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As a Physical Security Senior Consultant in Deloitte's Cyber Defense & Resilience team, you will help clients strengthen physical security, operational resilience, and mission assurance across critical facilities, infrastructure, and operations. You will apply experience in security assessments, risk analysis, and integrated protection strategies to identify vulnerabilities and develop practical solutions that support continuity and resilience. This role offers the opportunity to work across complex environments where physical security, emergency preparedness, and enterprise risk management intersect.

Recruiting for this role ends on 12/31/2026.

Work you'll do

As a Physical Security Senior Consultant on the Cyber Defense & Resilience team, you will be responsible for:

• Conducting physical security assessments, threat and vulnerability analyses, and risk evaluations for facilities, infrastructure, and critical operations
• Supporting mission assurance and resilience initiatives by identifying risks that may affect critical functions, operational continuity, and organizational objectives
• Performing site visits, facility walkdowns, stakeholder interviews, and field assessments to validate conditions and identify vulnerabilities
• Developing risk-informed recommendations and client deliverables that strengthen protection, resilience, and operational effectiveness
• Collaborating with client stakeholders and cross-functional teams to design and implement integrated physical security and resilience solutions

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The team

Deloitte's Cyber Defense & Resilience team helps organizations address physical security, resilience, and mission assurance challenges across critical assets, facilities, and operations. Within the Physical Security team, practitioners work with clients to assess vulnerabilities, evaluate protective measures, and develop integrated strategies that support safety, continuity, and operational effectiveness in a changing threat environment.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in security management, risk management, emergency management, criminal justice, international relations, intelligence studies, engineering, homeland security, public administration, or infrastructure protection, or equivalent work experience
• 4+ years of experience in physical security, mission assurance, business continuity, operational resilience, emergency management, or critical infrastructure protection programs
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: physical security assessments; threat, vulnerability, or risk assessments; risk analysis; Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) activities or GSOC technology; physical security technology; video management systems (VMS); access control systems (ACS); risk intelligence; mass communication systems; or incident case management and dispatching systems
• Experience conducting facility (site) assessments, field observations, and stakeholder interviews
• Experience preparing risk assessments, technical reports, presentations, and other client deliverables
• Ability to travel up to 75%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

Preferred:

• Professional certification such as Physical Security Professional (PSP), Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Associate Protection Professional (APP), Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), Certified Emergency Manager (CEM), Project Management Professional (PMP), Professional Engineer (PE), ISO 31000 Risk Manager, ISO 22301, and/or Certified Threat Manager (CTM)
• Experience supporting critical infrastructure, utilities, government, defense, transportation, manufacturing, research, laboratory, healthcare, technology, consulting, military, law enforcement, or other highly regulated or mission-critical environments
• Experience integrating physical security, safety, emergency management, cyber-physical security, and operational risk management programs
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing complex projects, including scope, schedule, budget, resource coordination, or quality management
• Experience with security technology systems, protective design principles, critical infrastructure dependencies, resilience analytics, perimeter security, facial recognition or facial analytics, integrated security platforms, and defense-in-depth security strategies

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $105,400 to $207,800.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.