Information Security Specialist

Target; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 72,000 - 114,000; Part time

Job summary

Target in Auburn, AL is seeking an Information Security Specialist to help reimagine how millions interact with technology. The role emphasizes Metasploit-focused security, fast CI cycles, and maintaining uptime across Auburn.

The position is freelance and targets professionals with OSCP expertise and a strong security mindset. A mentor will guide the development of a local NIST Cybersecurity Framework program.

Qualifications

• OSCP expertise demonstrated.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well.
• Critical thinking and independent judgment.
• Adaptability and resilience under shifting requirements.
• A point of view on Target's space, sharpened by your own reading.
• Proven track record delivering results as a mid-level Information Security Specialist.

Responsibilities

• Spot the safety-first Metasploit anti-pattern in review before it spreads.
• Keep Target's Metasploit CI under ten minutes so Auburn engineers stay in flow.
• Defend Target uptime through the 2 a.m. Auburn pages.
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time.
• Drive adoption of best practices in testing, security, and observability.
• Scale Target's NIST Cybersecurity Framework services from Auburn pilot to AL-wide rollout.

Skills

OSCP expertise

Analytical & problem-solving

Independent judgment

Critical thinking

Adaptability

Tools

Metasploit

Job description

Help us reimagine how millions of people interact with technology as our newest Information Security Specialist in Auburn, AL. The deal favors the seasoned — 4 years earns $72,000 - $114,000, a freelance arrangement, and a technology charter you'll actually own.

Key Responsibilities

• Spot the safety-first Metasploit anti-pattern in review before it spreads through Target
• Keep Target's Metasploit CI under ten minutes so Auburn, AL engineers stay in flow
• Defend Target uptime through the 2 a.m. Auburn pages nobody volunteers for
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time
• Drive adoption of best practices in testing, security, and observability
• Scale Target's NIST Cybersecurity Framework services from Auburn pilot to AL-wide rollout

What You’ll Bring

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Demonstrated OSCP expertise in a fast-moving technology environment
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
• A point of view on Target's space, sharpened by your own reading
• Proven track record delivering results as a mid-level Information Security Specialist

Equal parts laboratory and workshop, Target builds trust-based technology products that hold up far beyond the borders of Auburn, AL. Around here, "I don't know yet" is a perfectly respectable sentence and often the start of something good.

Take home $72,000 - $114,000, build your NIST Cybersecurity Framework under a mentor, lean on benefits, and shape a freelance week that finally fits.

This Auburn, AL role just got a fresh timestamp, and applications are flowing in.

Think you have what it takes?