Cybersecurity Specialist – Identify & Protect

Cybersecurity Specialist – Identify & Protect
Charleston, SC
Minimum Secret Clearance Required (TS Eligible)

As a Cybersecurity Specialist, you will support the NIWC Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) mission by executing the “Identify” and “Protect” functions, ensuring DoD TASKORD compliance, managing asset and vulnerability metrics, overseeing endpoint security, and assisting with inspections such as CORAs and ESMs.

Position Responsibilities and Duties:
• Ensure TASKORD compliance and escalate non-compliance.
• Review ACAS metrics (vulnerabilities, patching, credentialed vs non-credentialed scans, agent deployment, TASKORD 20-0020 cadence).
• Monitor ESS deployments (Trellix Agent, Policy Auditor, Data Loss Prevention, Rogue System Detection, Endpoint Security, Firewall).
• Integrate NADCOE assets into DAO scorecards and track IAVM status.
• Support CORA and ESM inspections and bi-annual subscriber assessments.
• Develop and maintain cybersecurity policy and documentation.
• Coordinate remediation with the Subscriber Management Team.
• Track and report endpoint compliance, configuration management, and access-control metrics.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Active Secret clearance (TS Eligible)
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of cybersecurity or IT risk-management experience

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with Tenable, Active Directory, Splunk, or endpoint-protection platforms
• Experience working in government, DoD, or healthcare environments
• Experience with IAM tools, configuration management, and policy development
• Proficiency with asset-inventory and vulnerability/risk-management platforms
• Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills

Certifications:
• IATII and CSSP Compliant Certifications

Company Overview

Adapt Forward is a cybersecurity solutions provider for some of the nation’s most valuable information systems. Leveraging advanced threat assessment technology and experience in building high-level information security infrastructure, we develop adaptive solutions uniquely tailored to our customers’ business objectives to protect sensitive data against sophisticated threats in an increasingly complex security environment.

Summary of Benefits

• Comprehensive Physical Wellness Package, including Medical, Dental, Vision Care, plus Flexible Spending Accounts for health- and dependent-care are included in our standard benefits plan.
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Contribution is immediately available and vested.
• Annual Training Budget to be used for conference attendance, school enrollment, certification programs, and associated travel expenses.
• Eleven Federal Holidays, plus three weeks of PTO/vacation/sick leave that accrues at a rate of ten hours per month.
• Employee Assistance Program: Counseling/legal assistance and other employee well-being programs are also offered.

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.