Looking for a Specialist in Cyber Security to work with advanced daily activities responding to customer inquiries having specific SLAs and security alerts via email from our security monitoring systems. You will be responsible for investigating the security notifications that originate from endpoint and email detection, Identity and Privileged Access Management and Active directory auditing platforms. This person will also have a daily checklist that reviews all security tool platforms to ensure no security events are missed.

All members of the Security team will have interesting projects to engage on when there are no critical incidents to investigate. These projects will include developing monthly phishing tests for users, conducting security awareness training for users, and performing monthly audits on accounts and devices. There will also be additional project management assignments to implement new security tools etc.

Most security investigations occur during business hours, however company laptops are brought home and on rare occasions when alerts/detections happen, during off hours, the Cyber Security team must respond immediately. A personal mobile device is required to receive email and phone call notifications and youll be compensated for a portion of this service. The Cyber team utilizes Microsoft Teams for investigative updates on mobile devices for alert triage.

Salary: $90-105k with 10% AIP eligibility In office: Tuesday (projects), Wednesday (meeting with entire IT staff) & Thursday (projects). Location is in the western Chicago suburbs. Must be a US Citizen or green card to qualify...

Job Requirements:

Proven experience with malicious email analysis, email security gateways, and troubleshooting email message flow

Proven experience with Security Awareness training platforms for enterprise users.

Proven experience with endpoint detection and response and network security monitoring tools

Proven experience with vulnerability scanning platforms

Strong understanding of IP, TCP/IP, and other network administration protocols

Strong understanding of Windows Operating systems, Azure Cloud, (Linux is a plus)

Some knowledge of IT administrator auditing procedures.

Proven analytical skills to effectively prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment.

One or more of the following certifications is preferred.

- CompTIA Security+ or CySA+, EC-Council's CEH or GIAC Certified Incident Handler, or Security Essentials.

- Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security or Associate of (ISC).

College degree in Computer Science and/or two plus years Cyber Security experience.