Assessment Consultant

Fortreum is a trusted leader in cloud and cybersecurity services, ranked among the Top 5 FedRAMP Third Party Assessment Organizations (3PAO). With the addition of Kovr.AI, we have expanded our capabilities to include advanced cyber risk quantification and analytics, enabling organizations to better understand, measure, and communicate risk. Together, we deliver independent, third-party, vendor-agnostic regulatory assessment and advisory services, alongside advanced cybersecurity offensive and compliance technical solutions. Our comprehensive service portfolio spans regulatory compliance frameworks including FedRAMP, CMMC, FISMA, SOC, PCI, ISO, and HIPAA.

Working with Fortune 500 companies and leading cloud service providers, we’ve built our reputation on service-delivery excellence and an unwavering commitment to client success. Our continued rapid growth creates exceptional opportunities for driven professionals to make their mark in the cybersecurity industry—guided by our core values: quality above all, a customer-driven mindset, autonomy, and personal accountability.

The Opportunity

On our team, you will have the opportunity to work with the best and brightest in the field. Fortreum team members have supported the biggest cloud providers in the world, and you will have the opportunity to work with the best. We are looking for candidates with a background in performing security assessments in support of FedRAMP and NIST-based frameworks to support our growing customer base.

Key Responsibilities

This role will specialize in FedRAMP, PCI, ISO, and other NIST-based assessment activities. Specifically, you would:

• Work closely with all members of the team supporting one or all of the following work activities:

  • Developing security assessment plans (SAPs)

  • Conducting interviews of key stakeholders and technical personnel

  • Performing technical tests alongside security engineers

  • Recording meeting minutes and maintain work papers

  • Developing security assessment reports (SARs)

• Maintain a consistent writing style and approach to documenting the results of the security assessment

• Collaborate with delivery team members to drive customer satisfaction and meet project deliverables

• Ensure quality products and services are delivered on time and within allotted hours

• Establish and maintain positive collaborative relationships with clients and stakeholders

• Continuous professional development in pursuing industry specific certifications

• Consistently work to improve assessment interviewing techniques to establish efficiencies in gathering required information

• Prepare deliverables and conduct peer-review of team member’s deliverables

• Perform project outbriefs with clients to notify them of the outcome of their compliance activities

• Manage priorities, tasks, and assigned hours on projects to achieve delivery utilization targets

• This is a customer-facing role. You may be required to travel to client locations and deliver professional services.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent job experience

• 3+ years of professional services experience

• 4+ years of assessment experience leveraging NIST SP 800-53, specific to cloud environments

• Proficient in Microsoft 365 product suite

• Ability to quickly take on new technologies and concepts

• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously

• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with team members and clients

• Comfortable supporting fast-paced team environments

• One or more of the following certifications:

  o Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security)

  o Cisco Certified Network Associate Cyber Security Operations (CCNA Cyber Ops)

  o Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)

  o GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)

  o GIAC Systems and Network Auditor (GSNA)

  o GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)

  o Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

  o Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP or Associate)

  o Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP)

  o Certified Information Systems Security Officer (CISSO)

  o CyberSec First Responder (CFR)

  o CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)

  o CompTIA Cloud+ (Cloud+)

  o Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)

  o Securing Cisco Networks with Threat Detection Analysis (SCYBER)

   

Preferred Skills

• Ability to validate automated evidence pipelines, such as querying an API and reading/understanding logs

• Basic scripting and understanding of JSON

• Basic understanding of terraform

• Advanced technical certifications, such as: AWS solutions architect, Google cloud engineer, Microsoft solutions architect
  

Posted Salary Range

$124,000 - $137,000 annual salary

What Fortreum Offers

We offer a competitive compensation package, where you will be rewarded based on your performance/outcomes and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Our benefits package includes medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401K plan with a 4% match, company paid short-term disability, company paid long-term disability, company paid AD&D and life insurance, flex time off, annual bonuses, training stipends, certification reimbursements, access to over 30,000 free online training courses, personal cell phone allowance, new hire and annual home office stipend, spot awards and eleven paid holidays.

An Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer

Fortreum is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email hr@fortreum.com. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail hr@fortreum.com or call 703-594-1460. This email and phone number is created exclusively to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or technical issues not related to a disability, will not receive a response.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.