Security Specialist

Job Summary

The Security Specialist supports and improves the organization’s overall security posture through continuous monitoring, analysis, coordination, and execution of security activities. This role focuses on vulnerability management, threat analysis, attack surface visibility, data protection, endpoint and cloud security operations, and regulatory compliance across enterprise and cloud environments.

Essential Job Functions

• Monitor, analyze, and support remediation of security vulnerabilities across enterprise systems, applications, endpoints, cloud environments, and network infrastructure.
• Assess and prioritize security findings, threats, and control gaps based on business risk, attack exposure, and operational impact.
• Support incident response activities, including alert triage, threat investigation, escalation, documentation, and coordination with technical teams.
• Maintain and update security policies, procedures, standards, audit evidence, operational documentation, and compliance tracking records.
• Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, data, and compliance teams to improve security posture, support secure adoption of AI technologies, participate in security assessments and tabletop exercises, and recommend continuous improvement opportunities.

Leadership Competency Model

This role requires the demonstration of the following competencies: Instills Trust, Communicates Effectively, Demonstrates Customer Focus, Takes Initiative, Makes Quality Decisions, Drives Growth, Ensures Accountability, Drives Results.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, threat detection, vulnerability management, incident response, and security monitoring within enterprise environments.
• Working knowledge of networking, operating systems, identity and access management, endpoint security, cloud security concepts, and enterprise security controls.
• Experience using security technologies and tools, including SIEM platforms, EDR/XDR solutions, vulnerability scanning tools, email security solutions, and Microsoft security technologies within Azure environments.
• Ability to investigate security alerts and incidents, analyze logs and attack activity, prioritize remediation efforts, and support containment and recovery activities.
• Ability to support security governance and compliance initiatives, including control validation, audit support, documentation management, and alignment with frameworks such as NIST, CIS, ISO, SOC, CMMC, and FedRAMP.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to document findings, escalate risks appropriately, collaborate across technical and business teams, and operate effectively within established security processes and procedures.

Work Environment And Physical Demands

• In office environment
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times

Planned Business Travel

This job requires no planned business travel.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent hands-on experience
• 3 - 6 years of practical experience in information security operations
• Experience working in enterprise SOC, IT security, or infrastructure teams
• Relevant industry certifications preferred, such as CompTIA Security+, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Microsoft Azure security certifications, Microsoft Purview certifications, or other comparable cybersecurity and cloud security credentials

EEO Statement

DuraServ is an equal-opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and afford equal employment opportunities to team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Our EEO policy applies to all aspects of the relationship between DuraServ and its team members, including recruitment, employment, promotion, transfer, training, working conditions, compensation, benefits, and application of policies.