on behalf of our client on Public Sector. we are looking for contract Senior Security Specialist
Duration : 12 month
Work Mode: Remote/once in two weeks
Must Haves:
· 7+ years of hands-on cyber security experience supporting security operations, incident response, threat intelligence, secure architecture, and other security assurance activities.
· Experience designing, implementing, and securing cloud environments (e.g., Azure), including cloud-native security controls and architecture best practices.
· Strong experience supporting and coordinating incident response activities, including cross-functional coordination and incident lifecycle management.
· Demonstrated experience in project delivery, including planning, coordination, stakeholder engagement, and execution of security initiatives.
· Strong business analysis skills, including requirements gathering, documentation, and translating business needs into security solutions and risk-based recommendations.
Experience required:
· 7+ years of hands-on cyber security experience supporting security operations, incident response, threat intelligence, secure architecture, and other security assurance activities.
· Experience designing, implementing, and securing cloud environments (e.g., Azure), including cloud-native security controls and architecture best practices.
· Strong experience supporting and coordinating incident response activities, including cross-functional coordination and incident lifecycle management.
· Demonstrated experience in project delivery, including planning, coordination, stakeholder engagement, and execution of security initiatives.
· Strong business analysis skills, including requirements gathering, documentation, and translating business needs into security solutions and risk-based recommendations.
· Strong knowledge of cyber risk management frameworks and conducting threat risk assessments with associated mitigation strategies.
· In-depth knowledge of industry standards and frameworks such as NIST 800-53, ISO/IEC 27001, and CIS Controls.
· Experience working with SOC audit reports (including SOC 2 Type II) and supporting audit/compliance activities.
· Strong understanding of cyber security concepts including vulnerabilities, threats, encryption, defense-in-depth, authentication, risk management, and security operations.
· Knowledge of threat modeling and adversary frameworks such as Cyber Kill Chain, MITRE ATT&CK, Diamond Model, and IOCs.
· Experience supporting vulnerability management, including scanning, prioritization, remediation tracking, and reporting.
· Experience supporting cyber security awareness and training programs across organizations.
· Strong experience managing cyber security vendors and service providers, including performance oversight and service level management.
· Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage technical teams, business stakeholders, and senior leadership.
· Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience producing technical and business-level documentation.
· Ability to adapt to changing priorities in agile or evolving project environments.
· Experience coordinating and supporting security architecture requirements for systems and enterprise IT projects.
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: From $115.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
