Cybersecurity Specialist
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Schedule: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
About CrossField Technology Partners
CrossField Technology Partners helps businesses protect and strengthen their technology environments through dependable IT and cybersecurity solutions. We combine technical expertise with responsive, personalized service, allowing our clients to operate confidently and focus on their core business.
We are seeking a skilled and proactive Cybersecurity Specialist to join our Louisville team.
Why Join Our Team?
- Supportive Culture: Work in a collaborative environment that values teamwork, respect, and a healthy work-life balance.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Benefit offerings include health coverage, paid time off, retirement plans, and additional employee perks.
- Professional Growth: Expand your skills through hands-on experience, continuing education, and career-development opportunities.
- Meaningful Work: Help businesses protect their systems, data, employees, and day-to-day operations.
- Team Recognition: Join a workplace where contributions are valued and successes are celebrated together.
Position Overview
As a Cybersecurity Specialist, you will help protect multiple client environments from evolving security threats. You will monitor security activity, investigate potential incidents, strengthen security controls, address vulnerabilities, and support clients in improving their overall security posture.
This position combines hands-on technical work with client-facing leadership. You will serve as a trusted security resource, explaining risks in clear terms and recommending practical solutions that align with each client’s needs.
The ideal candidate enjoys solving complex problems, working across varied technology environments, and taking ownership of security outcomes.
Key ResponsibilitiesSecurity Monitoring and Incident Response
- Monitor alerts generated by security and operations platforms.
- Investigate suspicious activity and potential security incidents.
- Contain threats and perform timely remediation across client environments.
- Coordinate incident-response activities with internal teams and client stakeholders.
Security Controls and Environment Hardening
- Deploy, configure, and manage next-generation firewalls, MDR/EDR platforms, multifactor authentication, and other security controls.
- Review system configurations and recommend improvements that reduce risk.
- Apply security best practices across endpoints, networks, cloud services, and business systems.
Vulnerability Management
- Conduct vulnerability scans and security reviews.
- Identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and gaps in security controls.
- Prioritize findings according to risk and coordinate corrective action.
- Track remediation efforts through completion.
Identity and Access Security
- Manage user access, permissions, and authentication controls.
- Support secure account-provisioning and deprovisioning practices.
- Review access levels and help clients apply least-privilege principles.
Risk and Compliance Support
- Assist clients in understanding and meeting applicable cybersecurity and compliance requirements.
- Lead or support security risk assessments.
- Present findings to clients and develop clear, actionable remediation plans.
- Help establish and maintain security policies, standards, and best practices.
Security Awareness
- Support or lead security-awareness initiatives for client employees.
- Help users recognize and respond appropriately to phishing, social engineering, and other common threats.
- Reinforce practical habits that strengthen each client’s overall security culture.
Documentation and Reporting
- Maintain accurate documentation of security configurations, incidents, investigations, and remediation activities.
- Prepare clear reports for technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Keep client records and internal systems current.
Security Projects
- Collaborate with technical teams on upgrades, migrations, deployments, and security-enhancement projects.
- Provide security guidance throughout project planning and implementation.
- Verify that completed work meets established security requirements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred.
- Relevant certifications—such as CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, Cisco CCNA, or comparable credentials—are preferred.
- Experience with firewalls, endpoint protection, MDR/EDR platforms, security monitoring tools, or related technologies is strongly preferred.
- Experience with RMM and PSA tools, including platforms such as ConnectWise, is a plus.
- Familiarity with security and infrastructure platforms such as Guardz, Cisco Meraki, or SentinelOne is also a plus.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to translate technical risks into clear, practical recommendations for clients.
- A proactive, threat-focused mindset and a desire to identify weaknesses before they become incidents.
- Commitment to staying current with cybersecurity threats, technologies, and industry practices.
Work Environment
This position is based at the CrossField Technology Partners office in Louisville, Kentucky. Work is primarily performed indoors, although assignments may take place in office, warehouse, client, or other business environments. Occasional outdoor work may be required.
Ready to Apply?
If you are organized, detail-oriented, client-focused, and passionate about protecting businesses from cyber threats, we would like to hear from you.
Apply today to join CrossField Technology Partners and help our clients build safer, more resilient technology environments.
Pay: $91,673.58 - $110,402.59 per year
Work Location: In person
