The Role
Leads PCI DSS audits and cybersecurity compliance assessments from planning through reporting. Reviews evidence, evaluates controls, prepares and approves reports, manages engagement quality and delivery, mentors team members, advises clients, and identifies account growth opportunities. Requires extensive IT security audit and compliance experience, PCI DSS expertise, relevant security and audit certifications, strong consulting and communication skills, and travel of up to 25%.
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About Coalfire
Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients’ hardest cybersecurity challenges. We work at the cutting edge of technology to advise, assess, automate, and ultimately help companies all across the world navigate the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. We are headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with offices across the U.S., Argentina, and the U.K.
But that’s not who we are – that’s just what we do.
We are thought leaders, consultants, and cybersecurity experts, but above all else, we are a team of passionate problem-solvers who are hungry to learn, grow, and make a difference.
What You'll Do
- Lead audits/assessments full cycle including audit plan preparation, review of documentation and evidence, evaluation of procedures, and client interviews.
- Prepare, review and approve assessment reports.
- Manage priorities, tasks and hours on projects in conjunction with the project manager to achieve delivery utilization targets.
- Manage quality throughout the entirety of the engagement, while providing direct coaching and revisions to work products.
- Ensure quality products and services are delivered on time.
- Escalate client and project issues to management in a timely manner to inform and engage the necessary resources to address the issue.
- Provide mentorship to team members in areas of audit, assessment, technical review and writing.
- Interface with clients through entire engagement, interacting will all levels of client organizations. Establish and maintain positive collaborative relationships with clients and stakeholders .
- Continuous professional development in maintaining industry specific certifications. Maintains strong depth of knowledge in the practice area.
- Collaborate with project managers, quality management, sales and other delivery team members to drive customer satisfaction and meet project deliverables.
- Establish account relationships and identifies upsell and cross sell opportunities and escalates to sales.
- Ability to travel up to 25% for client engagements.
What You'll Bring
- Current PCI-QSA certification preferred (will consider former QSA)
- One of the following Information Security certifications required: CISSP, CISM or ISO 27001 Lead Implementer.
- One of the following Audit certifications required: CISA, GSNA, CIA, IRCA ISMS Auditor or higher, or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor.
- Familiarity with other common IT Audit frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, HITRUST, etc.)
- Bachelor's degree (four-year college or university) or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Strong knowledge of the PCI-DSS security standards.
- 5+ years of experience in an IT Security Audit and/or Compliance role.
- Experience preparing and presenting Tier 1 and Tier 2 Reports on Compliance (ROCs).
- Experience performing IT security risk assessments and gap analysis.
- Strong excel skills with ability to develop worksheets with complex formulas .
- Experience interacting with management in a consultative manner.
- Strong IT understanding with respect to networks, servers, workstations, and applications.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills. Ability to facilitate meetings of small or large groups.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to explain technical matters to a non-technical audience.
- Strong Consulting skills with executive leadership and technical professionals; ability to advise and challenge the status quo while building strong relationships.
- Positive attitude.
- Diplomatic and broad minded.
- Ability to build high-trust relationship and credibility quickly both internally and externally.
- Strong attention to detail, strong problem solving, decision-making, organizational and analytical skills.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives/projects.
- Ability to be self-driven and have strong independent initiative.
Why You’ll Want to Join Us
At Coalfire, you’ll find the support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In many cases, we provide a flexible work model that empowers you to choose when and where you’ll work most effectively – whether you’re at home or an office.
Regardless of location, you’ll experience a company that prioritizes connection and wellbeing and be part of a team where people care about each other and our communities. You’ll have opportunities to join employee resource groups, participate in in-person and virtual events, and more. And you’ll enjoy competitive perks and benefits to support you and your family, like paid parental leave, flexible time off, certification and training reimbursement, digital mental health and wellbeing support membership, and comprehensive insurance options.
At Coalfire, equal opportunity and pay equity is integral to the way we do business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Coalfire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact our Human Resources team at [email protected].
Skills Required
- Current PCI-QSA certification or former QSA experience
- CISSP, CISM, or ISO 27001 Lead Implementer certification
- CISA, GSNA, CIA, IRCA ISMS Auditor or higher, or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor certification
- Familiarity with SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, HITRUST, and other IT audit frameworks
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
- Strong knowledge of PCI-DSS security standards
- At least 5 years of IT security audit and/or compliance experience
- Experience preparing and presenting Tier 1 and Tier 2 Reports on Compliance
- Experience performing IT security risk assessments and gap analyses
- Strong Excel skills, including complex formulas
- Experience interacting with management in a consultative manner
- Strong understanding of networks, servers, workstations, and applications
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong consulting, problem-solving, decision-making, organizational, and analytical skills
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives or projects
- Self-driven with strong independent initiative
Coalfire Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Coalfire and has not been reviewed or approved by Coalfire.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible paid time off and paid parental leave are prominently offered, with remote/WFH support enabling time away when workload allows.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, wellness resources, and an EAP are part of the core package. Carrier coverage and plan options are regularly highlighted across employer materials.
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Retirement Support — A company‑matched 401(k) is included alongside other financial and development perks. This retirement benefit is consistently featured across benefits overviews.
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The Company
What We Do
Coalfire is the cybersecurity advisor that helps private and public sector organizations avert threats, close gaps, and effectively manage risk. By providing independent and tailored advice, assessments, technical testing, and cyber engineering services, we help clients develop scalable programs that improve their security posture, achieve their business objectives, and fuel their continued success. Coalfire has been a cybersecurity thought leader for more than 20 years and has offices throughout the United States and Europe.
