Experienced Consultant, Cybersecurity Chicago; Los Angeles San Francisco

Chicago;
Los Angeles;
New York;
San Francisco

Are you ready to make an impact?

West Monroe isexcited to hirea Experienced Consultant
for our growing Cybersecurity Practice to focus on IT security advisory & solutions delivery across various industries!

Project work could include security controls audits/recommendations, risk advisory, compliance & privacy assessments, threat hunting, incident response planning, M&A/PE due diligence, and/or cybersecurity strategy & operations. This is a rewarding opportunity to join a high-growth, employee-centric firm and play a pivotal role in improvingITsecurity postureacrosscomplex,enterpriseclientenvironments.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategiccybersecurity advisory,due diligence, and consulting services for enterprise clients, ranging from policy definition to implementation,adoption,and enforcement
• Contribute to/deliver ourCAPE program – Cybersecurity Advisory for Private Equity –to provide ongoing visibility into security practices,risks, and threatsacrossa PE firm’s entireassetportfolio
• Leverage industry-accepted frameworks to lead current-stateriskandcontrolsreview of existingsecurityorganizations—compliance adherence, processes, technologies—while developing implementation strategies and roadmapstoharden the environment
• Perform assessments and audits,identify risks, highlight vulnerabilities, anddetermineclient’s ability to protect against attacks, detect active threats, and respond/recover from incidents
• Utilize Intellio™ Hunt, our homegrown proprietary software, along with other tools to searchfor indicatorsofcompromiseacross cloud andon-premise environments,providing insight into past and current incidents
• Promote thought leadership in emergingcybersecuritytechnologiesand best practices through activities like blogs, white papers, attending industry events, and Center of Excellence contributions
• Act as coach and mentor to junior cybersecurity consultants
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize complex information, and support data-driven recommendations for clients, exercising sound judgment in evaluating outputs.
• Apply AI technologies (e.g., generative AI, automation tools, data models) to enhance insights, improve delivery efficiency, and elevate the quality of client outcomes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field preferred, or equivalent experience required
• Consulting firm/industry experience preferred
• 1-2+ years of experience in Cybersecurity, Information Security, and/or Tech Consulting
• Background in any common cybersecurity domains – risk & compliance, privacy, strategy & operations, incident response,threat hunting,cloud security, application security, etc.
• Experience working on security risk&controlsassessmentprojects,leveraging industry-accepted frameworks such as NISTCSF
• Understanding of high-level application, database, and network security principles for risk identification,qualification,mitigation, and analysis
• Comfortable conveyingcomplexcybersecurity concepts tobothtechnical and non-technical audiences
• Proficient verbal, presentation/facilitation, and written communication skills
• Willingness to travel for client engagements (up to 30-50%)
• Hybrid role (2x per week in office)
• Must be eligible to work in US without sponsorship
• Experience integrating AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) into day-to-day workflows to enhance productivity and insight generation, coupled with strong critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs.

Based on pay transparency guidelines, the salary range for this role can vary based on your proximity to one of our West Monroe offices (see table below). Information on our competitive total rewards package, including our bonus structure and…