Principal Consultant, Incident Preparedness - Proactive Services (Unit 42)

Our Mission

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Who We Are

In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of proactive incident preparedness projects, including Tabletop Exercises (TTX), Incident Response Plan development, and Response Maturity Assessments.
• Critically review and analyze client documentation, such as Crisis Management, Incident Response, and Business Continuity plans, to identify gaps and provide actionable recommendations.
• Design, plan, and facilitate a variety of TTXs for diverse audiences, from technical teams to C-suite executives, delivering detailed post-exercise reports with strategic insights.
• Manage the full lifecycle of client engagements, from initial scoping and stakeholder alignment to final deliverable production, ensuring high-quality outcomes and customer satisfaction.
• Proactively collaborate with clients and internal Unit 42 teams, serving as a trusted advisor to enhance their overall cyber resilience and preparedness posture.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of service delivery methodologies and internal team knowledge by sharing insights and applied learnings from client engagements.
• Travel as required (approximately 20%) to meet client engagement needs and business demands.

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of combined experience in incident preparedness and incident response consulting.
• Demonstrated experience leading and delivering complex, client-facing cybersecurity engagements from scoping through to completion.
• Mandatory, hands-on experience in both incident response (IR) and incident preparedness, with a primary focus on preparedness.
• Professional business fluency in both French and English

• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, GCIH, GCFA, or CISM.
• Experience presenting complex security topics and findings to executive-level stakeholders.
• Familiarity with major cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, and MITRE ATT&CK