Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced IT Security Specialist to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in IT security, disaster recovery, and vulnerability management. As an IT Security Specialist, you will be responsible for implementing and maintaining security measures to protect our organization's computer systems and networks.

Duties:

• 5 years of cybersecurity-related experience. Tenable/Nessus or other vulnerability scanning experience.
• Endpoint protection, AV/XDR, AV/XDR policyconfig, endpoint agents.SIEM, logging/syslog, Alerting.
• Windows/Linux Server administration of on-premise Cybersecurity applications.
• Experience with cybersecurity tools used for routine security-related tasks. Example: Nmap, Wireshark, phishing sim. Experience participating in situational tabletop exercises (malware, phishing, ransomware).
• Experience with vulnerability scanning, identification and remediation, penetration testing, endpoint protection/hardening, CIS benchmarks, NIST/Cybersecurity frameworks, MITRE ATT&CK Matrix, IRS 1075, SSA, PII, threat vectors, threat hunting, incident response and remediation.
• Experience with common IT infrastructure found in most large organizations including but not limited to load balancers, network LAN/WAN, firewall, email, AV, SIEM, GPO, web proxy, web, application development processes, database, Windows/Linux server, Windows workstation, wireless, 365 ATP/DLP.
• Strong written and verbal communication. Office(Word Excel Outlook One-Drive SharePoint).

Preferred/Not Required:

• Provide any skills/experience that would be helpful for the candidate to possess but not required. Examples: Previous supervisory experience, WebLogic experience helpful, etc.
• XQL, Python, PowerShell Cybersecurity certification

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $39.94 - $48.10 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance

Schedule:

• Evening shift

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to commute to Jackson, MS?

Experience:

• Tenable Security Center: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person