Sr Specialist Cybersecurity Governance

Apex Systems; Miami, Northern (FL, KY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Governance Specialist for an onsite role in Miami, FL. The position is 6 to 12 months contract-to-hire, with a pay rate of $50–$65 per hour and a 4-day onsite work week.

You will create and revise security policies, standards, and supporting documentation, ensuring alignment with applicable regulations and NIST guidance. The role emphasizes risk assessments and collaboration across IT teams on vulnerability management and hardening.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in cybersecurity governance, policies, risk, and compliance.
• Experience creating and revising security policies and standards.
• Experience collaborating with IT teams on vulnerability management, patching, configuration, and hardening.

Responsibilities

• Review, revise, and develop cybersecurity policies, standards, and supporting documentation.
• Ensure policies align with regulations and NIST guidance.
• Develop and maintain policies covering vulnerability management, patching, configuration management, and system hardening.
• Perform security exception reviews, risk assessments, and gap analyses.

Skills

Cybersecurity policies

Risk assessment

NIST guidance

Vulnerability management

System hardening

Tools

KnowB4

HoxHunt

Job description

# Sr Specialist Cybersecurity GovernanceApply**Job#: 3055092****Job Description:****Senior Cybersecurity Governance Specialist**6 to 12 month CTH**Pay:** $50hr to $65hrMiami FL**4 days a week onsite**Looking for a **Senior Security Specialist** with **3-5 years of experience** focused on cybersecurity policies, standards, risk, and compliance. This role will create and revise security policies, perform risk assessments and gap analyses, and work across IT teams on areas such as **NIST, vulnerability management, patching, configuration, and system hardening**.**Key Responsibilities:*** Review, revise, and develop cybersecurity policies, standards, and supporting documentation.* Ensure policies align with applicable regulations and **NIST** guidance.* Develop and maintain policies covering vulnerability management, patching, configuration management, and system hardening.* Perform security exception reviews, risk assessments, and gap analyses.**Must Have:*** Experience working with KnowB4 or HoxHunt *Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.**Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy**Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.**Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.**If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [e-mail] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.**UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.***Employee Type:** Contract**Location:** Miami, FL, US**Job Type:****Date Posted:** October 9, 2026**Pay Range:** $58 - $65 per hour