Coalfire4d ago

USD 86000–148000/yr

Senior Consultant, Technical Payments - PCI QSA, P2PE, PIN

United StatesRemoteRegular Full Timesenior

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About Coalfire 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.

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About Coalfire

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.

We are thought leaders, consultants, and cybersecurity experts, but above all else, we are a team of passionate problem-solvers who are hungry to learn, grow, and make a difference.

This is a great opportunity to grow your career and lead enterprise engagements as a Senior Consultant for our Payments Solution Validation team.

In this role you will lead and perform assessments of client environments against regulatory and industry security standards, with a primary focus on PCI Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) and PCI PIN Security standards.

As a senior member of the Payments Solution Validation team, you will evaluate technical controls, encryption architectures, and secure key-management practices for financial institutions and payment solution providers.

You will act as a trusted advisor, guiding clients on data protection strategies, encryption best practices, and overall PCI compliance while delivering high-quality assessment reports and attestations.

Leads audits and assessments including audit planning, evidence review, controls evaluation, and client interviews.

Prepare relevant frameworks assessment reports and attestations.

Manage priorities, tasks and hours on projects in coordination with project managers to meet delivery utilization targets.

Ensure all deliverables meet Coalfire quality standards and timelines.

Proactively escalate client or project risks to management.Interface with clients throughout the engagement, including executive and technical stakeholders

Build and maintain strong, collaborative client relationships

Maintain industry certifications and deepen subject matter expertise through continuous professional development.

Travel up to 30% as required

5+years in IT security, payments security and/or application development

Bachelor’s degree (four-year college or university) or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Knowledge of industry cryptography standards such as ISO 11568 and 13491, ANSI X9.97, and NIST 140-2 Level 3

Strong understanding of PCI compliance, encryption, key management, PKI, HSMs, POI key-injection, physical security controls

Experience with security audits, risk assessments, and gap analyses.

A commitment to your profession demonstrated by participation in industry events, seminars, blogs, and memberships in professional associations

Strong consulting skills with executive leadership and technical teams; ability to advise, challenge, and influence while building trust

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to lead and facilitate meetings with small and large groups

Strong customer service, stakeholder management, and project management skills

Ability to manage multiple initiatives and projects independently in a fast‑paced consulting environment

Hold certifications in the below categories

Information security certification: CISSP, CISM, ISO Lead 27001:2022 Lead Implementer

Audit certification: CISA, GSNA, ISO 27001:2022 Lead Auditor, IRCA ISMS Auditor or higher, IIA Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

Willingness and ability to pursue P2PE-Assessor and/or QPA (PIN Assessor) certification

Current or former PCI-QSA certification
Current or former P2PE certification
Current or former PIN certification

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Where is the job

United States

Remote within one country

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Posted: May 1, 2026
First seen: May 1, 2026
Last seen: May 5, 2026

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Coalfire

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Coalfire is a cybersecurity advisor that helps private and public-sector organizations avert threats, close gaps, and effectively manage risk. They provide independent, tailored advice, assessments, technical testing, and cyber engineering services to help clients develop scalable programs that improve their security posture and achieve business objectives.

Employees

3k+

Founded

2001

Domain

coalfire.com

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USD 86000–148000

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