[Hiring] Cybersecurity Specialist @Ambient Enterprises

Role Description

Ambient Enterprises is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Specialist to support and advance our organizational security program. Working closely with our IT Security Manager, Managed Service Provider (MSP), and Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP), you will play a key role in safeguarding our digital assets, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and driving our cybersecurity strategy forward. This role will be responsible for supporting the mission and vision of the organization’s cybersecurity strategy and roadmap, ensuring that the organization stays ahead of security threats and maintains compliance with industry regulations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cybersecurity across multiple cybersecurity domains.

• Collaborate on network architecture and cybersecurity engineering projects, including identity and access management (IAM).
• Analyze, configure, and troubleshoot complex network and security issues.
• Assist in proactively identifying and assessing risks, vulnerabilities, and threats across the organization.
• Participate in incident response, disaster recovery planning, and vulnerability management.
• Deliver and remind users to complete the organization's security awareness training.
• Conduct technical presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor and analyze security threats, providing recommendations for mitigation and system hardening.
• Support audits, compliance reviews, and alignment with security control frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee data protection policies, ensuring adherence to privacy laws and industry standards.
• Work with IT, SOC, MSP, and MSSP teams to integrate security controls into IT systems and business operations.
• Stay current with emerging cybersecurity trends, technologies, and best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in cybersecurity roles.
• Proven experience collaborating with Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs).
• Solid understanding of industry standards such as CMMC 2.0, ISO 27001, NIST, and CIS benchmarks.
• Must have at least one intermediate or advanced cybersecurity certification (e.g. Security+, CySA+, CISSP, CSSP, GIAC).
• Strong technical knowledge of cybersecurity best practices, including network, application, cloud, and endpoint security.
• Effective communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex topics to non-technical audiences.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, especially in responding to cyber threats and incidents.
• Ability to foster partnerships and drive tasks to completion with minimal oversight.
• Availability for occasional travel to company sites as needed.

Requirements

• Salary based on region and experience.

Benefits

• Ambient provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.