IT Security Specialist

Description We are looking for an IT Security Specialist to join a credit union team in Houston, Texas in a contract-to-permanent capacity. This role focuses on protecting systems, data, and infrastructure through hands-on monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, and security operations support. The ideal candidate will contribute to day-to-day cyber defense activities while helping strengthen governance, third-party risk oversight, and overall security readiness across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor security activity, review alerts, and investigate suspicious behavior to identify and respond to potential threats.

• Support the full incident response lifecycle, including triage, containment, recovery coordination, and post-incident documentation.

• Use security tools, threat intelligence, and forensic techniques to analyze malicious activity and assist with cyber investigations.

• Maintain and improve response playbooks, operational procedures, dashboards, and reporting used to track security performance and incidents.

• Coordinate vulnerability management efforts by helping identify exposures, validating remediation, and confirming corrective actions are completed.

• Administer and support endpoint and network security technologies, including Fortinet solutions such as FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiAuthenticator, FortiClient, and FortiEMS.

• Review and verify secure settings across servers, user devices, cloud environments, and network components to promote compliance with security standards.

• Assist with risk reviews, audit preparation, evidence collection, and follow-up activities related to internal assessments, external audits, and regulatory examinations.

• Evaluate vendor and third-party security documentation, help document associated risks, and support ongoing due diligence and monitoring activities.

• Contribute to awareness initiatives, phishing exercises, tabletop sessions, and continuity testing while sharing insights on emerging cyber risks and improvement opportunities. Requirements * Experience in cybersecurity operations, incident response, vulnerability management, or a closely related information security function.

• Working knowledge of security monitoring, threat analysis, and investigation practices in enterprise environments.

• Familiarity with Fortinet technologies, including FortiGate, and the ability to support security platforms used for protection and visibility.

• Understanding of identity and access security concepts such as MFA, privileged access controls, and secure account governance.

• Knowledge of cybersecurity governance, data privacy, and database security principles.

• Ability to support audits, risk assessments, control reviews, and remediation tracking with strong attention to detail.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills for creating reports, documenting findings, and presenting risk information clearly.

• Experience working with security documentation, evidence management, and cross-functional coordination in a regulated environment is preferred. Technology Doesn’t Change the World, People Do.®

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