Cyber Security Specialist (remote role)

Required Certifications: GIAC GSEC, OSCPKey ResponsibilitiesSecurity Infrastructure Management: Manage and maintain security solutions including Firewalls (Palo Alto), SIEM (Microsoft Sentinel), EDR (Defender ATP), PAM (CyberArk/BeyondTrust), Microsegmentation (Illumio), IDS/IPS, NAC, DLP, Anti-Virus, Web Filtering, and Application Whitelisting.Incident Response & Forensics (Enhanced Focus): Lead, manage, and investigate all security events from detection through final resolution. Act as a core member of the Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT). Conduct forensic analysis on compromised systems and perform malware analysis/research on new exploit techniques to improve defensive capabilities.Vulnerability & Threat Management: Conduct proactive threat hunting, perform vulnerability scans (Nessus, Tenable, Rapid7), and analyze findings to drive remediation efforts.Auditing & Compliance: Conduct technical security audits, risk assessments, and network/systems configuration change audits. Ensure the Firm's security posture meets client requirements.Reporting & Strategy: Create weekly security reports, track metrics, and participate in project reviews for information security architectures.Vendor & Tooling: Manage relationships with third-party security vendors (MSSP, SOC) and research/test new security technologies.Required QualificationsExperience: 5-7 years in IT Security with extensive, verifiable experience in actual incident response, threat hunting, investigations, and forensic analysis.Technical Expertise: Extensive, hands-on experience with:IR Tools: SIEM (Microsoft Sentinel), EDR (CB/Microsoft Defender ATP), and Open-source security tools (e.g., Kali Linux, Metasploit) used for IR and network traffic analysis.Firewalls: Palo Alto (in-depth feature knowledge).Security Systems: PAM (CyberArk/BeyondTrust), Microsegmentation, and Vulnerability Management solutions.Operating Systems: Windows OS, Windows Servers/Workstations Security, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Microsoft SQL, and Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, RedHat).Cloud: Microsoft M365 E5 security products and Microsoft Azure.Networking: Cisco devices.Scripting: Python, PowerShell, VB.

Salary : $150,000 - $180,000