Cyber Security & Privacy Director - CrowdStrike

Grant Thornton Advisors LLC is seeking a Cyber & Privacy Director - Crowdstrike to join our growing CrowdStrike practice within the Cyber & Privacy Managed Security Services team. This role will lead the delivery, optimization, and expansion of CrowdStrike Falcon engagements, including Managed Security Services (MSS), Managed Detection & Response (MDR), and Next-Gen SIEM (NG-SIEM) deployments. The Manager will act as a trusted advisor to clients, mentor delivery teams, and partner with alliance leadership to grow Grant Thornton''s CrowdStrike alliance.

From day one, you'll be empowered by the greater Cyber & Risk team to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently.

Your day-to-day may include:

Client Delivery & CrowdStrike Platform Leadership

• Lead end-to-end delivery of CrowdStrike Falcon deployments, including Falcon Complete (MDR), NG-SIEM, Identity Protection, Cloud Security, Exposure Management, and Charlotte AI / Agentic SOAR.
• Serve as the technical lead on CrowdStrike optimization engagements, including sensor deployment, policy tuning, detection engineering, and platform health management.
• Design and implement custom detections, escalation workflows, and automated response playbooks aligned to client operating models.
• Drive continuous optimization of client CrowdStrike investments through recurring platform reviews, tuning cycles, and use-case development.
• Partner with Auxis nearshore delivery teams to ensure 24x7x365 monitoring quality, SLA adherence, and consistent client experience.

Client Advisory & Relationship Management

• Act as the primary CrowdStrike subject matter expert on client engagements, translating platform telemetry into executive-level risk insights.
• Lead client-facing workshops, executive briefings, and quarterly business reviews.
• Support scoping, pricing, and proposal development for new CrowdStrike opportunities (MSS, MDR, NG-SIEM).
• Manage engagement financials including budget, resource utilization, and margin.

Practice Development & Team Leadership

• Mentor senior associates, associates, and interns; support career development and technical enablement across the CrowdStrike delivery team.
• Contribute to sales enablement collateral, playbooks, one-pagers, and internal thought leadership.
• Partner with the CrowdStrike alliance team to strengthen the joint go-to-market motion and represent Grant Thornton at CrowdStrike partner events (e.g., Fal.Con).
• Contribute to the maturity of Grant Thornton''s Security Operations Center (SOC) capabilities and managed engineering offerings.

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field.
• Relevant certifications such as CrowdStrike certifications (CCFA, CCFR, CCFH, CCSE), CIPP, CIPM, CISSP, CISM, or other related certifications required
• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity consulting with at least 3 years hands on CrowdStrike Falcon platform
• Demonstrated experience deploying and managing Falcon modules: Insight (EDR), Prevent, Identity Protection, NG-SIEM, Cloud Security, and Falcon Complete.
• Strong understanding of SOC operating models, MITRE ATT&CK, incident response lifecycle, and detection engineering.
• Proficiency with scripting/query languages relevant to CrowdStrike (e.g., CQL/Falcon Query Language, Python, PowerShell).
• Experience leading client-facing engagements, managing multiple workstreams, and delivering executive-ready outputs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for CISO and CIO-level audiences.
• Preferred experience integrating CrowdStrike with adjacent platforms (Microsoft Sentinel/Defender XDR, Google SecOps).
• Preferred familiarity with agentic SOAR workflows and Charlotte AI use cases.
• Exceptional client service and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships.
• Can travel as needed

The base salary range for this position is between $217,580 and $281,494. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton's discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job -related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

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