Cybersecurity Business Partner Analyst 100% Remote

Apetan Consulting LLC is seeking a Cybersecurity Business Partner Analyst to serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and cybersecurity teams. The role involves translating cybersecurity findings into business-relevant risks, managing vulnerabilities, and supporting cybersecurity efforts across operational environments.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and cybersecurity teams across operational environments
• Partner with business leaders, infrastructure teams, and OT teams to ensure projects and systems are designed and maintained securely
• Translate cybersecurity findings into business-relevant risks, recommendations, and action plans
• Help teams understand security priorities without creating unnecessary friction or roadblocks
• Review vulnerabilities identified by internal threat exposure teams and determine:
• What the vulnerabilities mean
• Potential attack paths and exposure risks
• Mitigation vs. remediation strategies
• Recommendations for business owners to reduce risk
• Support prioritization of remediation efforts based on operational impact and business risk
• Track remediation commitments, timelines, and follow-through
• Support cybersecurity efforts across OT environments, hybrid IT/OT systems, and gas infrastructure operations
• Help evaluate secure network design, segmentation, and Zero Trust strategies
• Assist with micro-segmentation initiatives and secure architecture reviews
• Serve as a business-side liaison during investigations, incidents, and escalations when cybersecurity events occur
• Support onboarding of new projects, acquisitions, vendors, and legacy systems from a cybersecurity perspective
• Create clear risk summaries, leadership updates, and actionable recommendations for stakeholders
• Develop repeatable templates, documentation, and workflows to improve operational efficiency
• Help identify recurring patterns and systemic issues across the cybersecurity landscape
• Maintain professionalism and strong communication in a highly visible, fully onsite business-facing role

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, OT security, infrastructure security, or related operational security environments
• Strong experience in OT / ICS cybersecurity (required)
• Experience supporting gas infrastructure, industrial environments, or critical infrastructure operations strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of vulnerability management, remediation planning, and operational risk reduction
• Networking and infrastructure security knowledge
• Ability to explain cybersecurity risks clearly to business stakeholders and operational teams
• Strong business-facing communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and operate in fast-paced enterprise environments
• Professionalism and willingness to work fully onsite in Houston, TX
• Experience with micro-segmentation and Zero Trust initiatives
• Cloud security experience
• Web implementation security experience
• Incident response support experience
• Hands-on cybersecurity background across multiple domains (not purely GRC)
• Experience with mergers & acquisitions security reviews
• Experience building home labs, personal cyber projects, or demonstrated self-driven technical learning
• Certifications such as CISSP, cloud security, or network security certifications (only if backed by strong applied experience)