Cybersecurity Specialist: Incident Response & Compliance (Onsite)

CW Resources, Inc.; New Britain (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Telemedicine

Retirement Plan & Match

Disability Plans

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays & Vacation

Sick & Personal Time

Hospital Indemnity

Job summary

CW Group is seeking a Cybersecurity Specialist to secure enterprise systems, networks, and CUI supporting critical operations. The role focuses on incident response, vulnerability management, and compliance with NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC Level 2, contributing to risk reduction and resilience across the organization.

Based in New Britain, CT, this onsite position offers opportunities to work with modern cybersecurity technologies and cross-functional teams while ensuring security aligns with

Qualifications

• 5+ years of cybersecurity, information security, or security-focused experience.
• Experience administering security technologies such as endpoint protection, firewalls, VPNs, email security, or security monitoring tools.
• Understanding of networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, VLANs, routing, and segmentation.
• Experience with NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, or similar cybersecurity frameworks.
• Ability to investigate security events, analyze risks, and support remediation efforts.
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Defending enterprise systems against emerging cyber threats.
• Strengthening security controls and reducing organizational risk.
• Supporting NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC Level 2 compliance efforts.
• Investigating security events and assisting with incident response activities.
• Improving security processes, technologies, and operational practices.
• Collaborating with technical teams to enhance cybersecurity resilience.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Security technologies

Networking concepts

NIST SP 800-171 / CMMC

Incident response

Communication & problem solving

Tools

SentinelOne

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft GCC

Proofpoint

MaaS360

Purview DLP

FutureFeed

Security logging platforms

Job description

CW Group is seeking a Cybersecurity Specialist to secure enterprise systems, networks, and CUI supporting critical operations. The role focuses on incident response, vulnerability management, and compliance with NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC Level 2, contributing to risk reduction and resilience across the organization.

Based in New Britain, CT, this onsite position offers opportunities to work with modern cybersecurity technologies and cross-functional teams while ensuring security aligns with