Senior Information Security Specialist
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Remote Type: Hybrid
Locations: Hartford, CT; Chicago, IL; Columbus, OH; Charlotte, NC
Time Type: Full time
Posted On: Posted 30+ Days Ago
Job Requisition ID: R2417930
The Hartford’s Information Protection (THIP) organization is looking for a talented individual to join a high-performing team of Cybersecurity professionals who are charged with supporting and enhancing our Infrastructure Vulnerability Management Team. As a Senior Security Specialist , this position will be a part of the primary technical team tasked with identifying and prioritizing vulnerabilities, validating findings, and working with support areas to resolve or mitigate both on-premise and cloud-based technologies, and generally securing our infrastructure.
We are looking for an experienced professional who has a breadth of knowledge and skills across various technical acumens, an understanding of industry best practices, and a desire to learn and grow as a security professional.
Responsibilities
- Configure and maintain tools used to perform enterprise infrastructure vulnerability scans
- Manage both small and large-scale vulnerability scans
- Perform manual vulnerability assessments
- Prioritize vulnerability findings for both on-premises and cloud
- Validate vulnerability remediation and mitigation activities
- Assist support areas with mitigation and remediation
- Provide both technical and non-technical security recommendations
Qualifications
- Strong technical skills managing and securing: Windows and Linux operating systems, cloud computing, networks, Active Directory, hypervisor infrastructures, and applications.
- Experience managing and running vulnerability scans of large networks
- Automation and scripting experience (Powershell, Python)
- Familiarity with CNAPP toolsets is preferred
- 3+ years experience performing penetration testing
- Strong understanding and experience with both attack frameworks and the Common Vulnerability Scoring System
- Confidence to effectively influence others to modify their opinions, plans, or behaviors
- Excellent prioritization capabilities, with an aptitude for breaking down work into manageable parts, effectively assessing the priority and time required to complete each part
- Organizational skills that enable one to work on several tasks simultaneously, providing management with appropriate insight into the workload and priorities
- Original and innovative thinking that produces new ideas and creates innovative solutions
- Proven ability to develop and implement process improvement initiatives
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Industry recognized certifications, such as CISSP, ISC2, GIAC, and AWS certifications are preferred
- Bachelor’s Degree
Candidate must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship. The company will not support the STEM OPT I-983 Training Plan endorsement for this position.
Compensation
The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:
$112,480 - $168,720
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