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Experienced Associate, Cyber

BDO USA

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Chicago, IL · Posted November 12, 2026

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Job Summary:

The Experienced Associate, Cyber is responsible to participate and assist in compliance, security and technology consulting related engagements, including, IT Controls, IT Due-Diligence, IT Vendor Management, assessing business environments based on security frameworks such as PCI, NIST, ISO, and SOX, at the direction of the compliance and security engagement team leads. This role will interact with client personnel, thus good communication skills and a strong presence are needed.

Job Duties:

Works with internal teams to directly engage client projects and consults around compliance and security issue, needs, remediation and make recommendations for resolution

Drafts reports or presentations to client showing the updates needed to ensure their systems are operating for compliance

Works with team on creating initial project plans for client, participating in planning sessions and attending meetings and testing for client projects

Identifies and prioritizes risks and assesses the impact and likeliness of occurrence

Participates in the review, validation, observation, and documentation of internal controls based on frameworks such as Payment Card Industry (PCI); National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) IT standards

Assists in evaluation of observations and providing possible solutions for and courses of action and to achieve best results based on the client business needs

Prepares reports for client, highlighting work performed, issues identified and possible solutions/ recommendations

Coordinates with other BDO practices in relation to technical issues and other due diligence project components in conjunction with the engagement lead

Travels up to 30% of the time as necessary

Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

N/A

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education:

High school diploma or GED, required

Bachelor’s degree with a focus in Computer Science, Information Security, Accounting, or Finance, preferred

Experience:

One (1) or more years’ experience working with any sort of compliance framework, required

One (1) year of prior experience in management consulting, technology advisory, or technology project management, preferred

Prior experience working within a national consulting organization or professional services, preferred

Software:

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, required

Experience with Google Suite, preferred

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to identify issues and anomalies through review of supporting information

Solid organizational skills, especially ability to meet project deadlines with a focus on details

Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a group environment

Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and contribute to multiple projects simultaneously

Ability to participate in a team environment on engagements

Ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the client and BDO

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

California Range: $75,000 - $85,000 Colorado Range: $75,000 - $85,000 Illinois Range: $75,000 - $85,000 Maryland Range: $75,000 - $85,000 Minnesota Range: $75,000 - $85,000 NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $75,000 - $85,000 Washington Range: $75,000 - $85,000 Washington DC Range: $75,000 - $85,000

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