Cybersecurity Assessor
Apollo Information Systems · Remote · Texas Remote ·
COMPENSATION
$80k – $100k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote base (US)
- Travel up to 85% in Texas
- Senior-level assessment role
- Public sector focus
- 12-month renewable contract
You will conduct in-depth cybersecurity assessments of client environments, focusing on election infrastructure at county, city, and state levels. The role requires independently evaluating control maturity across identity management, network security, and cloud services, then producing actionable reports for technical and executive stakeholders.
What you'll do
- Lead end-to-end cybersecurity assessments of election and government infrastructure
- Evaluate technical controls for effectiveness across networks, endpoints, and cloud
- Assess environments against NIST CSF, CIS, ISO 27001, CMMC, CJIS, and HIPAA
- Produce detailed reports with prioritized risk findings and remediation roadmaps
- Present technical findings to both practitioners and executive leadership
- Mentor junior assessors and perform peer reviews of deliverables
- Improve internal assessment methodologies, workbooks, and templates
What you'll need
- Proven experience leading or performing security assessments
- Hands-on experience with frameworks like NIST, CMMC, or ISO 27001
- Strong knowledge of OS, network, cloud, and identity security controls
- Ability to review technical configs such as firewall rules and GPOs
- Excellent written communication for client-ready reporting
- Experience managing multiple concurrent consulting engagements
- Ability to explain technical issues to non-technical audiences
Nice to have
- Certifications such as Security+, CISA, GIAC, or CMMC CCP/CCA
- Familiarity with Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Experience with security tooling and automation
- Background supporting public sector or election infrastructure
Stack
- NIST CSF 2.0
- CIS Controls
- ISO 27001
- CMMC
- CJIS
- HIPAA
- PCI DSS
- Microsoft 365
- Azure
How you'll work
- Full-time W2 employment
- Remote work with Denver hub access
- Up to 85% travel required within Texas
- Funded by annual 12-month state contract
What you get
- 100% employee premium coverage for medical, dental, vision
- Unlimited PTO plus 7 sick days and 11 holidays
- 401(k) with 4% company match, immediately vested
- Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
- $125 monthly home-office technology stipend
- CJIS certification and background check required
Hiring process
- Onboard to methodology and review sample reports
- Shadow senior assessor on active engagement
- Lead first independent assessment within 90 days
- Manage portfolio of concurrent assessments by 180 days