Job Description

Client: State of Mississippi - Dept of Education

Location: Jackson, MS

Duration: 6 12 months

Cyber Security Specialist

About the job

• This position will be accountable for performing a wide range of complex security procedures and processes necessary
• to ensure the safety of information systems and assets and protect systems and data from intentional or inadvertent
• access or destruction. Ensures that users understand and adhere to the necessary procedures and processes to
• maintain security. Conducts complex IT data and security forensic investigations. Conducts internal vulnerability
• management to meet regulatory and standards compliance. Requires knowledge of domain structures, user
• authentication and digital signatures. Requires in-depth knowledge of intrusion detection and internet architecture.
• Implements and administers Cybersecurity related systems.

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of Cybersecurity related experience.
• Tenable/Nessus or other vulnerability scanning experience.
• Endpoint protection, AV/XDR, AV/XDR policy config, 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 Skills:

• XQL, Python, PowerShell
• Cybersecurity certification
• Windows Server
• Windows 10-11
• Cybersecurity Tools
• NIST CSF
• MITRE
• Pub 1075/SSA/PII
• Vulnerability Scanning
• Endpoint Protection
• SIEM
• 3-5 years of experience in
• Linux
• XQL
• Python
• Powershell

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• Dice Id: 91099069
• Position Id: 8375326

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