InfoSec Specialist: Incident Response & Compliance

Sherpa 6, Inc.; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Retirement plan

Generous PTO

Job summary

Sherpa 6 is seeking an Information Security Specialist to maintain security posture and ensure compliance across enterprise systems. You will manage vulnerabilities, monitor logs, and support incident response while collaborating with Security, IT, and leadership teams.

The role requires hands-on experience with enterprise security tools, including endpoint security, data protection, and audit readiness. US citizenship and ability to obtain Secret clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/cybersecurity or related field.
• 3–5 years of information security or cybersecurity operations.
• Experience with Microsoft security technologies (Defender, Intune, Purview).
• Experience with vulnerability management, logs, and SIEM.
• Experience securing Windows and Linux in an Enterprise.
• Experience implementing STIGS or CIS Benchmarks.

Responsibilities

• Manage system vulnerabilities, including scanning, prioritization, and remediation.
• Support patching and configuration enforcement through endpoint management solutions
• Provide continuous monitoring of information systems, ensuring audit logs are collected, reviewed, and anomalous activity is identified and mitigated.
• Analyze and correlate logs from endpoints, servers, identity systems, and cloud services.
• Configure and tune alerting and automated response capabilities for security events.
• Perform incident response and reporting for cybersecurity events including malware, phishing, unauthorized access, and data exfiltration.
• Maintain Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&M) and track remediation to closure
• Ensure all system security documentation (e.g., SSPs, baselines, policies, procedures) is current and audit-ready.
• Assist in development and maintenance of security policies, standards, and technical controls.
• Review and assess security impact of system changes as part of change control processes
• Recommend and implement security configurations across Microsoft 365, endpoint, and identity platforms.
• Conduct user activity monitoring and support investigations related to potential insider threat or policy violations.
• Run security awareness initiatives, including phishing simulations and training activities.
• Prepare reports on the status of vulnerabilities, incidents, and overall security posture.

Skills

Vulnerability management

Incident response

Audit readiness

Security monitoring

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Intune

Microsoft Purview

SIEM

Endpoint security

Job description

Sherpa 6 is seeking an Information Security Specialist to maintain security posture and ensure compliance across enterprise systems. You will manage vulnerabilities, monitor logs, and support incident response while collaborating with Security, IT, and leadership teams.

The role requires hands-on experience with enterprise security tools, including endpoint security, data protection, and audit readiness. US citizenship and ability to obtain Secret clearance are required.