Senior Consultant, Security

Join Ascent Solutions

Combine one of the fastest growing industries on the planet with collaboration, intellectual diversity, and a culture of excellence—this is what you get. Soaring cyber risk is here to stay, but so are our consultants. We are builders and technologists with a passion for cybersecurity. Join us on our mission to help the nation’s top companies secure, advise, and manage their enterprise architecture.

Ascent is built to help companies evolve their cybersecurity posture, modernize their Microsoft solutions, and secure their journey to the cloud. Our best-in-class consultants understand the demands of today’s modern workplace as well as the technology hurdles it can create. We provide organizations with the expertise needed to move quickly beyond technical constraints and focus on achieving business results.

Ascent consultants are eager to engage with clients and implement secure solutions that drive business value. Intellectual diversity and collaboration drive our innovation process. We believe in evoking a customer’s root pain point. Our consultants provide intuitive solutions to help achieve company goals.

Mission:

Ascent Security Consultants pair project management skills with cybersecurity technical acumen. As a Senior Consultant, your experience with field-tested cybersecurity tactics and defenses and clear, proven communication works to confirm client-team trust and drive accurate recommendations for Microsoft Security implementation and maintenance. Your ability to create, pitch, assist with security audits, and lead self-aware project design and execution makes you an essential team member.

Responsibilities:

• Develop project plans and weekly status reports.

• Identify and communicate project risks, key decisions, and dependencies.

• Engage with key stakeholders and build effective relationships.

• Gain a thorough understanding of customer’s network, information and security systems.

• Manage customer communication and expectations, ensuring customer satisfaction throughout implementations.

• Provide all manner of support including installation and configuration.

• Provide troubleshooting and de-bugging during the engagement. Assist with technical questions and concerns.

• Help Project Managers and Engagement Managers manage customer communication and expectations by ensuring customer satisfaction throughout implementations.

• Assist customer teams with technical questions.

• Develop technical documentation and conduct knowledge transfer to customers.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of security and risk industry experience

• 5+ years of security consulting experience

• 5+ years of Microsoft security advisory and professional services experience

Skills Required:

• Microsoft Defender – Deployment & Supportability

  • Defender for Endpoint

  • Defender for Cloud Apps

  • Defender for Office

  • Defender for Identity

  • Defender for Cloud - Multi-cloud adoption

• Modern Endpoint Management – Deployment & Supportability

  • Intune

  • SCCM

  • PowerShell

• Purview Compliance

  • Data Classification

  • Purview Data Loss Prevention

  • Purview Information Protection

  • Purview Data Lifecycle Management

• Microsoft Entra

  • Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory)

    • Identity Protection

    • Conditional Access

    • Privileged Identity Management

    • End user self-service

    • Passwordless Authentication

    • Authentication Methods

    • Enterprise Apps

      • SSO

      • Federation

  • Microsoft Entra ID Governance

    • Entitlement Management

    • Lifecycle Automation

    • Access Reviews

    • Role Based Access Controls

Salary is expected in a range between $130K-$160K, depending on qualifications and experience.

We hire employees who:

• Channel their curiosity to learn, grow, and solve problems

• Receive and implement technical or interpersonal feedback from team members or managers

• Notice and affirm team and co-workers’ successes

• Invest extra time and effort into customer satisfaction and projects

• Organize and prioritize tasks before project or client deadlines

• Show self-motivation to learn new technology or consulting strategies

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to sit at a desk and work on a computer for prolonged periods of time

• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times

• Must be able to be on call for emergencies occurring outside of normal business hours

Ascent Benefits
Ascent provides a 401(k) plan, health insurance, accident insurance, disability insurance, paid parental leave, and unlimited paid time off. We practice stewardship of the roles and resources entrusted to us. Our hiring process sources consultants with wholistic skillsets: technical depth, EQ- and IQ-informed communication, and a passion for spreading cybersecurity.

Ascent Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.