Security/Remediation Analyst - Potential Backfill from Innova
Maryland Heights, MO
About the Job
A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring a Security/Remediation Analyst.
Position Type: Full-Time, Contract
Duration: 6 months + Extensions
Location: Maryland Heights MO 63043/ Charlotte, NC 28217 (Hybrid)
As a Security/Remediation Analyst, you will:
The ideal candidate will have:
Work Experience
Soft Skills:
Nice To Haves:
Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.
We are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar positions. If this role is not a fit for you, we do offer a referral bonus program for referrals that we successfully place with our clients, subject to program guidelines. ASK ME HOW.
Thank you!
Mo Irshad
Mo.irshad@innovasolutions.com
208-620-5984
PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:
Pay Range*: $60-$65 per hour
*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS: Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.
Recent Recognitions:
Website: https://www.innovasolutions.com/
Innova Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Innova Solutions is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at hr@innovasolutions.com or (770) 493-5588. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Innova Solutions encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. Innova Solutions (HireGenics/Volt) does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.
The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
Position Type: Full-Time, Contract
Duration: 6 months + Extensions
Location: Maryland Heights MO 63043/ Charlotte, NC 28217 (Hybrid)
As a Security/Remediation Analyst, you will:
- In a typical month, this person will spend most of their time analyzing vulnerability and risk findings, validating remediation claims, and reporting on remediation progress and the remainder of their availability updating knowledge documentation, learning, and documenting complex procedures, facilitating risk assessments, responding to audit and security team requests for information, submitting compliance related questionnaires regarding technical aspects of application platforms.
- Creating and maintaining documentation on security related tools, processes, and best practices.
- Collaborating with technical teams to improve observability.
- Investigating security breaches and other cybersecurity incidents.
- Assessing risk findings, assigning them to fix teams, and reporting remediation efforts and related challenges.
- Gathering key information for exception requests, including risk details, action plans, and remediation dependencies.
- Partnering with security teams to improve data quality in security tools and external reports.
- Clearly defining and developing new policies, processes, and training documents.
- Hosting meetings with members of application, security, and leadership teams to communicate updates and changes to security postures.
- Validating the rendered evidence meets requirements to resolve compliance issues.
- Educating application teams on security subject matters.
The ideal candidate will have:
- The ideal person will have a minimum of 8 years of experience in software engineering, cybersecurity, and/or cyber-audit.
- Strong verbal communication skills. Must be comfortable speaking in front of audiences including technical teams and senior leaders, including VPs.
- Strong written communication skills with the ability to produce quality literature and technical documentation.
- The ability to collaborate with technical teams to define, improve, and document procedures to meet compliance requirements.
- Diligence in following up on action items and inquiries.
- Strong knowledge in security standards and practices for both on-premises and AWS environments; CCSP, CISSP, or other cloud-focused application security certifications are a big plus.
- Familiarity with Data Center and AWS infrastructure, including data center network architectures, virtualization, containerization, and AWS products/offerings.
- Ability to perform analysis and tests to validate findings and remediation claims.
- A strong knowledge of ITIL operations and agile development practices.
- Experience working in a DevSecOps culture is a plus.
- Experience in software engineering or project manager role is strongly desired.
- Expertise in reading CVE documentation and determining remediation requirements and dependencies.
- Strong knowledge of application security tools and technologies with hands on experience as a power user in multiple vulnerability detection products.
- Solid understanding of information security controls, principles, and best practices.
- Familiarity with PKI certificate management, network cryptography, and network security controls.
- Experience working on an application team with core responsibilities in remediating compliance issues or as an auditor assessing the standings of application or infrastructure teams.
- Experience in creating and maintaining procedural documentation used as evidence in compliance assessments.
- Advised and worked on viable process and/or technical solutions to resolve compliance requirements.
Work Experience
- 8+ years in technology teams working in or around ITIL structured environments.
- 4+ years in positions at least 50% dedicated to remediating security or compliance issues.
- Experience validating technical and non-technical work to ensure requirements are satisfied.
- Solid understanding of enterprise and application architecture models strongly desired, including monolithic and microservice architecture. Key technologies: Unix, Java, JavaScript, AWS.
- At least 2 years as a systems engineer or software engineer, or as an analyst responsible for translating business or functional requirements into technical solutions is strongly desired.
- Expertise in Microsoft Excel, or equivalent spreadsheet tool – proficient in combining functions (. e.g., ISNA, IF, VLOOKUP) for data analysis.
- Experience documenting in Atlassian Confluence using macros is desirable
Soft Skills:
- Communication – Must speak proficient in the English language and comfortable leading conversations, voicing concerns, and producing literary/descriptive content.
- Critical Thinking – Must be able to discern facts from opinions and assumptions, ensure solutions meet requirements, identify fix teams, assess scope, and evaluate risk factors.
- Task Management – Must be able to work independently or with team members. Must be comfortable assigning, documenting, and follow up on action items. Must be uncomfortable with being idle.
- Resourcefulness – Must be proactive in identifying viable solutions to overcome obstacles, reaching out to SMEs and external teams as needed for information, guidance, and access.
- Active Learner –Seeks to understand the drivers behind decisions and requirements. Retains and reuses information from previous activities. Looks for existing solutions and processes.
Nice To Haves:
- Experience working in CrowdStrike Falcon and/or maintaining CrowdStrike sensors.
- Experience working Cisco Kenna.
- Experience working in a DevSecOps culture.
- CSSP, CCSP, CSSP, CISA or similar certification.
- Strong knowledge of PCI DSS requirements.
- Experience working with Archer IRM and/or AuditBoard.
- Experience representing technical teams in meetings, responding to auditors.
- Experienced in identifying compensating controls and documenting action plans.
Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.
We are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar positions. If this role is not a fit for you, we do offer a referral bonus program for referrals that we successfully place with our clients, subject to program guidelines. ASK ME HOW.
Thank you!
Mo Irshad
Mo.irshad@innovasolutions.com
208-620-5984
PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:
Pay Range*: $60-$65 per hour
*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS: Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.
Recent Recognitions:
- Named One of America’s Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024
- Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025)
- One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US – Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
- One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US – Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)
- Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
- One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
- AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100+ certifications
Website: https://www.innovasolutions.com/
Innova Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Innova Solutions is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at hr@innovasolutions.com or (770) 493-5588. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Innova Solutions encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. Innova Solutions (HireGenics/Volt) does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.
The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
Salary
$60 - $65 per hour