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Information Security Consultant - Richmond, VA - Assura, Inc.
Qualifications
- Strong experience with NIST frameworks (800-53, 800-171, CSF)
- Prior consulting or advisory experience
- Ability to communicate confidently with executives and boards
- Excellent writing and documentation skills
- Technical literacy sufficient to advise on controls (without implementing)
- Strong experience with NIST frameworks (800-53, 800-171, CSF)
- Prior consulting or advisory experience
- Ability to communicate confidently with executives and boards
- Excellent writing and documentation skills
- Technical literacy sufficient to advise on controls (without implementing)
Responsibilities
- The Senior Virtual Information Security Officer (Senior VISO) is a CISO-level advisor who ensures the quality, consistency, and strategic direction of Assura’s GRC engagements
- You guide strategy
- You oversee quality
- You mentor and support VISOs
- You build client confidence at the executive level
- Provide CISO-level advisory guidance to Assura clients
- Oversee and mentor Virtual ISOs (VISOs) delivering day-to-day GRC work
- Review deliverables for accuracy, completeness, and real-world applicability
- Act as a senior escalation point for complex client questions
- Translate regulatory and technical requirements into clear, practical guidance
- Support scope expansion conversations when new client needs emerge
- Help evolve Assura’s GRC methodologies, templates, and service offerings
Required Skills
• Strong experience with NIST frameworks (800-53, 800-171, CSF)
• SEC 530 familiarity (Virginia Information Security Standard) strongly preferred
• Prior consulting or advisory experience
• Ability to communicate confidently with executives and boards
• Excellent writing and documentation skills
• Technical literacy sufficient to advise on controls (without implementing)
Preferred Skills
• ISO, HIPAA, PCI exposure
• SLED experience outside Virginia
• Familiarity with GRC tools (e.g., Trastero)
• Experience mentoring junior practitioners
https://www.assurainc.com/careers/
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