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Job Title: Information Security Analyst

Job Overview:

Contemporary Staffing Solutions is seeking an Information Security Analyst to join our client in a role that supports key business operations and contributes to important organizational initiatives. This Contract to Hire opportunity is based in Philadelphia, PA and offers a Hybrid work arrangement, providing hands on involvement in security operations, cloud protection, compliance, and risk management. The position will collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to strengthen security controls, investigate threats, support audits, and improve security practices across complex technology environments. Candidates who combine broad technical security knowledge with sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to connect security risks to business priorities will be well positioned for this role.

Work Schedule:

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM; Hybrid, onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

Key Responsibilities of the Information Security Analyst:

Analyze security events, system activity, and threat intelligence to identify suspicious behavior, conduct threat hunting and forensic investigations, and support incident response activities and simulation exercises.

Deliver security improvements across cloud and traditional infrastructure by assessing controls related to identity, encryption, network protection, data security, endpoint defense, system hardening, and secure workload configuration.

Guide business and technical stakeholders on security risks and appropriate safeguards while evaluating security solutions, documenting control effectiveness, and helping translate technical findings into practical business decisions.

Ensure security governance practices remain aligned with regulatory, privacy, and industry expectations by maintaining policies and procedures, evaluating control gaps, supporting risk assessments, and contributing to audit and third party review activities.

Coordinate vulnerability management, penetration testing activities, security remediation, change processes, and security projects while monitoring emerging threats and recommending improvements that balance protection with business needs.

Qualifications and Skills for the Information Security Analyst:

Bring approximately 5 to 8 years of relevant information security experience, with consideration for candidates offering 3 to 5 years of IT systems administration experience that included significant security ownership; experience within the broader 4 to 8 year range is expected.

Demonstrate working knowledge of compliance and security frameworks including HITRUST, PCI, HIPAA, NIST CSF, NIST 800 53, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CIS Benchmarks, and MITRE ATT&CK, including experience with risk assessments, audits, regulatory documentation, and vendor security reviews.

Possess practical cloud security experience spanning Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform, including identity and access management, encryption and key management, logging and monitoring, network safeguards, data protection, workload security, and container security. Relevant certifications such as CCSP, AZ 500, AWS Security Specialty, or Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer are preferred.

Offer broad security technology experience encompassing SIEM and log analytics, endpoint detection and response, vulnerability scanning, application and network security, firewalls, web application protection, identity platforms, data governance, email protection, and Microsoft 365, with exposure to platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Palo Alto, F5, Elastic, Cribl, Qualys, Nexus IQ, Okta, Purview, and Proofpoint.

Demonstrate proficiency across Windows, Linux or Unix, macOS, endpoint and network administration, system hardening, patch management, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing coordination, incident response, forensic analysis, change management, and project delivery, together with strong technical writing, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills.

Why Join Us?

This opportunity provides hands on exposure to security operations, cloud security, compliance, incident response, and risk management within a complex technology environment. You will work across technical and business functions on meaningful security initiatives while continuing to build expertise across multiple cloud platforms, security technologies, and recognized industry frameworks.

About Us:

Contemporary Staffing Solutions (CSS) is a trusted leader in providing contract, temporary, temp to hire, and direct hire staffing solutions. With decades of experience, we have grown from a staffing agency into a nationwide provider of workforce management solutions. Our niche recruitment expertise spans Accounting & Finance, Call Center & Office Support, Human Resources, Sales & Marketing, and Information Technology. Explore more about CSS and how we connect great talent with exceptional opportunities by visiting Contemporary Staffing Solutions.