Cybersecurity Contractor
Location: New York, NY (Remote)
Duration: 2+ months contract (10/20/2025 to 12/20/2025)
Employment type: Contract (W2)
Overview
DTI (Diversified Technology, Inc.) is an African American owned IT Consulting/Staffing firm based in Chicago's Loop. We provide delivery, staffing, and support services, including enterprise integration/implementations such as CRM, EAM, ERP, PMO, and QA. We serve clients in SLED, financial services, fortune, public utilities, and partner with Big 4 SI partners.
Responsibilities
As a Cybersecurity Contractor, you will support the client project team by ensuring the security and integrity of information systems and data. Key responsibilities include:
- Conduct security assessments and vulnerability analyses to identify potential risks.
- Implement and maintain cybersecurity measures, including firewalls, encryption, and intrusion detection systems.
- Monitor and respond to security incidents and breaches, providing timely resolution.
- Develop and update security policies, procedures, and documentation to ensure compliance with industry standards.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to integrate cybersecurity best practices into all project aspects.
Qualifications
Primary Skill Required: Terraform (Advanced – 6-9 years experience)
Domain Expertise:
- AWS Organizational Governance: SCP design, multi-account patterns, delegated admin setups.
- Logging & Audit Foundations: Org CloudTrail, AWS Config aggregator, S3 log archive hardening, GuardDuty, Security Hub.
- CSPM / CNAPP Operations (Wiz.io): Onboarding accounts/resources, tuning posture policies, integrating with ticketing and log routing.
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform modules, reusable patterns, policy-as-code integration, CI scanning.
- Vulnerability & Risk Prioritization: CVSS, exploit context, asset criticality, signal sources shaping severity logic.
- Automation & Scripting: Python (boto3), AWS CLI, shell tooling for validation, evidence export, reporting.
- Identity & Access: IAM least privilege, cross-account role assumptions, permission boundaries, automation roles.
- Observability / Data Routing: Cribl, Firehose, Kinesis pipeline familiarity.
- Compliance Awareness: HIPAA audit, access control, data protection.
- Metrics & Reporting: Designing & extracting KPIs (coverage %, MTTR, SLA compliance, control efficacy).
Technical Skills (Depth Needed):
- Terraform – Advanced (CNAPP onboarding, scanning pipeline).
- Python (boto3) – Advanced (validation & evidence automation).
- AWS Security Services – Deep Guardrails + findings pipeline.
- SCP / IAM Policy JSON – Advanced (precise preventive controls).
- CNAPP tooling – Advanced (Wiz configuration).
- AWS Config / Conformance Packs – Advanced (rule deployment).
- Event & Log Pipelines – Intermediate (Cribl).
- CI/CD – Intermediate (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) – Shift-left scanning & gating.
Pay Rate: $63.63–$66.66 per hour (depending on experience)
Benefits
DTI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under Illinois state or federal law. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, and business needs.