IT Security Specialist V

Job Summary:

Dexian is seeking a IT Security Specialist V for an opportunity with a client located in Chicago, IL.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures Information Technology systems meet enterprise standards, adhere to applicable rules, laws, and regulations, and comply with appropriate treatment of risk
• Assess against and evaluate security controls for cloud infrastructure (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) based on industry best practices, compliance requirements, and bank security policies
• Ensure appropriate security measures are in place to protect against threats, vulnerabilities, and breaches in Azure and AWS environments
• Develop and maintain documentation for cloud security controls, policies, and procedures
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of existing cloud security controls and recommend enhancements
• Conduct regular security assessments and audits of cloud environments to identify and mitigate potential security threats and vulnerabilities in cloud environments
• Participate in internal and external audits to demonstrate compliance with cloud security requirements
• Collaborate with DevOps, IT, and business teams to integrate security controls into cloud deployments and CI/CD pipelines
• Stay current with emerging cloud security trends, technologies, and best practices

Requirements:

• Experience in Cloud security, compliance and risk management, privacy, governance, internal audit, etc
• Experience building enterprise security strategy for cloud adoption or driving the program’s evolution to meet new requirements
• Hands-on technical expertise in Security Architecture, automation, integration, and deployment (DevOps)
• Knowledge and understanding of key differences between most popular cloud provider solutions and cloud orchestration tools (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, BOSH, Kubernetes, Docker, etc.)
• Experience architecting solutions within AWS, Azure and GCP
• Strong domain expertise of cloud infrastructure compute, network and storage as well as the cloud control plane
• Experience working with cloud security and governance tools, cloud access security brokers (CASBs), and server virtualization technologies
• Experience building security reference architecture for all-in cloud deployments and hybrid scenarios
• Familiarity with enterprise security solutions such as WAF, IPS, Anti-DDOS, and SIEM
• Familiarity with compliance security standards across the enterprise IT landscape
• Understanding of enterprise risk management methods and techniques to drive successful outcomes in globally distributed environment
• Working knowledge of cloud computing technologies and workload transition challenges
• Growth mindset who is passionate to learn and use new/emerging technologies
• Must work well independently and with others as part of larger team and be able to collaborate on cross-functional teams

Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian’s platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.

Dexian’s brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.