IT Security Specialist

Overview

On Site
USD0 - USD0
Contract - W2

Skills

IT
Security
Specialist

Job Details

STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS (S3) HAS AN OPENING!

Strategic Staffing Solutions is currently looking for an IT Security Specialist for a contract opportunity with one of our largest clients located in Detroit, MI!

Title: IT Security Specialist
Location: Detroit, MI (Onsite required as needed)
Duration: 7+ Months
Role Type: W2 Contract Engagement

Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced and hands-on IS Specialist to lead the design, implementation, and advancement of our Enterprise Information Security Data Security practice. This role will serve as a subject matter expert on data security, capable of partnering across technical and business teams to interpret, influence, and strengthen our data security and privacy posture.

Key Responsibilities:


  • Assist in the configuration, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of a DSPM Solution.
  • Partners with engineering and architecture for deployment, troubleshooting and continuous improvement of enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Data Classification, Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), Insider Risk, and CASB technologies.
  • Administer, optimize and manage policy development, rule tuning, and platform configuration across a DSPM tool.
  • Monitor DSPM system health, performance, and alerts, escalating issues as necessary.
  • Support the creation, modification, and tuning of Data in Motion and Data at Rest policies to align with business and security requirements.
  • Deep understanding and hands on experience with core data protection functions: classification, discovery, encryption, masking, anomaly detection.
  • Analyze sensitive data flows, identify exposure and recommend risk mitigation strategies.
  • Participate in the testing and validation of new Data Security rules and features.
  • Proven experience configuring and deploying DSPM/DLP/CASB Threat policies to enhance data security and data privacy efforts and reduce organizational risk.
  • Identify security gaps in business processes involving sensitive data and lead remediation planning.
  • Document procedures, playbooks, detection logic, and architectural decisions for long-term maintainability.
  • Expertise in building scalable data protection infrastructures aligned with strategic program goals.
  • Experience defining metrics to measure security program effectiveness and risk reduction
  • Learns and applies standard Security principles, theories, concepts, and techniques.
  • Passion for safeguarding sensitive and confidential information.
  • Assists in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues. Working knowledge of network and web security.

Qualifications:


  • 5 years of IT and security work experience with a broad range of exposure to systems analysis, application development, systems administration and 2 years of experience with IT security required.
  • In-depth knowledge of security issues, techniques and implications across all existing computer platforms required.
  • Experience designing and implementing security solutions.
  • Information Security certification preferred - Security Certification (i.e., Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)).

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