IT Security Specialist

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About Us:
CALSTART is a mission-driven industry organization focused on transportation decarbonization and clean air for all.
For over 30 years, it’s been CALSTART’s mission to develop, assess, and implement large-scale, zero-emission transportation solutions to mitigate climate change and support economic growth. CALSTART works with businesses, organizations, governments, and communities to create real-life impact toward clean air and equitable access to clean transportation for all. CALSTART provides scientific, technical and policy support for regulatory development and clean technology and infrastructure acceleration.
About The Role:
This role will support the IT group and 230+ internal stakeholders with security/compliance requirements as part of their contractual obligations. They will support all IT security-related compliance initiatives in the organization while giving Tier 2 help desk support to routine customer needs.
This is a hybrid role you must be a commutable distance to our Pasadena office.

What You'll Do:

• Analyzing our corporate security posture and compliance to specific standards     
• Provide internal IT support to user base, support internal IT infrastructure
• Lead our internal security initiatives and efforts to maintain controls/compliance     
• Creation of internal documentation and other administrative duties     
• Help with planning of implementation roadmap for security compliance​ 

What You'll Bring To The Table:

• 2+ years of experience developing and implementing security controls     
• 1+ year of familiarity with common security standards and auditing processes (SOC 2 Type II, NIST 800-171)     
• 3+ years of experience Microsoft 365 administration, including Defender XDR​ 

Desired Qualifications:

• Project coordination/management - 2+ years  
• Technical support skills with wide array of knowledge - 3+ years  

We understand that not everyone will match the above qualifications 100%. If your background isn't perfectly aligned but you feel you would be a great addition to the team, we'd love to hear from you.
We're a tight-knit team of world-class innovators, business minds, and change agents who believe passionately in our mission and put our team ahead of self. We are committed to the continued development and growth of our employees and invest in your success!
We care about your personal well being as much as your professional success and offer generous benefits to full time employees including: 100% company paid comprehensive health benefits for Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability and Life Insurance, Retirement plan with generous company contributions, FSA for Health and Dependent Care, 3 weeks of vacation time in the first year of employment, 11 paid company holidays, paid sick time, paid family leave, and more!
Our inclusive environment focuses on making decisions based on merit without regard to race, color, hair texture, gender, religion, age, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, LGBTQIA+ status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, genetics, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.