Onsite Cybersecurity Specialist: Incident Response & Defense

Socket.dev; New Britain (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision

Retirement Plan & Match

Paid Holidays & Vacation

Sick & Personal Time

Job summary

CW Group is seeking a Cybersecurity Specialist to help secure enterprise systems, networks, and CUI, supporting security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, and compliance initiatives. The role requires hands-on work with modern cybersecurity technologies.

Based in New Britain, CT, this onsite position offers a pathway to advance cybersecurity maturity within a mission-driven organization focused on protecting critical information and government operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cybersecurity, information security, or systems/network administration with a security focus.
• Experience administering security technologies (endpoints, firewalls, VPNs, email security, or security monitoring).
• Understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, VLANs, routing, segmentation).
• Experience with NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, or similar cybersecurity frameworks.
• Ability to investigate security events, analyze risks, and support remediation.
• 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

Information security

Systems administration

Network administration

Incident response

Compliance

Tools

SentinelOne

Microsoft 365

Entra ID

Microsoft GCC

Proofpoint

Cisco Meraki

NinjaOne

MaaS360

Purview DLP

FutureFeed

Security logging platforms

Job description

CW Group is seeking a Cybersecurity Specialist to help secure enterprise systems, networks, and CUI, supporting security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, and compliance initiatives. The role requires hands-on work with modern cybersecurity technologies.

Based in New Britain, CT, this onsite position offers a pathway to advance cybersecurity maturity within a mission-driven organization focused on protecting critical information and government operations.