Engagement Lead

Role: Engagement LeadJob Location: Jersey City, NJDuration: FTEVisa Type:- No OPT/CPT/H1B Key Responsibilities• Own end to end delivery of the program against the SOW (deliverables, milestones, fixed price commitments)• Run governance cadence with client stakeholders (SOC, Security Engineering, DevSecOps, Architecture leadership)• Facilitate stakeholder workshops during discovery to anchor current state findings• Coordinate the cross functional team (Security Architect, SOC SME, DevSecOps, Data, UX) and remove blockers• Manage scope, risk, and change control; raise formal Change Orders for anything outside SOW• Quality review every deliverable before client share: current state architecture, telemetry inventory, gap analysis, observability architecture, risk scoring framework, dashboard prototypes, implementation roadmap• Drive milestone walkthroughs tied to invoicing• Identify and shape the follow on implementation phase as the program progressesRequired Skills and Experience• 12+ years delivering technology consulting engagements, with at least 5 years leading security, observability, SIEM/SOAR, or risk platform programs• Track record running fixed price discovery and design engagements with Tier 1 financial services clients• Strong working knowledge of SOC and CTOC operating models, security telemetry, vulnerability management, and detection and response workflows• Comfortable challenging client assumptions on alert noise, vulnerability prioritization, and remediation maturity• Excellent executive communication; able to present architecture and roadmap to CISO or CTOC leadership• Disciplined on scope, risk, and change control in a banking environmentNice to Have• Prior delivery inside a top 5 US bank or systemically important financial institution• Familiarity with KEV, EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, and modern SOAR platforms• Experience positioning a follow on implementation off the back of a discoveryThanks & Regards,Alok Kumar | TALENDICASr. Technical Recruiter44 Saratoga Lane, Monroe Township, NJ 08831