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Title: Cybersecurity Consultant (DLP) - Remote

Duration: 6 Months

Location: Remote

Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position. Third-party or C2C candidates will not be considered.

Job Description:

Background: The Secure Horizons Program is tasked with identifying the Client's Field Programs currently hosted in a remote commercial environment and assisting those Field Programs in migration to a government-certified high-security environment. This initiative ensures compliance with federal security requirements while maintaining accessibility and uptime for critical applications and data. The DLP 1B project aims to roll out data protection controls using Varonis and Purview and includes the creation of documentation and training for all affected users. To support the execution of this effort, the Secure Horizons program requires cybersecurity professional services to augment integral capabilities during ongoing enterprise initiatives. These services will provide operational support, technical validation, and security sustainment activities, enabling internal teams to focus on architecture, governance, and strategic execution while maintaining a secure and compliant environment

Goals and Objectives:

Maintain secure posture during migration
Ensure security tooling is configured and validated
Reduce internal workload via augmentation
Enable focus on architecture and governance
Maintain alignment with NIST SP 800-171 / CMMC

Scope of Work:

Included Services: The Contractor shall provide full-time Cyber Professional Services to support both the Secure Horizons Program and the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) project.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Security Configuration & Hardening Assist with the implementation and validation of: CIS baseline configurations (L1 minimum) Secure configuration of endpoints, identities, and cloud services Validate security configurations across: Entra ID (Azure AD) Intune-managed devices Microsoft 365 services Identify and remediate configuration drift

Vulnerability Management Validate agent deployment and reporting coverage Perform vulnerability triage and prioritization Track remediation progress and validate closure Identify gaps in scanning coverage (devices, subnets, cloud resources)

Microsoft Defender Support Assist with configuration, tuning, and validation of: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Defender for Cloud Apps Defender for Identity Ensure: Devices are properly onboarded Telemetry is being received Alerts are actionable and tuned Support Advanced Hunting queries and validation Assist configuration and install of ARC on servers

Logging & Monitoring Validate log ingestion into Microsoft Sentinel and/or SIEM Ensure telemetry coverage across: Endpoints Identities Cloud applications Identify gaps in logging or integration Assist in alert tuning and reduction of false positives Validate integrations (e.g., Okta, Defender, M365, network tools)

Identity Okta MFA support Access Reviews

Migration Security Validation Validate security posture before, during, and after migration waves: Devices properly onboarded to security tools Policies applied correctly No loss of visibility or control Identify and escalate security gaps introduced by migration activities Mobile Device MAM/MDM support

Data Loss Prevention Design and Concept Review, in particular to cover AI workloads and telemetry received via

Defender CSPM/AI modules Definition and implementation of related: Purview Rules Intune Policies Varonis Configuration CSPM/AI Monitoring and the related Sentinel Alerting BAU process (playbooks, support, changes) Creation of Documentation and Training Material in SCORM 2.0 format in collaboration with our internal training department

Out of Scope: The Contractor System Administrator will not be responsible for Application Development System Administration Network Design, Maintenance and Engineering Data Science and Machine Learning Cloud or Infrastructure Architecture Project Management Enterprise IT Governance

Key Requirements

Security clearance is not required.
Experience with Defender, Sentinel, Intune, Entra ID, Okta, Tenable, Purview, Varonis, AI solutions and related security monitoring, SCORM 2.0 Knowledge of NIST 800-171 / CMMC SOC / security operations experience
Preferred certifications: SC-200, CISSP
Past Performance Support during IT transformations Defender/SIEM operations Vulnerability management experience DLP rollout based on Varonis and Purview

About us: OpenKyber , the "IT Asset Performance Services" organization, provides Professional Consulting, Custom Projects, and Professional Resource Augmentation services to clients in the Mid-West and beyond. The strategic characteristics of the organization are Standardization, Specialization, and Collaboration. OpenKyber is an equal opportunity employer. OpenKyber does not and shall not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status.

For applications and inquiries, contact: hirings@openkyber.com

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