Cybersecurity Specialist

Role Summary

The Cybersecurity Specialist is responsible for the administration, maintenance, monitoring and continuous improvement of enterprise cybersecurity platforms across on-premises, cloud and IT environments. The role ensures security controls remain operational, effective and aligned with cybersecurity standards and operational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, maintain and troubleshoot cybersecurity platforms including:

o Firewall & IPS

o Endpoint Security (AV, EDR)

o Data Protection (DLP, CASB)

o Web Security (Proxy, Secure Web Gateway)

o Privileged Access Management (CyberArk)

o Web Application Firewall (WAF)

o File Integrity Monitoring (Tripwire)

• Perform system upgrades, patching, policy management, rule reviews and health monitoring of security solutions.
• Monitor security alerts and events, investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis and support remediation activities.
• Support incident response, threat hunting, tabletop exercises and cyber resilience activities.
• Maintain SOPs, hardening standards, technical documentation and operational procedures.
• Work with infrastructure, cloud, application teams, MSSPs and vendors to resolve security issues and implement security improvements.
• Support projects by providing security implementation, onboarding and operational support for new technologies and services.

Requirements

• 3-6 years of hands-on cybersecurity operations or security engineering experience.
• Strong experience administering multiple security technologies such as Firewalls, IPS, EDR, DLP, CASB, WAF, CyberArk and Tripwire.
• Experience with Windows, Linux, networking and cloud environments.
• Relevant certifications such as SC-200, AZ-500, CISSP or equivalent are advantageous.