InfoSec Specialist: Growth, Mentorship & Impact

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 63,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP in Kansas City, MO is seeking an Information Security Specialist to implement CISSP guardrails, address IDS/IPS race conditions, and support cloud migrations. You will mentor mid-level engineers through Splunk on-call duties and push fast, data-driven public speaking experiments to drive security excellence.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years Kali Linux experience, strong time-management skills, and the ability to work on-site or flexibly in KC.

Qualifications

• Mid-level-caliber judgment about when to elevate and when to absorb.
• 5+ years putting Kali Linux to work in a technology setting.
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly.
• Willingness to commute to Kansas City, MO or work flexibly as needed.
• Hands-on familiarity with Splunk, sharpened by CISSP side projects.
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action.
• Demonstrated calm when a Kansas City, MO client changes scope mid-stream.

Responsibilities

• Translate technology compliance rules into CISSP guardrails baked into the build.
• Catch the IDS/IPS race conditions that surface under Kansas City peak traffic.
• Support migration of on-premise services to cloud-native architecture.
• Mentor the mid-level cohort through their first real Splunk on-call at CliftonLarsonAllen.
• Ship Public Speaking experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks.

Skills

Public speaking

Kali Linux

CISSP knowledge

Time management

Tools

Splunk

Kali Linux

Job description

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP in Kansas City, MO is seeking an Information Security Specialist to implement CISSP guardrails, address IDS/IPS race conditions, and support cloud migrations. You will mentor mid-level engineers through Splunk on-call duties and push fast, data-driven public speaking experiments to drive security excellence.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years Kali Linux experience, strong time-management skills, and the ability to work on-site or flexibly in KC.