Security Specialist

Security Specialist Chicago, IL and Denver, CO (Hybrid role) PREFERRABLE CERTIFICATIONS - CISSP / CISM / Security + Network + - Any Cloud-related certification DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: - Five (5) or moreyears relevant Cyber Security experience. - Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cyber Security, or related education. - Deep experience in building, configuring, operating and/or securing cloud infrastructure and applications in Azure or AWS, either with native cloud service provider capabilities or 3rd party vendor tools. - Experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud, AWS Cloud Security Hub, or Google Cloud Security - Understanding of configuration management, orchestration, and automation tools, such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, SaltStack, or Packer. - Deep understanding of Cyber Security control environments and their relationship to zero-trust networks. - Experience designing and implementing complex technical solutions. - Deep understanding of networking principles and concepts - Experience reviewing applications, infrastructure, and architectural designs to identify threats and vulnerabilities. Understanding of threat frameworks, such as ATTCK. - Understanding of Risk Management principles. - Ability to independently assess risks and identify vulnerabilities in infrastructure with an eagerness to suggest new processes, policies, and overall improvements to internal security controls. - Deep understanding of Cyber Security Operations - A broad knowledge of information security principles and security capabilities - Experience in evaluating, recommending, and implementing new and emerging security products and technologies as well as have the important skill to articulate technical limitations and requirements to business and technology partners. - Some experience with large on-prem or hybrid-cloud environments deployments. - Familiarity with common Information Security and data protection frameworks and standards (i.e. CIS, NIST, MITRE, ITIL, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSSS, ISO 270001). - Highly organized and motivated self-starter who can deliver results with minimal direction - Ability to craft a clear, coherent approach to guide effective program setup, execution, and control self-motivated individual with the ability to leverage technical skills and correlate data to streamline analysis quickly and effectively. - Ability to navigate and collaborate effectively within a geographically complex and dispersed global corporation. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to distill key data points and effectively present information.