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Security Advisor

Duration: 6 months with a strong possibility of extension or full-time Location: St. Paul, MN or Abbott Park (North Chicago) or Madison, WI Manager is looking for a senior advisory professional to consult with teams on secure architecture and product design, with a strong focus on cloud-native platforms and application security, who brings hands-on technical expertise, demonstrates sound decision-making, and can clearly articulate direct, real-world experience Travel: Very limited, possibly 1–2 times during the 6‑month period, likely none. Work Schedule: 8 hours/day, 5 days/week Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position. Third-party or C2C candidates will not be considered

Role Overview

The role has a strong focus on medical devices, IoT/sensor-based products, mobile applications, and backend systems, including building security standards, guidance, dashboards, and validating the effectiveness of cybersecurity controls.

Description

As a Senior Cyber Specialist – Digital Enablement, you will play an important role in ensuring that Client product technologies leveraged by healthcare providers and consumers are secure-by-design. These technologies range from regulated medical devices to e-commerce and customer loyalty solutions. You will evaluate the cybersecurity posture of new and existing product technologies, identify risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and ensure timely remediation and closure. You will bring deep expertise in security risks, controls, mitigations, and global cybersecurity standards to Client product teams.

This role is expert-driven and guidance-focused, requiring strong technical depth, excellent communication skills, and a proven ability to navigate a large, global environment. You will partner closely with internal product owners, developers, engineers, security architects, and external collaborators to evaluate solutions, strengthen governance, and guide secure product development. Your work will directly contribute to the delivery of scalable, compliant, and secure product technologies, cloud services, and connected applications.

The role focuses on consultative responsibilities rather than hands-on development or cybersecurity operations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain security guidance documentation, including standards and frameworks
• Conduct full-stack architecture reviews of products and platforms, including consumer identity platforms
• Perform cybersecurity threat modeling and prepare outputs for review by internal and external stakeholders
• Establish, document, and monitor compliance with risk-based and regulatory-informed cybersecurity requirements for individual products
• Collaborate with product designers and developers to ensure security considerations are integrated early into product design discussions
• Validate the security of product software supply chains and product deployment pipelines
• Develop risk mitigation strategies and recommend appropriate security controls
• Assess and prioritize product security risks through detailed evaluation of vulnerability assessments and penetration testing results
• Evaluate the effectiveness of product cybersecurity controls
• Identify and effectively communicate cyber risk trends
• Ensure risk management plans are clearly documented, actionable, and accurately reflect the organization’s risk tolerance
• Track and ensure product compliance with defined vulnerability remediation SLAs.
• Participate in governance forums, architecture reviews, and technical discussions as a representative of Product Cybersecurity

Required

• At least 5 years of experience but typically 7 plus years of experience is required.
• Possess expertise in valuing and implementing industry standards such as the ISO 27001/2, SOC 2, HITRUST and FedRAMP Information Security standard and the ISO 22301 Business Continuity Standard.
• Experience with implementation and operational use of GRC toolsets (Governance Risk and Compliance).
• Possess CISSP certification (or similar) and be knowledge of national and international regulatory compliances and frameworks such as ISO, SOX, BASEL II, EU DPD, HIPAA, and PCI DSS.
• Ability to influence policy/standards for emerging tech (AI, quantum, cloud).

About You

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity or technology architecture, assessment, or consulting with a focus on the development of secure digital product technologies
• Experience conducting risk assessments, control assessments, and governance reporting
• Ability to clearly articulate cybersecurity risks and recommended mitigations to product development teams
• Strong understanding of modern technology stacks, including cloud-native architectures and API-driven services
• Understanding of core concepts related to identity and access management, secure software development, network security, and cryptography
• Familiar with device-to-device, service-to-service, and consumer identity and access management practices
• Familiarity with modern phishing-resistant authentication technologies, including WebAuthn and Passkeys
• Understanding of cybersecurity risks associated with emerging technologies, including quantum computing and artificial intelligence
• Knowledge of global medical device regulatory frameworks
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Working knowledge of security frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST, ISO/IEC 27001, PCI DSS)
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and business teams
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor complex information for diverse audiences
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Assurance, Software Engineering, or a related field but not mandatory if experience is strong

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong preference for candidates with cybersecurity experience across e-commerce, mobile apps, IoT, or medical devices.
• Preferred certifications include CISSP, HCISPP, CISM, CCSP, SABSA Foundation, CISA, or similar industry-recognized certifications
• Background in application security, product security, and secure development practices.
• Experience supporting mobile applications, sensors, and backend operational systems.
• Ability to draft, influence, and operationalize cybersecurity policies and standards.
• Reading Static Application Security Testing (SAST)/Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) outputs, pen test results; collaborating with teams; no major required internal tools.

Top 3 Required Skills:

• Cybersecurity consulting w/ development teams (software/hardware).
• Ability to influence policy/standards for emerging tech (AI, quantum, cloud).
• Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of cybersecurity controls.

Top 3 Preferred Skills: Medical device or IoT cybersecurity; development background; broader product security experience. Certifications: Not required; experience is prioritized over certs. Industry experience: Medical device preferred; e-commerce, IoT, cloud, and mobile app security also acceptable. Systems used daily: Reading Static Application Security Testing (SAST)/Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) outputs, pen test results; collaborating with teams; no major required internal tools. Personality traits: Curious, detail-oriented, collaborative, strong communication, relationship-builder.