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The Role
About Coalfire
Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients’ toughest cybersecurity challenges. We work at the cutting edge of technology to advise, assess, automate, and ultimately help companies navigate the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado with offices across the U.S. and U.K., and we support clients around the world.
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.
And we’re growing fast.
We’re looking for a Senior Consultant for our Technical Payments team to focus in P2PE, PIN, 3DS, or SSF.
Position Summary
This is a great opportunity to grow your career and lead enterprise engagements as a Senior Consultant for our technical solutions payments team!
In this position you will assess the security and compliance of client firms against regulatory and industry requirements and standards, and against security best practice frameworks. This opportunity provides access to the rapidly emerging market for IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance (IT GRC) management. For payments industry solutions validation assessments, your primary focus will be to assess technical controls for compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE), PCI 3D Secure (3DS), PCI PIN Security, PCI Card Production and/or PCI Secure Software Framework (SSF) standards. You will be a key member of the solution validation team that works with various financial and application development companies to advise them about data protection strategies, secure encryption techniques, and overall PCI compliance and security.
What You'll Do
- Leads audits/assessments including audit plan preparation, review of documentation and evidence, evaluation of procedures, and client interviews.
- Prepare Reports on Validation and Compliance and/or authoring technical white papers.
- Manage priorities, tasks and hours on projects in conjunction with the project manager to achieve delivery utilization targets.
- Ensures quality products and services are delivered on time per Coalfire quality standards.
- Escalates client and project issues to management in a timely manner to inform and engage the necessary resources to address the issue.
- Interfaces with clients through entire engagement, interacting with 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.
- Travel up to 30%.
- Ability to be successful when working remotely.
What You'll Bring
- Desire and ability to become certified as one or more of: P2PE QSA, PIN QPA, 3DS Assessor, Card Production Assessor, Secure Software Assessor and/or Secure Software Lifecycle Assessor
- Five or more (5+) years in IT security and/or application development
- Knowledge of industry cryptography standards such as ISO 11568 and 13491, ANSI X9.97, and NIST 140-2 Level 3
- Knowledge of industry secure application development standards and techniques
- Strong understanding of PCI compliance, encryption algorithms, key management techniques, PKI, HSM, POI key-injection, physical security for secure areas, and relevant PCI PTS Security Requirements
- Current CISSP or ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, or the ability to obtain
- Current CISA or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, or the ability to obtain
- Bachelor’s degree (four-year college or university) or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Experience in IT security audit and compliance, risk assessments and gap analysis
- A commitment to your profession demonstrated by participation in industry events, seminars, blogs, and memberships in professional associations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to facilitate meetings of small or large groups
- Excellent customer service and project management skills
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives/projects.
- Ability to be self-driven and have strong independent initiative
- Strong consulting skills with executive leadership and technical professionals; ability to advise and challenge the status quo while building strong relationships.
Bonus Points
- Current CEH, OSCP or CSSLP, or the ability to obtain
- Current or former PCI-QSA certification
- Currently qualified to assess against the P2PE, PIN, 3DS, Card Production or SSF standards/framework
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 flexible time off, certification and training reimbursement, and comprehensive insurance options.
At Coalfire, equal opportunity and pay equity is integral to the way we do business. A reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role is $86,000 to $148,000 based on national salary averages. The actual salary offer to the successful candidate will be based on job-related education, geographic location, training, licensure and certifications and other factors. You may also be eligible to participate in annual incentive, commission, and/or recognition programs.
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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.
