex projects and structured working sessions
- Ability to build rapport, credibility, and trust with clients
- Ability to work independently and remotely for extended periods
- Willingness and ability to travel 50% of the time (2 weeks per month)
- Must hold a valid driver’s licence
- Must be eligible to obtain appropriate work visa for cross-border work within North America and globally
- Must be available periodically for after-hours work serving global clients
- Must possess or be eligible and willing to apply for security clearance (Canada or United States)
- Bilingual proficiency in French, Spanish, or German preferred
Benefits
- Flexibility in work arrangements
- Inclusive culture
- Learning and development opportunities
- Internal career mobility
- Employee Experience measurement and actioning on employee feedback
- High-learning, dynamic, and progressive culture
- Opportunity to work with innovative advisory products and transformational IT research solutions
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