Infrastructure Security and Network Specialist at Computer Guidance Corporation Scottsdale, AZ

Wishalicious; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid healthcare coverage for I

Work-from-home policies

Job summary

Computer Guidance Corporation is seeking an Infrastructure Security and Network Specialist in Scottsdale, AZ. The role focuses on hands‑on development, implementation, and maintenance of cybersecurity controls aligned with NIST guidance, and mentoring others in security concepts within the IT team.

Responsibilities include managing network security, system security, and SIEM/SOC security, while ensuring secure cloud practices and compliance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years enterprise Information Security experience.
• 5+ years network/firewall experience in a Cisco hardware environment.
• 8+ years Windows server experience.
• 8+ years Windows workstation experience.
• In-depth knowledge of security and risk frameworks (NIST 800-53, ISO-27001).
• CCNA, CCNP Security, CISSP or CISM certifications desired.

Responsibilities

• Oversee, evaluate, and support documentation, validation, assessment, and authorization processes to meet security requirements.
• Ensure risk, compliance, and assurance requirements are properly addressed from internal and external perspectives.
• Analyze and develop integration, testing, operation, and maintenance of system security.
• Develop or enhance policies to support organizational cybersecurity initiatives.
• Respond to security events to mitigate threats and support recovery and investigation.
• Analyze digital evidence and investigate incidents to derive information for vulnerability mitigation.

Skills

InfoSec experience

Network security

Risk knowledge

Education

Certifications: CCNA/CCNP CISSP/CISM

Tools

Cisco hardware

Windows Server

Windows Workstation

Active Directory

IIS

DHCP

DNS

Kerberos

Group Policy

Job description

Opening for Infrastructure Security and Network Specialist

Job Code: IT_07132021

Department: IT

Location: Scottsdale, AZ

The Infrastructure Security and Network Specialist is a hands‑on position responsible for providing technical direction and guidance in the development, implementation and maintenance of the company’s cybersecurity controls in accordance with NIST instructions and guidelines. The Infrastructure Security and Network Specialist will lead the development and implementation of security controls, mentor others in security concepts and ensure secure cloud practices are followed. The position will enable the company to operate expertly, cost effectively, and within compliance standards and will assist others in interpreting, understanding, and applying information security policies and standards to mitigate information security risks. The Infrastructure Security and Network Specialist will also participate in the greater infrastructure team’s customer support activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee, evaluate, and support the documentation, validation, assessment, and authorization processes necessary to assure that existing and new information technology systems meet the organization’s cybersecurity and risk requirements.
• Ensure appropriate treatment of risk, compliance, and assurance requirements from internal and external perspectives.
• Analyze and develop the integration, testing, operation, and maintenance of system security.
• Develop new and/or enhance existing policies to support organizational cybersecurity initiatives.
• Respond to security events within the pertinent domain to mitigate immediate and potential threats. Use mitigation, response and recovery approaches, as needed, to maximize preservation of information security. Investigate and analyze all relevant response activities.
• Analyze digital evidence and investigate computer security incidents to derive useful information in support of system/network vulnerability mitigation.

Network Security

Responsible for Firewalls, switches, IPS/IDS, Proxies, URL Filtering, IP Whitelist/Blacklisting, Geo-fencing, DDoS protection, VPNs, and other security technologies.

System Security

Responsible for maintain existing structure or create new, secured environments. A thorough knowledge of Microsoft domains, including Active Directory, IIS, DHCP, DNS, Kerberos, Group Policy, Scripting, Patch Management, Endpoint Management, AV & EDR Tools, SNMP/WMI/Syslog management and monitoring.

SIEM/SOC Security

Responsible for SIEM tools feeding SOC operations, including ongoing management, tuning, alert thresholds, initial investigation and validation of threats, and building functional reports to relay threat analytics to stakeholders in a digestible format.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of enterprise Information Security experience is required.
• 5+ years of network / firewall experience in a Cisco hardware environment is required.
• 8+ years of technical experience in Windows server environment is required.
• 8+ years of technical experience in Windows workstation environment is required.
• In-depth knowledge of security and risk frameworks (NIST 800-53, ISO-27001 etc.) required.
• CCNA, CCNP Security, CISSP, CISM or similar certifications desired.

CGC Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company-paid healthcare coverage for individuals & families.
• Work-from-home policies.
• Challenging work designed to leverage and rapidly expand your skill set.

About Computer Guidance Corporation

Our mission is to provide clients industry‑leading, innovative software solutions and consulting services. Our enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution provides clients with accurate, integrated, real‑time information and delivers a clear competitive advantage and which has a meaningful impact on their organizations' bottom lines. In all of our dealings, we consistently act responsibly, ethically, and with a sense of public accountability. We believe our success stems from the excellence of our people and our unwavering commitment to our clients.