IT Risk Senior Consultant (Cybersecurity)

Location: Washington, DC metropolitan area; onsite at client locations. Work location may change based on client requirements. Up to 25% travel.

Salary: $103,000–$180,000 per year, plus potential bonuses and benefits.

Company

Kearney & Company provides auditing, consulting, and technology services exclusively to government clients.

What you will do

• Lead complex federal IT risk and advisory engagements from opportunity development through delivery.
• Advise federal executives and technology stakeholders on IT governance, technology risk, internal controls, cybersecurity governance, financial systems, and compliance.
• Oversee ITGC, application control, internal audit, OMB A-123, and related compliance assessments.
• Develop remediation strategies, POA&Ms, and long-term control improvements across enterprise applications, ERP systems, cloud platforms, and business systems.
• Support financial system modernization, ERP implementations, cloud migrations, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, executive briefings, client workshops, quality reviews, account growth, proposals, and business development activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, accounting, business, cybersecurity, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in IT risk consulting, technology advisory, internal IT audit, IT compliance, financial systems, cybersecurity governance, or related services.
• Experience leading complex client engagements and multidisciplinary teams while managing senior executive relationships.
• Strong knowledge of ITGCs, application controls, technology risk management, FISCAM, FISMA, and applicable control frameworks.
• Professional certification such as CISA, CISSP, CPA, or equivalent.
• Must be able to work onsite at client locations in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and obtain and maintain a security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with federal client account growth, OMB A-123 IT evaluations, financial management, financial systems modernization, or ERP transformation.
• Experience with Oracle, Oracle Cloud ERP, Oracle Federal Financials, or cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, OCI, and Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience with GRC platforms such as ServiceNow GRC, Diligent HighBond, Archer, or AuditBoard.
• Experience with NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, or related federal compliance initiatives.
• Federal agency relationships, thought leadership, industry presentations, or professional event representation.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible, collaborative, and open-minded work environment.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• 401(k), 529 education savings plan, flexible spending account, and health savings account.
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time.
• Legal and pet insurance, employee assistance, fitness, wellness, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity benefits.