Systems Security Specialist in Baltimore, MD

Overview

On Site
Full Time
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - 30, 2026
100% Travel

Skills

Cloud
SIEM
LINUX
Firewall
WAF
Security Groups
Network Access Control List
Guard Duty
Macie
CloudTrail
CloudWatch
Control Tower

Job Details

Education
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or other related disciplines.
Minimum Qualifications
  • A minimum of two (2) years of experience analyzing, defining, deploying, monitoring, and administering security requirements and controls for large and mission-critical IT systems.
  • A minimum of two (2) years performing day-to-day security operations functions, including administration, troubleshooting, and resolution of various security components.
  • A minimum of two (2) years of hands-on experience in performing cloud security functions.
  • A minimum of two (2) years of experience in defining computer security requirements for high-level applications and evaluating approved security product capabilities.
  • A minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated production experience using AWS Cloud supporting security operations.
  • A minimum of two (2) years of experience with administering security for Windows and Linux operating systems.
  • Experience in performing Security Incident Response and Forensics evaluation with SIEM tools.
  • Experience with AWS security features such as Security Groups, Network Access Control List, Firewall, WAF, Guard Duty, Macie, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Control Tower, etc.
  • Experience with assessment and evaluation of information systems to recommend changes and mitigate threats, risks, and vulnerabilities.
  • Demonstrated ability to perform scheduled maintenance activities such as patching, performance tuning, and backups.
  • Demonstrated ability to perform user provisioning and de-provisioning activities.
  • Experience in monitoring the security infrastructure for operational effectiveness.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • A minimum of four (4) years of experience implementing, administering, and monitoring Security Controls and Governance for public-facing complex IT systems.
  • A minimum of four (4) years of specialized experience in defining computer security requirements for high-level applications, evaluating approved security product capabilities, and developing solutions to multilevel security problems.
  • A minimum of four (4) years of hands-on experience providing operational support for ForgeRock and Sailpoint IAM products.
  • A minimum of four (4) years of experience with the assessment and evaluation of information systems to recommend changes and mitigate threats, risks, and vulnerabilities.
  • A minimum of four (4) years of experience conducting Incident Response testing to evaluate processes for detection, response, and reporting of security incidents.
  • Experience configuring ForgeRock to enable single sign-on with different applications and implementing password sync across all internal applications.
  • Experience with configuration and administration of SailPoint and performing tasks such as designing an organizational tree structure and creating provisioning and de-provisioning policies.
  • Experience implementing ID policies, password policies, access control lists (ACL), reconciliation, service definition, the configuration of remote resources, workflows, password synchronization, reconciliation schedules, and life cycle management.
  • Experience in providing detailed configuration and administration for programs such as ACL configuration, Group Management, and configuration management.
  • Hands-on experience with troubleshooting, investigating operational problems, and providing workarounds, resolutions, and remediations.
  • Experience developing IT Security roadmaps and execution plans.
  • Demonstrated technical knowledge of command line utilities running on various platforms, including Linux and MS Windows.
  • Experience with implementation of integration solutions between IAM system and user account repositories such as Active Directory, LDAP, and Databases.
  • Experience with Java, JavaScript, and shell scripts.
  • Experience assisting organizations meeting NIST SP 800-37, NIST 800-53, IRS Publication 1075, and MARS-e 2.0 requirements.
  • Experience with conducting vulnerability management and penetration testing efforts.
  • Experience in configuring and reviewing ASA and/or Fortinet firewalls.
  • Possess one or more security certifications such as CISSP, ISO, CSA STAR Cloud Security Advisor, CCSE, QCS, CNA, VCP, or equivalent preferred.
  • Experience working with the Project Management Office (PMO) processes, policies, and procedures.
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