Security Specialist

Garden Life Dev; Goldsboro (NC); Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Garden Life Development, LLC is seeking a Security Specialist for a full-time temporary assignment (W-2) in North Carolina. The role focuses on monitoring security tools, running vulnerability scans, supporting incident response, and reviewing access controls to ensure robust protection.

As part of the team, you will contribute to risk assessments, security plans, and audit evidence while helping develop and maintain security policies.

Qualifications

• Experience in information security, SOC, or security-focused IT role.
• Familiarity with security tooling and incident response processes.
• Education/certifications verified before placement.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security tools, logs, and alerts; triage events and escalate confirmed incidents.
• Run vulnerability scans, prioritize findings by risk, and track remediation to closure.
• Support incident response: containment, investigation, documentation, and lessons learned.
• Review firewall rules, access controls, and system configurations against security baselines.
• Contribute to risk assessments, security plans, and audit evidence.
• Help write and maintain security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Advise project teams on secure design and help review new systems before go-live.

Skills

SIEM

EDR

Vulnerability scanning

NIST 800-53

NIST CSF

CIS Controls

ISO 27001

Networking basics

Windows

Linux

Identity management

Incident reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

CrowdStrike

Microsoft Defender

Tenable/Nessus

Qualys

Job description

Goldsboro, United States

Security Specialist | Full-Time Temporary (W-2)

Pay: $34.00 - $58.00 per hour (W-2), based on experience level and assignment
Location: North Carolina; on-site, hybrid, or remote depending on the assignment

As a Security Specialist, you'll help client organizations keep their systems, networks, and data safe. Depending on the assignment, you may focus on security monitoring, vulnerability management, identity and access, or security compliance — working alongside infrastructure, application, and leadership teams.

Also known as:

Security Analyst, Cybersecurity Analyst, Information Security Specialist, SOC Analyst

What you'll do

• Monitor security tools, logs, and alerts; triage events and escalation confirmed incidents
  
• Run vulnerability scans, prioritize findings by risk, and track remediation to closure
  
• Support incident response: containment, investigation, documentation, and lessons learned
  
• Review firewall rules, access controls, and system configurations against security baselines
  
• Contribute to risk assessments, security plans, and audit evidence
  
• Help write and maintain security policies, standards, and procedures
  
• Advise project teams on secure design and help review new systems before go-live
  
• Support security awareness and phishing-prevention efforts
  

What you'll need

• Experience in information security, a security operations center (SOC), or a security-focused IT role (see experience levels below)
  
• Working knowledge of SIEM, endpoint detection and response, and vulnerability scanning tools
  
• Familiarity with frameworks such as NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, or ISO 27001
  
• Understanding of networking, Windows/Linux systems, and identity and access management
  
• Clear written communication for incident reports and audit documentation
  
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Degrees and certifications are verified before placement.
  

Nice to have

• Security+, CySA+, CISSP, CISM, CEH, or GIAC certifications
  
• Experience in regulated environments such as healthcare, finance, or government
  
• Cloud security experience in Azure or AWS
  

Tools you may use:

Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, Tenable / Nessus, Qualys

• Junior: 1-3 years
  
• Mid-Level: 3-5 years
  
• Senior: 5-7 years
  
• Expert: 7+ years
  

Each assignment has its own required skills, tools, and experience level. We review the specific requirements with you before your resume is shared for any assignment.

Requirements

• Must reside in the United States and be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
  
• Background check required; some assignments require additional screening
  
• Education and certifications are verified before placement
  

What to expect

• Full-time temporary assignment, W-2 employment with Garden Life Development
  
• Typically 40 hours per week
  
• On-site, hybrid, or remote, depending on the assignment
  
• Assignment length varies by project and is shared with you before you accept
  
• Health and welfare benefits; details provided with your offer
  
• A personal orientation before your first day, and a GLD contact for support throughout your assignment

Our mission is to empower clients with secure, innovative solutions while growing the skills and expertise of the professionals we place. We bring deep experience in technology and cybersecurity to complex challenges, and we place skilled IT and business professionals on meaningful assignments.

When you join us, you're never on your own. We prepare you for a future of success, with support from before day one through your last day on assignment.

Garden Life Development, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.