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The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.

At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.

Where We Need You

Protiviti is looking for a Technology Consulting Manager to join our growing Cybersecurity Program & Strategy - Architecture practice.

What You Can Expect

Enterprise security is being rewritten in real time. AI and agentic systems are reshaping the threat landscape, cloud-native architectures are now the default, and zero trust has moved from concept to expectation. Our clients,acrossfinancial services, healthcare, energy, technology, and manufacturing, need architects who can connect identity, data, network, workload, application, and AI into one coherentdesign.

That'sthe job.You'llwork alongside Fortune 500 leaders to design securityarchitecturesthatholdup in front of a CISO, a board, and an auditor, and thatactuallyletthe business move faster.

As a Manager, you'll partner with our clients to solve complex business problems and provide impactful advice and solutions. You'll develop lasting relationships with client personnel and further these relationships through quality product delivery. You'll foster a network within the business community and serve as an ambassador of Protiviti in the market.You will also be a mentor, trainer, and coach to Consultants and Senior Consultants as you facilitate the successful completion of project work plans.

What Will Help You Be Successful

• You enjoy designing enterprise security architecture.
• You are motivated to learn and interested in all things related to AI's impact on security, including the latest trends and developments.
• You'rea self-starter. Youdon'twait to be told what to learn.Whena new framework, technology, or threat shows up, yougo findout about it on your own because you find the work genuinely interesting. You see problemsand youfix them.You'drather build a better way than complain about the current one.
• You'recurious about AI and what it means for security and for your own craft.Maybe you'veexperimented with the tools,maybe you'reusing them to make your own work faster,maybe you'vealready started forming views on where this is heading. Wherever you are on that journey,you'reactivelyengaged, notwaitingit out.
• You care about the people on your team. You want to be the reason someone two or three levels below yougrowsinto the next senior leader in this practice.

Do Your Talents Include the Following?

• 5+ yearsin security architecture, security engineering, security consulting, or a closely related discipline
• Hands-on experience designing security solutionsin at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and across two or more of: identity, data protection, network security, application security
• Working knowledge of security frameworks:NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and at least one of CRI Profile, CMMC, or an industry-specific regime and the judgment to know when to apply which
• Strongcommunicator.Youcan explain an architecture decision to an engineer, a CISO, and a board without changing the substance
• Team leadership experience: Coaching, performance development, and oversight of delivery quality
• What will make you stand out
  • Depth intwo or morecloud platforms, or specialist depth in cloud-native security (containers, Kubernetes, serverless)
  • A clear, articulatedpoint of view on AI's impact on cybersecuritywithhands-on experimentation to back it up
  • Experience withzero trustrollouts beyond the reference architecture stage
  • Familiarity withinfrastructure-as-code and policy-as-code(Terraform, OPA, etc.) and modern security tooling (Wiz, Prisma, Defender for Cloud, Okta/Entra, ServiceNow GRC, Archer, and the like)
  • Advanced or architecture-focused credentials:CISSP-ISSAP, SABSA, TOGAF, AWS/Azure Security Specialty, GIAC GDSA/GCSA
  • Published research, conference talks(RSA, Black Hat, DEF CON,BSides), open-source contributions, or active community involvement
  • Experience in aregulated industryvertical(financial services, healthcare, energy, public sector)
• Whatyou'llown
  • Design enterprise security architecturesacross cloud, identity, data, network (zero trust, SASE/SSE), application, and where relevant OT/IoT domains
  • Help clients navigate AI's impact on security.Secureadoption patterns, governance, and emerging risks from LLMs and agentic systems. Youdon'tneed to be the world's foremost AI expert on day one, but you should be genuinely engaged with where this is going.
  • Translate architecture into roadmapsmapped to NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001, CRI Profile, CMMC, and industry-specific regimes and defend those roadmaps in front of executive sponsors
  • Run engagement teamsof consultants and senior consultants.Coachthem, raise their ceiling, andhelpbuild the next generation of architects inthe practice
  • Build what comes next.Contributeto reference architectures, accelerators, and thought leadership
  • Help win the work.Partner with directors and managing directors on pursuits, proposals, and client strategy
• What success looks like in year one
  • Lead the security architecture workstream on 2-4 multi-quarter engagements
  • Deliver at least one reference architecture or accelerator that becomes a reusable Protiviti asset
  • Contribute to a published point of view, white paper, or external talk
  • Develop one consultant or senior consultant into a stronger architect
• What we offer
  • Directinvolvementinsome ofthe largest, most complex security transformations happening today
  • Investment in your growth.Conferences, certifications, learning time, and access to senior mentors who want you to succeed
  • A clear path from Manager Senior Manager Associate Director Director Managing Director, with named sponsors at every step
  • Internal mobility across Protiviti's global practice and Robert Half's broader platform
  • A hybrid model built around the work: time on-site with clients and teammates when it matters, and the flexibility to do focused work whereyou'remosteffective.

Your Educational and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., CS, CE, MIS, math, physics, EE, or similar) or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• 5+ years working in professional services or industry.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Secondary emphasis on Visio and Access.
• Professional Certification such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CISA or equivalent preferred.

Our Hybrid Workplace

Protiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of working in person with a purpose and working remotely. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements vary by client, project, team, and other business factors. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local or out-of-state travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments.

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Employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverages, FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave up to 10 weeks, and short/long term disability. We offer eligible employees a company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions. We provide Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time. The amount of (CTO) varies based on years of service. New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year. Protiviti also recognizes up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year.
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