Silent Professionals Wanted: Building a Mission-Driven Career at Proactive Risk
Proactive Risk is not looking for resume collectors. We are looking for a specific type of person — one who lets the work speak, owns the mission, and operates with military discipline in civilian environments.
By Tom Brennan
At Proactive Risk, we are looking for a specific breed of professional. In the military, they are called Silent Professionals: the individuals who do the heavy lifting, stay locked on the objective, and have no need to announce their accomplishments from the rooftops.
Who We Are Looking For
- Military veterans transitioning into cybersecurity — your operational discipline, clearance history, and comfort under pressure are directly applicable.
- Experienced penetration testers and red teamers — practitioners who have run real adversarial operations, not just automated scan reports.
- Security engineers and analysts with SOC, incident response, or threat hunting experience.
- Governance and compliance professionals with deep expertise in NIST, CMMC, HIPAA, or PCI-DSS.
- CyberAdvisor™ candidates — security executives who can operate at the board level and communicate risk in business terms.
What Working Here Looks Like
Proactive Risk is a lean, veteran-led firm. Our clients include government agencies, law enforcement organizations, financial institutions, and critical infrastructure operators. The work is consequential.
How to Connect
If you are a Silent Professional who thinks you belong here, send a direct note to help@proactiverisk.com with your background and what you want to work on.
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