Senior Consultant, Human Threats

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Position Summary

The Human Threats Senior Consultant will serve as a senior technical consultant on the Division. Hex Human Threats team, assessing the security posture and human-centered detection and response capabilities of client organizations. The role will place a strong emphasis on authorized physical security assessments, including facility access controls, perimeter and entry-point security, visitor and badge-management processes, secure-area protections, employee behaviors, and other physical safeguards.

The Senior Consultant will also perform and support social engineering activities, including phishing, vishing, pretext development, human risk assessment, and awareness and behavior measurement, to evaluate how physical and digital attack paths can exploit people, processes, and technology. The ideal candidate will bring expert-level knowledge of physical security assessment methodologies and adversary tradecraft, along with deep experience in one or more social engineering disciplines.

They will work with the Managing Principal of Human Threats, Project Managers, Directors, and client Points of Contact to plan and execute engagements, meet project requirements, and provide subject matter expertise across social engineering domains. As a trusted client advisor, the Senior Consultant will use objective testing, onsite assessment activities, social engineering exercises, and clear reporting to help clients identify weaknesses, prioritize remediation, and improve resilience against physical and other human-centric threats.