Raise is hiring: Cybersecurity Specialist in Villa Rica

Overview

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Job Title: Cybersecurity Specialist

Location: Atlanta, GA

Reports To: Senior Network Engineer

We at Raise are hiring for one of our key clients in the Food and Beverage industry. After establishing themselves as an industry leader, our client’s team is expanding to meet rising demand. It’s a great chance to take on new projects, new teams, and make your mark on a growing business. If you’ve got the right mix of skills and industry experience, this could be the perfect role for you.

Our client takes pride in their people. When you join their team, you’ll find a workplace that facilitates challenge, achievement, and growth.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly capable Cybersecurity Specialist to support and enhance our enterprise security operations. This role is vital to maintaining the integrity of our IT and OT environments, ensuring resilience against evolving threats, and working closely with both internal teams and third-party security partners. The ideal candidate will bring 5–10 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity, a strong foundation in endpoint and network protection, and practical familiarity with modern managed detection and response (MDR) solutions.

This position reports directly to the Senior Network Engineer with a dotted-line relationship to our vCISO, enabling collaborative oversight across both infrastructure and strategic security planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and respond to security events and incidents in coordination with internal stakeholders and our third-party SOC provider.
• Administer and optimize endpoint protection and response using Cortex EDR.
• Support our Managed Detection and Response (MDR) system and manage relationships with our outsourced SOC partner.
• Maintain secure configurations across firewalls, servers, endpoints, and cloud services.
• Collaborate with the Senior Network Engineer to ensure that networking infrastructure follows cybersecurity best practices.
• Support vCISO-led initiatives in policy implementation, control mapping (e.g., NIST CSF, CIS), and compliance efforts.
• Lead or assist in cybersecurity incident response and root cause analysis.
• Evaluate and enforce best practices for user access control, MFA, and privilege management.
• Assist in phishing simulations, vulnerability remediation, and user awareness programs.
• Stay current on emerging threats, trends, and technologies in the cybersecurity landscape.

Required Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in cybersecurity, information security, or infrastructure security roles.
• Proficient with:
  • Cortex EDR for endpoint protection and incident response.
  • SIEM and MDR services, including interaction with outsourced SOCs.
  • Security tools such as vulnerability scanners, DLP, firewalls, and identity platforms.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 E5 security features, including Defender for Endpoint, Purview, and conditional access policies.
• Strong working knowledge of network and cloud security principles across Windows, Linux, and Azure environments.
• Solid understanding of security frameworks, including NIST CSF, CIS Controls, and Zero Trust models.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to work across departments and manage third-party relationships.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Arctic Wolf, eSentire, or Rapid7 MDR platforms.
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, Security+, CEH, GCIH, or GCIA.
• Exposure to OT/ICS cybersecurity practices in manufacturing or critical infrastructure.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Purview compliance, Azure AD security, and threat analytics.
• Participation in security audits, tabletop exercises, or vulnerability assessments.
• Assessing and managing cybersecurity risks related to generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot, Bard)
• Evaluating AI tools for compliance with data privacy, security, and governance standards
• Collaborating with legal, compliance, and IT stakeholders to mitigate AI-related threats

Work Environment & Location

• Hybrid position with a preferred home base in the Atlanta, GA area.
• Occasional travel to data centers or production facilities (up to 10%) may be required.

We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.

We have a dedicated webpage for accommodations where you can learn more about what we offer, and request accommodation: https://raise.jobs/accommodations/

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We’re an established hiring firm with over 65 years of experience. We believe strongly in making the world a better place through work, which is why we’re a certified B Corporation and donate 10% of our profits to charity.

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