About Us:
Thrive is a rapidly growing technology solutions provider focusing upon Cloud, Cyber Security, Networking, Disaster Recovery and Managed Services. Our corporate culture, engineering talent, customer-centric approach, and focus upon “next generation” services help us stand out amongst our peers. Thrive is on the look-out for individuals who don’t view their weekdays spent at “a job”, but rather look to develop valuable skills that ignite their passion and lead to a CAREER. If you’re attracted to a “work hard, play hard” environment, seeking the guidance, training and experience necessary to build a lucrative career, then welcome to THRIVE!!
Position Overview
Our Consulting Practice is seeking an Consulting Systems Engineer to join our Cyber Consulting team. In this dynamic role, you will work with our Consultants, Manager and VP and collaborate with corporate and private equity clients, working on cybersecurity and technology operations assessments to document the current state, identify risks, and develop strategic long-term road maps. You will collaborate with team members to configure and deploy Thrive’s autonomous penetration testing solution, vulnerability scanner, and network discovery tools while providing expert briefings to customers on key findings and remediation strategies.
Responsibilities
Participate on teams serving clients across industries while establishing trusted relationships with client counterparts
Facilitate due diligence processes focused on identifying cybersecurity, operational and technology strategy, organizational structures, and current state risks.
Facilitate the process of developing strategic, prioritized recommendations based on customer collaboration during consulting engagements.
Collaborate in scoping future engagements and proposals based on findings and customer priorities.
Collaborate in developing comprehensive documentation for clients reflecting current state and long-term strategy
Collaborate in assessing client cybersecurity and technology investment strategies against recognized standards and industry benchmarks, identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
Work with his supervisor in identifying opportunities to recommend appropriate Thrive products and services aligned to client strategy, priorities, and requirements.
Develop executive-ready client presentations that capture current state, key findings, and long-term strategy recommendations.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent accreditation in a related discipline (e.g. Operations Management, Management Information Systems, Information Technology)
Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in cybersecurity or IT
Existing CISSP or CISM certification or willingness to rapidly achieve certification is preferred
Knowledge of industry-standard cyber security frameworks, including the CIS controls
Ability to present to both technical and non-technical audiences at levels up to management
Administrative-level knowledge in the following areas:
VMware and Hyper-V virtualization platforms
Windows, UNIX, Linux OS
Microsoft 365
Entra ID IAM
Azure, AWS and/or Google public clouds
Network Infrastructure
Operational and technology experience in MSP, MSSP, software/hi-tech, healthcare, and/or manufacturing & distribution organizations
Ability to assist in creating customer-facing documents and presentations
Candidates must be eligible to work permanently in the US
Ability to travel as required
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent accreditation in a related discipline
- Minimum of five years' experience in cybersecurity or IT
- Existing CISSP or CISM certification or willingness to achieve certification
- Administrative-level knowledge in virtualization platforms
- Knowledge of cyber security frameworks, including CIS controls
Thrive Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thrive and has not been reviewed or approved by Thrive.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid annual leave and holidays are positioned as part of the standard offering, which can strengthen total rewards beyond base pay. Flexible schedules are also described as available, supporting work-life needs.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is explicitly included in the benefits package, indicating employer participation in long-term savings. This feature can meaningfully add to overall compensation value for eligible employees.
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What We Do
Thrive is a leading provider of NextGen managed services designed to drive business outcomes through application enablement and optimization. The company’s Thrive5 Methodology utilizes a unique combination of its Application Performance Platform and strategic services to ensure each business application takes advantage of technology that enables peak performance, scale, and security. Hundreds of clients rely on Thrive to drive operational efficiencies, security compliance, high availability, and hardened reliability, both on-premise and in the Cloud. The company’s proven approach to managed services enables enterprises all of sizes to realize their goals, for today and tomorrow.
