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Impact Networking

Runs managed IT, security and business services

Technology & Security Consultant

Pre-Sales Solution EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeChicago, IL, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 7 years of experience in IT and/or cybersecurity, with responsibilities progressing from hands-on technical work to strategy and leadership.
  • Ability to lead discovery, translate technical complexity into clear recommendations, and present to executive and technical audiences.
  • Working knowledge of networking, Windows and Linux fundamentals, endpoint management, identity, and backup/disaster recovery.
  • Working knowledge of modern security concepts and operations, including endpoint detection and response, managed detection and response, extended detection and response, email-borne threats and investigation, vulnerability management and patch lifecycles, incident response fundamentals, and security governance basics.
  • Comfort collaborating cross-functionally with Sales, delivery teams, and partners to design technically sound and operationally supportable solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead discovery workshops with executive and technical stakeholders to understand business goals, current-state operations, risk tolerance, and constraints.
  • Own the technical direction of the Business Transformation Assessment (BTA), coordinate data collection, validate findings, and develop a prioritized remediation and modernization roadmap.
  • Translate technical findings into client-ready recommendations, including clear options, assumptions, scope boundaries, and expected outcomes tailored for executive and engineering audiences.
  • Design fully managed and co-managed services solutions across infrastructure, endpoints, cloud, identity, backup and disaster recovery, and security, ensuring supportability and operational fit.
  • Partner with delivery teams, including Service Desk, TOC, Tech Ops, TAM/vCIO, and Security Operations, to validate feasibility, define responsibilities, and set onboarding and steady-state expectations.
  • Position and scope security operations center-backed security services, including managed detection and response/extended detection and response, email security and investigation, vulnerability remediation, and security awareness, and align response workflows and reporting expectations.
  • Create and review proposals, statement-of-work inputs, and solution documentation, including diagrams, requirements, and scope language, to drive accurate delivery and client alignment.
  • Support opportunity strategy with Sales by qualifying fit, leading technical win plans, and delivering executive-level presentations and solution reviews.
  • Enable internal teams through knowledge sharing by contributing to playbooks, talk tracks, and training so Sales and delivery teams can consistently position and deliver solutions.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in managed services or consulting environments.
  • Relevant certifications, preferred but not required: Security+, Network+, Microsoft, Cisco, AWS/Azure, CISSP, CISM, or equivalent.

About the Company

Impact Networking

Runs managed IT, security and business services

Impact Networking manages technology and business services for organizations that want one outside team to run day-to-day systems and support growth. Its specialists maintain computer networks, secure company data and modernize workflows, alongside marketing programs and print operations. Clients work with advisers who assess their needs, choose tools and coordinate implementation, then use ongoing support rather than managing every service themselves. It earns revenue from managed-service agreements and selling office equipment, paper and other consumables for clients' print operations. Founded in 1999, Impact Networking is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Lake Forest, IL
Founded
1999

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