IT Security Specialist - Pontiac, MI

Hybrid in Pontiac, MI, US • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago
Contract W2
Contract Independent
12 Months
No Travel Required
On-site
DOE
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • IT Security
  • Windows Server
  • Linux
  • troubleshooting
  • access management
  • storage
  • networking
  • identity
  • VMware vSphere

Summary

DTS is looking for IT Security Specialist for a long term contract with our direct client in Pontiac, MI

 

Job Description:

– Security Responsible for administering, securing, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise infrastructure across on-premises, virtualized, hybrid, and cloud environments. 
- Focuses on vulnerability management, remediation, patch compliance, and security across Windows, Linux, VMware, and cloud platforms. 
- Experience with Tanium or similar tools is a plus. 
 
Key Responsibilities 
• Infrastructure Security: Administer Windows, Linux, VMware, and cloud infrastructure. Implement security baselines, access controls, and hardening standards. 
• Vulnerability Management: Identify, prioritize, track, and remediate vulnerabilities across servers, virtual machines, and cloud resources. Validate fixes and coordinate remediation timelines. 
• Patching: Coordinate OS and infrastructure patching, validate deployments, maintain compliance, and minimize disruption. 
• Security & Compliance: Assess configurations against security standards, correct weaknesses, and support audits and compliance reporting. 
• Cloud & Virtualization: Secure and maintain VMware, virtual machines, cloud services, configurations, and access controls across hybrid environments. 
• Security Tools: Support asset discovery, endpoint management, vulnerability assessment, patching, and remediation using Tanium or similar platforms. 
• Automation: Develop PowerShell, Bash, or Python scripts and workflows to automate patching, remediation, security validation, and reporting. 
• Troubleshooting: Resolve infrastructure, configuration, patching, and security issues. Maintain incident and change records in the IT service management system. 
• Documentation & Collaboration: Document configurations, security standards, patching, and remediation procedures. 
Work Schedule: County business hours required; flex time optional. 
Occasional after-hours work for maintenance, patching, and security remediation. 
Hybrid position requiring two in-office days per week.

Works in a hybrid enterprise environment spanning on-premises, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure, focusing on vulnerability management, security, hardening, and remediation. 
 
Required Experience: 
 Infrastructure: Windows Server, Linux, troubleshooting, access management, storage, networking, identity, and endpoint systems. 
Security: Vulnerability scanning, remediation tracking, patching, risk prioritization, and configuration compliance. Virtualization/Cloud: VMware vSphere, virtual machines, and cloud platforms. 
Tools/Automation: Endpoint management, asset discovery, Tanium or similar tools, PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible, and Terraform. 
Operations: Incident/change management, documentation, reporting, and cross-team collaboration.
 

 

DTS offers an excellent compensation package.

 
Contact:
Ajay Bharbutta
Team Lead
Digital Technology Solutions
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  • Dice Id: 10122283
  • Position Id: 9114554
  • Posted 2 hours ago
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Gary Sidhu

Operations Head @ Digital Technology Solutions

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