Director, IT Security
International Executive Service Corps, Saint Louis, MO, United States
Director, IT Security
Job Level:
W2T Consultant
Job Location:
Hybrid
Travel Expectations:
10%
Job Classification:
Temporary (W2T)
Join Centric Consulting – A Culture You’ll Love
At Centric Consulting, we've cultivated a unique approach to business. Our business is built on three fundamental principles: Enjoy the people you work with, have fun, and do great work. These principles define our consulting model and have crafted one of the most vibrant cultures in the consulting industry – celebrating individuals, collaboration, and lifelong friendships.
In this role, you will:
Architect and implement enterprise‑grade cybersecurity solutions across the IT and OT (manufacturing) environments
Develop and maintain security architecture documentation and standards
Evaluate and deploy security technologies (e.g., SIEM, EDR, firewalls, IAM, DLP, DSPM, Zero Trust)
Ensure compliance with relevant frameworks and regulations (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, CMMC, SOC2)
Lead complex incident response and forensic investigations.
Design and manage threat detection and prevention systems.
Perform proactive threat hunting and risk assessments.
Collaborate with internal teams to architect secure infrastructure.
Develop and enforce security policies, standards, and guidelines.
Vulnerability Management: Implement and manage vulnerability assessment tools and processes to ensure the security and compliance of IT systems
Technical Leadership: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior IT staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
Project Management: Lead IT projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to budget and quality standards
Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with business leaders, IT teams, and external vendors to ensure alignment and successful implementation of IT initiatives while embedding security into systems and workflows
Who You Are:
Experience: 6+ years of progressive experience in Cybersecurity roles
Education: Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline
Advanced certifications: CISSP, CISM, or OSCP are highly desirable.
Manufacturing OT: Strong understanding of ICs/SCADA systems, PLC networks, and industrial protocols (e.g., Modbus, OPC UA, DNP3). Experience with network segmentation, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and zero trust architectures in OT environments.
Vulnerability Management: Strong knowledge of vulnerability assessment tools and techniques
Leadership: Proven ability to mentor team members
Project Management: Strong project management skills with a track record of successful project delivery
Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as ability to present monthly metrics to senior leadership
Business Acumen
Project Leadership: Lead small cross‑functional projects, requiring them to consider the impact on the entire enterprise.
Financial Impact: Understand and review contract scope, corresponding cost and impact
Business Value: Ability to define and identify the business value for IT projects/support changes with limited oversight.
Technical Acumen
Enterprise‑wide Technology Use: Able to analyze or design technical solutions and the impacts of the enterprise. Typically, is able to manage contract execution from beginning to end without leadership oversight.
Enterprise Thinking
Alignment with Organizational Goals: Aligns their work and decisions with the broader organizational goals and strategies. Leads efforts to resolve significant problems and serves as primary contact at supervisory and leadership level.
Decision Making: Able to interpret root‑cause problems and propose relevant solutions. Broad understanding of issues and proactive recognition of patterns requiring deeper analysis within the function.
Project Leadership: Able to lead mid‑size projects with guidance from leadership. Able to drive alignment between project decisions and customer needs.
Emotional Intelligence:
Demonstrated Emotional Intelligence: Accurately identifies, regulates and understands own emotions as well as the emotions of others; is able to manage conflict and bring solutions to the table.
Total Rewards We proudly offer competitive compensation, a comprehensive and well‑rounded benefits package for full‑time employees that has been designed to nourish your well‑being, such as health coverage, wellness programs, 401K company match, self‑managed PTO, and other unique incentives that celebrate your accomplishments.
Remote and Hybrid Work
Time Off When You Need It
Benefits That Flex
Professional Development
While benefits eligibility may vary for roles that are not full‑time, we provide unique opportunities for growth, skill development, and more. Regardless of your role, you’ll be part of a collaborative environment where every team member contributes to our shared success.
Discover more about our benefits by exploring additional details here benefits.
Who We Are: Founded in 1999 with a remote workforce, we combine the benefits of experience, flexibility, and cost efficiency to create tailored solutions centered on what’s best for businesses. Now numbering more than 1,400 employees in the U.S. and India, we’re committed to solving clients’ toughest problems and delivering on our mission of providing unmatched experiences.
Our purpose at Centric Consulting is to bring unmatched experiences to clients and employees. These aren't just words we use — it's how we became a company and who we are today. Providing an unmatched experience means we approach each other as human beings and lead with empathy and humility. It means we work diligently to ensure we are a place where everyone can create a sense of belonging and feel respected for who they are.
What Makes Centric a Great Place to Work? We know that creating and sustaining an authentically welcoming culture requires that we all play a part in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, from our business practice to how we show up for employees and communities. This is how we bring our mission and core values to life, working together to provide the highest quality services to our clients while allowing our employees to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the application or interview process.
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Job Level:
W2T Consultant
Job Location:
Hybrid
Travel Expectations:
10%
Job Classification:
Temporary (W2T)
Join Centric Consulting – A Culture You’ll Love
At Centric Consulting, we've cultivated a unique approach to business. Our business is built on three fundamental principles: Enjoy the people you work with, have fun, and do great work. These principles define our consulting model and have crafted one of the most vibrant cultures in the consulting industry – celebrating individuals, collaboration, and lifelong friendships.
In this role, you will:
Architect and implement enterprise‑grade cybersecurity solutions across the IT and OT (manufacturing) environments
Develop and maintain security architecture documentation and standards
Evaluate and deploy security technologies (e.g., SIEM, EDR, firewalls, IAM, DLP, DSPM, Zero Trust)
Ensure compliance with relevant frameworks and regulations (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, CMMC, SOC2)
Lead complex incident response and forensic investigations.
Design and manage threat detection and prevention systems.
Perform proactive threat hunting and risk assessments.
Collaborate with internal teams to architect secure infrastructure.
Develop and enforce security policies, standards, and guidelines.
Vulnerability Management: Implement and manage vulnerability assessment tools and processes to ensure the security and compliance of IT systems
Technical Leadership: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior IT staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
Project Management: Lead IT projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to budget and quality standards
Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with business leaders, IT teams, and external vendors to ensure alignment and successful implementation of IT initiatives while embedding security into systems and workflows
Who You Are:
Experience: 6+ years of progressive experience in Cybersecurity roles
Education: Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline
Advanced certifications: CISSP, CISM, or OSCP are highly desirable.
Manufacturing OT: Strong understanding of ICs/SCADA systems, PLC networks, and industrial protocols (e.g., Modbus, OPC UA, DNP3). Experience with network segmentation, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and zero trust architectures in OT environments.
Vulnerability Management: Strong knowledge of vulnerability assessment tools and techniques
Leadership: Proven ability to mentor team members
Project Management: Strong project management skills with a track record of successful project delivery
Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as ability to present monthly metrics to senior leadership
Business Acumen
Project Leadership: Lead small cross‑functional projects, requiring them to consider the impact on the entire enterprise.
Financial Impact: Understand and review contract scope, corresponding cost and impact
Business Value: Ability to define and identify the business value for IT projects/support changes with limited oversight.
Technical Acumen
Enterprise‑wide Technology Use: Able to analyze or design technical solutions and the impacts of the enterprise. Typically, is able to manage contract execution from beginning to end without leadership oversight.
Enterprise Thinking
Alignment with Organizational Goals: Aligns their work and decisions with the broader organizational goals and strategies. Leads efforts to resolve significant problems and serves as primary contact at supervisory and leadership level.
Decision Making: Able to interpret root‑cause problems and propose relevant solutions. Broad understanding of issues and proactive recognition of patterns requiring deeper analysis within the function.
Project Leadership: Able to lead mid‑size projects with guidance from leadership. Able to drive alignment between project decisions and customer needs.
Emotional Intelligence:
Demonstrated Emotional Intelligence: Accurately identifies, regulates and understands own emotions as well as the emotions of others; is able to manage conflict and bring solutions to the table.
Total Rewards We proudly offer competitive compensation, a comprehensive and well‑rounded benefits package for full‑time employees that has been designed to nourish your well‑being, such as health coverage, wellness programs, 401K company match, self‑managed PTO, and other unique incentives that celebrate your accomplishments.
Remote and Hybrid Work
Time Off When You Need It
Benefits That Flex
Professional Development
While benefits eligibility may vary for roles that are not full‑time, we provide unique opportunities for growth, skill development, and more. Regardless of your role, you’ll be part of a collaborative environment where every team member contributes to our shared success.
Discover more about our benefits by exploring additional details here benefits.
Who We Are: Founded in 1999 with a remote workforce, we combine the benefits of experience, flexibility, and cost efficiency to create tailored solutions centered on what’s best for businesses. Now numbering more than 1,400 employees in the U.S. and India, we’re committed to solving clients’ toughest problems and delivering on our mission of providing unmatched experiences.
Our purpose at Centric Consulting is to bring unmatched experiences to clients and employees. These aren't just words we use — it's how we became a company and who we are today. Providing an unmatched experience means we approach each other as human beings and lead with empathy and humility. It means we work diligently to ensure we are a place where everyone can create a sense of belonging and feel respected for who they are.
What Makes Centric a Great Place to Work? We know that creating and sustaining an authentically welcoming culture requires that we all play a part in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, from our business practice to how we show up for employees and communities. This is how we bring our mission and core values to life, working together to provide the highest quality services to our clients while allowing our employees to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the application or interview process.
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