Cybersecurity Consultant
KAI Partners, Inc. · Roseville, CA
$118,000–$133,000
Jun 29, 2026
Roseville, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A consulting role focused on helping clients mature their cybersecurity programs through risk assessments, control gap analyses, compliance evaluations, and security program reviews. The work involves producing deliverables such as risk registers, remediation roadmaps, and assessment reports, while facilitating workshops and presenting findings to stakeholders. Suited to someone with broad GRC and technical security knowledge, particularly across frameworks like NIST CSF, CIS Controls, and ISO 27001, with experience in client-facing or regulated-sector environments.
Senior level · 5+ years · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Full-time
Pay in the description: $118,000–$133,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 25 people in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 7–40
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $133,570 (middle half $101,170–$169,490). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role is consulting-focused (risk assessments, compliance evaluations, control gap analyses) rather than hands-on security operations, making it a close call between 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts) and 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts); 15-1212 was chosen as the primary because cybersecurity expertise and framework application are the core deliverables.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree … or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience,' so no formal degree is hard-gated.
CompTIA Security+ is explicitly required, plus ONE of CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or CISA — these are treated as a single interchangeable requirement with the alternatives captured accordingly.
SIEM, EDR, vulnerability scanning, IAM, and cloud security are described as 'working knowledge of tools and platforms used for…' in the Skills section — this is contextual/stack language rather than a hard gate, so they are marked preferred.
Experience in public sector, higher education, or regulated environments is explicitly labeled 'Preferred' in the posting.
The CBSA is inferred from KAI Partners' stated Northern California headquarters (Sacramento area); the posting does not specify a work location or confirm remote eligibility.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): CIS Critical Security Controls.
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