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# Information Technology Security Specialist

- **Company:** Insight Global
- **Location:** Hanover, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $145,000 - $170,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, Software System Penetration Testing, User Authentication, CompTIA Security+, Cyber Security, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Microsoft Servers, Security Information and Event Management, Software Vulnerability Management, Firewalls (Computer Science), Tanium Platform Expertise
- **Published:** November 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.com/details/5954187794

## About the Role

3+ years of hands-on IT security / cybersecurity experience across multiple security areas.

-Strong experience with SIEM, EDR, vulnerability management, endpoint security, and incident response.

-Strong Microsoft environment experience: Windows, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, MFA/SSO.

-Strong networking/security fundamentals including firewalls, VPNs, segmentation, authentication, and secure configurations.

-Practical experience with CMMC and CUI/FCI, ideally along with DFARS, NIST, or ITAR/export-controlled environments.

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

-CrowdStrike Falcon, Tanium, ThreatLocker, or similar tools. Microsoft GCC High experience.

-CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, Security+, CCNP Security, or similar certification.

-Experience supporting CMMC/customer/security audits.

-Penetration testing or offensive security knowledge.

-Experience developing/testing incident response and disaster recovery plans.