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Remote security consultant jobs are open across the U.S. in cybersecurity, financial services, healthcare, and government contracting, at remote-first firms, managed security service providers, and distributed enterprise teams ranging from entry-level analysts to senior advisors. Employers hiring remotely right now include Fellowship Health Resources, NetSPI, and GuidePoint Security. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Coalfire is on a mission to make the world a safer place by solving our clients’ hardest cybersecurity challenges. We work at the cutting edge of technology to advise, assess, automate, and ultimately help companies navigate the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. We are headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with offices across the U.S. and U.K., and we support clients around the world.
But that’s not who we are – that’s just what we do.
Position Summary:
The Senior Consultant works closely with Project Managers, Delivery Directors, and other Delivery team members to lead engagements, assessing the security of various types of client applications and supporting infrastructure against security best practices. The Senior Consultant is a technical leader with broad and deep technical skills, meeting the objectives of their engagements, collaborating with clients, mentoring teammates, and providing subject matter expertise across one or more technical domains. The Senior Consultant is a trusted advisor to clients, and through objective testing and results reporting, supports the client in making well-informed, risk-based decisions to improve overall security posture.
What You'll Do
- Working independently and collaboratively with a team to both lead and support
- Perform penetration testing on networks, with a focus on internal networks and exploiting Active Directory vulnerabilities
- Dynamically flex your skills when assessing emerging or custom technologies.
- Lead complex engagements to provide a technical consistency approach across multiple tests.
- Contextualize vulnerabilities and assess realistic impact to a client accounting for mitigating and aggravating factors.
- Manage priorities and tasks to achieve utilization targets.
- Operate with professionalism both internally and with clients.
- Ensure quality reports and services are delivered efficiently and on time.
- Support sales and business growth by scoping out potential opportunities.
- Maintains strong depth of knowledge in the practice area.
- Collaborate with project managers, quality management, sales and other delivery team members to drive customer satisfaction and meet project deliverables.
What You'll Bring
- Network penetration testing and assessment tradecraft and methodologies
- Strong working knowledge of at least one programming or scripting languages
- Strong understanding of security principles and industry best practices.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a consulting/professional services role
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Network Security
- Excellent consulting skills including:
- Time management, performing adjacent tasks while ensuring on-time delivery, escalating issues as needed
- Verbal communication, leading client calls for project kickoffs and debrief
- Written communication
- Report writing, for both executive audiences and technical staff.
- Expert proficiency in Network Penetration Testing, including internal network testing and exploiting Active Directory vulnerabilities
- Excellent overall technical skills, with strong expertise in at least one of the following:
- Social Engineering (both vishing & phishing)
- Physical Penetration Testing
- Mobile Application Penetration Testing
- Thick Application Penetration Testing
- Hardware Penetration Testing
- Secure Code Review
- Container Penetration Testing
- Cloud Penetration Testing
- Network Active Directory Penetration Testing
- AI Penetration Testing
Bonus Points
- OSCP, OSCE, OSEE offensive security certifications
- Significant development and engineering backgrounds
- Cloud Service penetration testing tradecraft and methodologies across multiple service providers (e.g. AWS, GCP, etc.).
- Mobile platform and application penetration testing tradecraft and methodologies across both iOS and Android.
- Red/Purple Team tradecraft and methodologies.
- Social engineering in all its forms.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Certified Security, AWS Certified Advanced Networking, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
- Network, Database, System administration experience and certifications
At Coalfire, you’ll find the support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In many cases, we provide a flexible work model that empowers you to choose when and where you’ll work most effectively – whether you’re at home or an office.
Regardless of location, you’ll experience a company that prioritizes connection and wellbeing and be part of a team where people care about each other and our communities. You’ll have opportunities to join employee resource groups, participate in in-person and virtual events, and more. And you’ll enjoy competitive perks and benefits to support you and your family, like paid parental leave, flexible time off, certification and training reimbursement, digital mental health and wellbeing support membership, and comprehensive insurance options.
At Coalfire, equal opportunity and pay equity is integral to the way we do business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Coalfire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact our Human Resources team at HumanResourcesMB@coalfire.com.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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Who's Hiring
- Fellowship Health Resources11

- NetSPI7

- GuidePoint Security4

- World Wide Technology4

- Coalfire3

Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Healthcare & Medical Services
- Consulting & Professional Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote security consultant jobs.
- Active security certification such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, or CompTIA Security+
- Experience conducting risk assessments, vulnerability scans, or penetration tests
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, or FedRAMP
- Ability to produce clear written reports and present findings to non-technical stakeholders
- Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, information technology, computer science, or a related field
- Experience with security tools such as Nessus, Burp Suite, Splunk, or similar platforms
Tips for Your Remote Security Consultant Job Search
Document your remote security work clearly
Remote employers can't watch you work, so your written deliverables do the talking. Build a portfolio of sanitized assessment reports, remediation plans, or risk summaries that show how you communicate findings to non-technical stakeholders asynchronously, without relying on in-person walkthroughs.
Highlight async tools and remote security workflows
Call out your experience with Slack, Jira, Confluence, or ticketing systems in the context of security engagements. Remote security consultant teams rely on documentation-first workflows, and showing you already operate that way signals you won't need hand-holding on a distributed team.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote security consultant openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your focus area and apply directly without sorting through unrelated listings or on-site roles mixed into search results.
Target remote-first firms and managed security providers
Remote-first companies and managed security service providers have built their entire delivery model around distributed work, which makes them faster to onboard remote consultants and less likely to pull roles back on-site. Focus your search on organizations that have publicly committed to remote operations.
Remote Security Consultant Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote security consultant job?
Remote security consultant roles go to candidates who can demonstrate self-direction and strong written communication alongside technical credentials. Remote employers screen for experience with async collaboration tools, the ability to document findings clearly without in-person walkthroughs, and certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or Security+. A portfolio of completed assessments, audit reports, or remediation projects gives you a concrete edge over candidates with credentials alone.
Which companies hire remote security consultants?
Remote security consultant roles are posted by Fellowship Health Resources, NetSPI, and GuidePoint Security and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Remote-first managed security service providers, distributed financial services firms, and cloud-native technology companies are among the most consistent hirers of security consultants in remote formats.
Can you get a remote security consultant job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level security consultant roles are harder to land because employers expect you to work independently from day one with minimal oversight. Smaller remote-first companies and managed security service providers are more open to early-career candidates. Showing a home lab, a completed CTF challenge, a relevant certification, or a documented vulnerability assessment replaces the absence of formal work history.
Do you need a degree for remote security consultant jobs?
Not always. Remote employers in security consulting weigh certifications, demonstrable technical skills, and a history of completed engagements heavily alongside or instead of a degree. Credentials such as CISSP, CEH, or CompTIA Security+, combined with documented project outcomes or a strong portfolio, carry significant weight, particularly at remote-first firms and smaller consultancies that prioritize what you can deliver.
Which industries hire the most remote security consultants?
Remote security consultant roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Healthcare & Medical Services, and Consulting & Professional Services, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. These sectors rely on distributed teams handling sensitive data, regulated systems, or complex infrastructure across multiple locations, which makes remote security consultants a practical and cost-effective staffing choice.
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