SRC _Cyber Deals_Senior Associate

• Perform rapid-cycle cybersecurity and technology risk assessments to identify issues that may impact valuation, deal structure, or closing.
• Assess current-state security posture, identify material threats/exposures, and evaluate alignment to leading frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001, CIS).
• Evaluate the target’s cyber governance, tools, architecture, policies, SOC operations, identity, cloud posture, vulnerability management, incident response, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Quantify one-time and recurring cyber uplift costs, build issue backlogs, and articulate impacts on TSA, Day 1 readiness, and integration/separation plans.
• Review security incidents, breach history, and regulatory exposures, including assessing adequacy of past remediation.
  

• Evaluate target’s compliance with regulatory and sector-specific obligations (e.g., FFIEC, HIPAA, FDA, PCI DSS, SOX, GDPR, CCPA).
• Conduct regulatory gap assessments and identify required uplift for post-close operation.
• Develop remediation playbooks, reporting packages, and risk-based recommendations for senior executives, deal teams, and boards.
• Support regulatory readiness for high-risk domains, including acquisition approvals, data transfer requirements, or supervisory expectations.
• Integration, Separation, and Value Creation
• Support development of Day 1/Day 100 cybersecurity integration or separation plans, including TSA scoping, control uplift planning, tool rationalization, and architectural roadmaps.
• Identify and quantify synergy opportunities related to consolidation of cyber tools, SOC operations, identity platforms, endpoint protection, and cloud security.
• Assess inherited cyber risk and define interim-state controls required during integration/carve-out.
• Facilitate workshops and cross-functional sessions with deal teams, CISOs, CIOs, legal, privacy, and infrastructure leads.
  

• Assess AI/GenAI use cases and evaluate risk, governance, responsible AI controls, and model lifecycle management.
• Support integration of AI-enabled capabilities into deal diligence, risk quantification, automation, and compliance workflows.
• Review modern architectures (cloud-native, SaaS, identity platforms, zero trust) for security and operational risks relevant to deal value.
  

Desired Knowledge

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, enterprise technology environments, and common cyber control domains.
• Understanding of the M&A lifecycle, including how cybersecurity, technology risk, and regulatory exposures influence valuation, deal structure, TSAs, and post-close integration or separation planning.
• Ability to translate technical cyber findings into business and financial impacts, including issue materiality, synergy opportunities, one-time/recurring cost estimates, and risks relevant to investment decisions.
• Working knowledge of AI/GenAI risks, responsible AI frameworks, and emerging regulatory expectations.
• Familiarity with cloud architecture and cloud security principles (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Experience in at least 2–3 core areas: cyber risk assessment, regulatory compliance, GRC, cloud security, incident response, SOC operations, data protection, or audit.
• Ability to communicate complex cyber and technology risks clearly to senior stakeholders, deal teams, and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and structured reporting skills; ability to deliver high-quality work under tight deal timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to build presentations, reports, cost models, and dashboards tailored to executive and board-level stakeholders.
• Ability to deliver training, lead workshops, and create client-facing content.
• Proven ability to work in fast-paced environments with ambiguity and shifting priorities.
  

Professional & Educational Background

• MBA / MCA / BE / B Tech / MS (Field of Study: Computer and Information Science, Information Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Management Information Systems) from a premium institute
• Certification(s) Preferred but not mandatory: Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC).
  

Minimum Years Experience Required