Senior Cyber Security Specialist
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AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityFirewalls
Cybersecurity Technical Assessor
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $60,000 - $80,000 per year
Job Level
Junior
Tech Stack
AzureCloudCyber Security
About the role
- Perform hands-on cybersecurity assessments for election infrastructure at counties, cities, and states.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of technical controls related to identity and access management, endpoint protection, patch management, secure configuration, network segmentation, data protection, and incident response.
- Assess compliance against cybersecurity frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST CSF, CIS Controls, CMMC, HIPAA, CJIS, etc.).
- Conduct interviews with client personnel and review documentation to understand policies, procedures, and control implementation.
- Prepare detailed assessment reports, including risk findings, maturity ratings, and prioritized recommendations.
- Present findings and recommendations to client stakeholders, both technical and executive.
- Support the development and continual improvement of assessment methodologies, tools, and templates.
- Collaborate with other consultants, engineers, and project managers to deliver high-quality services.
- Stay current with emerging threats, technologies, and cybersecurity trends.
Requirements
- Understanding of security controls in IT environments, including operating systems, network infrastructure, cloud services, and identity systems.
- Familiarity with frameworks such as NIST CSF, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, or CMMC.
- Ability to review and assess technical configurations and documentation, such as firewall rules, GPOs, system hardening baselines, or logging setups.
- Strong written communication skills and the ability to deliver client-ready reports.
- Ability to explain technical findings in plain language for non-technical audiences.
- Experience working with clients in a consulting capacity and manage multiple client engagements simultaneously
- One or more relevant certifications such as security+ or other.
- Understanding of Microsoft 365 and Azure.
- Exposure to security tools such as vulnerability scanners, SIEMs, EDR platforms, or configuration analyzers.
- Experience supporting public sector clients or regulated industries.
Benefits
- health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- flexible work arrangements
- professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
cybersecurity assessmentsidentity and access managementendpoint protectionpatch managementsecure configurationnetwork segmentationdata protectionincident responsetechnical configurationsvulnerability scanning
Soft skills
strong written communicationclient engagementpresentation skillscollaborationability to explain technical findingsproject managementattention to detailanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingadaptability
Certifications
Security+CMMCISO 27001NIST CSFCIS ControlsHIPAACJIS
