Cybersecurity Consultant

Caterpillar Cybersecurity Consultant ( Manfactruing or Reatil experience is mandatory ) East Peoria, IL( Hybrid Positiion ) Rate: $50/hr on C2C USC GC GC EAD H4 EAD H1B Visa also fine Looking for 14+ years of experience. Education Requirements: - Associate's degree in IT Preferred Education: - Bachelor's degree in IT Certifications: - Cybersecurity Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, GIAC Required Skills for the Cybersecurity Consultant: - Proven expertise applying industry standards including NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and OWASP principles to enterprise solution designs and security control mapping. - Deep technical understanding of Cloud (Virtual Networks, NSGs, Private Links) and on-premises infrastructure (firewalls, DMZs) to evaluate boundary protection and data flow security - Proficiency in performing Threat and Risk Analysis (TRA) and threat modeling to proactively identify and mitigate application-level risks early in the development lifecycle. Desired Skills: - Ability to audit system designs against architectural patterns like Zero Trust, Micro-segmentation, and Defense-in-Depth to identify single points of failure or insecure trust boundaries. - Deep understanding of secure identity management, least privilege enforcement, and designing authentication/authorization patterns for connected systems - Knowledge of implementing and reviewing Encryption at Rest (AES-256, Key Vault/HSM management) and Encryption in Transit (TLS 1.2+, mTLS) within complex application architectures. - Skill in analyzing application entry points—such as Public IPs, Load Balancers, and Edge Gateways—to minimize the attack surface and ensure proper traffic inspection. - Ability to interpret and critique complex network diagrams and data flow maps to pinpoint architectural vulnerabilities. - Prior role as a Network Security Architect/Engineer would be preferred Intersted Canddiates drop Your resumes to [Upgrade to PRO to see contact]