About the company
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Cyber Security Specialist based in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Monitor, detect, investigate, and respond to security alerts and incidents across enterprise systems and networks
- Lead security investigations, conduct root cause analysis, collect evidence, and coordinate remediation
- Perform digital forensics, including log analysis, endpoint investigations, timeline reconstruction, memory analysis, and malware analysis
- Manage, configure, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve security technologies, including firewalls, EDR, DLP, IDS/IPS, and SIEM platforms
- Conduct vulnerability assessments, risk assessments, security audits, configuration reviews, and compliance checks
- Perform proactive threat hunting and research emerging threats
- Execute incident response procedures and preserve digital evidence
- Collaborate with internal IT and business teams, security colleagues, and third-party partners
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, including SOPs, security guidelines, and architecture diagrams
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline, or equivalent experience
- At least 4–5 years of hands-on cybersecurity experience, particularly in security operations and incident response
- Practical experience with digital forensics, including memory analysis and malware analysis
- Strong hands-on knowledge of SIEM, EDR, DLP, firewall, and related enterprise security technologies
- Solid understanding of networking, operating systems, security architecture, and telecommunications
- Familiarity with NIST and ISO 27001
- Required certification: at least one of GSEC, GCIH, GPEN, GCED, PCNSE, or OSCP
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication and documentation skills
- Location requirement: Must reside in New York tri-state region, California, Washington DC metropolitan area, or Kansas City metropolitan area
- Work schedule: Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with on-call rotation
Conditions
- Annual base salary: $145,000–$185,000
- Employment type: Full-time
- Work arrangement: Remote