Cybersecurity and Privacy Associate - Summer 2025

With the rise in Cyber breaches across industries, companies are aggressively looking for consultants to help them protect their critical assets and proactively prepare and respond to Cyber breaches.  The threat actors have shifted from simple, nuisance based Cyber hacks to criminals, activists, ransom hacks and nation states. 

Our Cybersecurity & Privacy practice offers an opportunity for you to leverage your technology background and experience to broaden your business and project management skills in a rewarding and challenging environment. Individuals will work on projects across our portfolio of Cybersecurity & Privacy and will assist in the development of Cyber risk strategies, identity and access management programs, network security, Cyber security analytics, ethical hacking, cloud security, privacy & data protection, artificial intelligence, etc.  

Interested candidates should have analytical skills, be strong “thinkers”, with an affinity for learning and innovation.  Interested candidates should be self-starters and should demonstrate strength in or a desire to build skills related to Grant Thornton’s core values of: Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect, and Responsibility.

Your day-to-day may include:

• Associates can expect to work closely with the Cybersecurity & Privacy team on all phases of the engagement lifecycle including planning, engagement management, and project wrap up.  Some of the typical projects are:
  • Ethical Hacking
  • Cyber Threat Monitoring
  • Cloud Security
  • Identity and Access Management
  • Privacy and Data Protection
  • Cyber Incident Management
  • Cyber War Gaming
  • Cyber Strategy and Program Design
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Cybersecurity
  • Secure Code Design
  • Business Strategy and Cyber strategy Alignment
• In addition, Associates are expected to actively contribute to business growth by identifying business development opportunities, participating in marketing and brand initiatives, and assisting with the development of Grant Thornton thought leadership.

 

You have the following technical skills or qualifications: 

• B.S. in Engineering within Computer, Computer Science, Information Systems
• B.S. in Computer Science
• B.S. program in Data analytics, Informatics, Management with Cybersecurity (minor)
• B.S. program with a specialization in Technology – “Hands on technology experience”
• Strong business and technical aptitude and problem-solving skills
• Likes to learn the business of our clients to help them solve problems
• Ability to bridge the gap between business strategy and Cybersecurity/technology to help deliver sustainable solutions to our clients
• Excellent thinking, analytical, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Effective time management skills for handling multiple priorities and simultaneous projects 
• Enthusiasm to learn through a combination of structured, on-the-job, and self-directed training
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a team environment 
• B.S. in Cybersecurity or Information Security
• Optional – Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree with interest in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy 
• Minimum major and overall GPA of 3.0/4.0 preferred
• Ability to travel as required 

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result – for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It’s what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better.