Security & Compliance Specialist

Leyden Solutions, Inc.

. Ensure application development, system configuration, infrastructure changes, integrations, operational processes, and documentation comply with CJIS, SC DIS, and MFA security-control requirements .

Posted 11/8/2026part-timeSouth Carolina • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $55 - $75 per hourWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in cybersecurity compliance, security engineering, and incident response within complex enterprise environments, with a strong focus on IAM, MFA, and secure application development practices. Proficient in vulnerability management, security logging, and risk assessment, ensuring adherence to CJIS and other regulatory requirements.

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IAM ImplementationMFA ManagementVulnerability IdentificationSecurity LoggingCJIS Compliance

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Hard Skills

Security EngineeringIncident ResponseRisk AssessmentPatch ManagementAudit TrailsAuthentication WorkflowsAuthorization WorkflowsDependency ManagementSecure Application DevelopmentSecurity Testing

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationPrioritizationCross-Functional Coordination

Tools & Technologies

SIEMSecurity OrchestrationEndpoint SecurityVulnerability ScanningIdentity Governance

Certifications & Qualifications

CISSPCISMCISASecurity+GIACCCSPCEH

Industry Keywords

CJISCriminal Justice Information ProtectionNIST Risk Management FrameworkZero Trust PrinciplesSecure APIMicroservices ArchitecturePublic SafetyLaw Enforcement

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityMicroservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure application development, system configuration, infrastructure changes, integrations, operational processes, and documentation comply with CJIS, SC DIS, and MFA security-control requirements
Translate security and compliance requirements into technical controls, implementation tasks, validation criteria, and remediation plans
Review releases, enhancements, configuration changes, and technical solutions for security and compliance impacts before deployment
Identify control gaps, prioritize corrective actions, track remediation through completion, and maintain supporting evidence
Support security assessments, audits, authorization activities, compliance reviews, and responses to oversight inquiries
Implement security modernization initiatives across the Transform Stream
Design, configure, and improve IAM capabilities, including authentication, authorization, RBAC, least-privilege access, account lifecycle management, and privileged-access controls
Implement and maintain MFA and modern authentication patterns across applications, infrastructure, service accounts, APIs, administrative interfaces, and assigned systems
Implement and enhance security logging, audit trails, log aggregation, retention, alerting, and analysis
Establish logging standards for authentication activity, authorization decisions, privileged actions, security-relevant application events, configuration changes, and anomalous behavior
Coordinate with application and infrastructure teams to integrate security capabilities into architecture, development, testing, deployment, and operations
Identify, prioritize, remediate, and validate vulnerable, unsupported, deprecated, or end-of-life libraries and dependencies
Review technology stacks supporting PIC, PAC, OMS, IIMS, and other assigned applications for vulnerable components and assess security, compliance, and operational impacts
Coordinate secure upgrades, dependency replacements, refactoring, configuration changes, patching, and compensating controls
Validate remediation preserves functionality, interoperability, performance, availability, and required security controls
Track vulnerabilities, remediation progress, exceptions, risk-acceptance decisions, and closure evidence
Recommend remediation priorities based on severity, exploitability, exposure, business criticality, compliance obligations, and operational impact
Provide security-focused operational support and enhanced monitoring during High Profile Hearings involving PIC and PAC
Monitor application availability, access activity, audit logs, authentication events, performance indicators, and security alerts during designated hearing periods
Identify, investigate, document, escalate, and coordinate response to suspicious activity, access-control issues, security events, service disruptions, and operational risks
Participate in pre-hearing readiness activities, including access reviews, control verification, logging validation, contingency planning, and stakeholder coordination
Maintain event records, monitoring logs, incident documentation, and post-event observations
Recommend post-event improvements to strengthen resilience, monitoring coverage, security posture, and incident-response readiness
Improve security monitoring, alerting, incident-response, vulnerability-management, access-review, and change-control processes
Support secure software-development lifecycle activities, including security requirements, architecture reviews, code and dependency reviews, security testing, release validation, and production monitoring
Develop and maintain control matrices, risk registers, architecture documentation, operating procedures, remediation plans, monitoring runbooks, and compliance evidence
Collaborate with technical teams to maintain secure configuration baselines, patch-management practices, encryption, secure communications, and audit logging
Communicate security risks, compliance findings, remediation priorities, and operational impacts to technical and nontechnical stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, information assurance, information technology, computer science, or a related discipline; comparable experience, technical training, or certifications may be substituted
Experience supporting information security, cybersecurity compliance, security engineering, or security operations in a complex enterprise environment
Knowledge of CJIS-aligned security principles and criminal justice information protection requirements
Experience with IAM, role-based access control, authentication and authorization workflows, MFA, and least-privilege practices
Experience with vulnerability identification, dependency management, patching, remediation tracking, and corrective-action validation
Experience with security logging, audit trails, log aggregation, security monitoring, alerting, and incident-response support
Knowledge of secure application-development practices, common software vulnerabilities, software supply-chain risk, and security-testing approaches
Ability to assess technical risk, develop practical remediation recommendations, coordinate cross-functional resolution, and prepare clear security documentation
Ability to manage priorities and provide reliable support within an estimated commitment of 75–80 hours per month
Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, Security+, GIAC, CCSP, CEH, Microsoft security certifications, or equivalent credentials are preferred
Experience supporting state or local government, courts, law enforcement, public safety, or criminal justice organizations is preferred
Experience with SIEM, security orchestration and response, endpoint security, vulnerability scanning, and identity-governance tools is preferred
Experience with cloud and hybrid security, Zero Trust principles, and secure API or microservices architectures is preferred
Familiarity with NIST-based risk-management frameworks, security-control assessments, secure configuration benchmarks, and authorization processes is preferred
Experience supporting high-visibility operational events, incident-response exercises, continuity-of-operations activities, or elevated monitoring periods is preferred
May access sensitive, controlled, proprietary, or criminal justice information and must comply with applicable privacy, data-handling, personnel-screening, security-training, and acceptable-use requirements
Occasional work outside standard business hours may be required

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k)
401(k) matching
Flexible schedule
Flexible work from home options
Competitive health and retirement plans
Education assistance
Paid time off
Federal holidays
Programs that support you and your family
Performance and Longevity Bonuses
Standard Referral Bonuses for all open positions
26 days annual PTO and Holidays
100% employer paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
50% employer paid health insurance
Dental & Vision Plans available
100% employer paid life insurance
401(k) Plan with employer match on the first 5% of your salary
Pretax and Roth 401(k) available
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