Security Engineer

The Sr Cybersecurity Engineer optimizes the variety of security tools that are in place. Work closely with the business, infrastructure and other IT teams to conduct security reviews, vulnerability assessments and remediation and other cybersecurity initiatives

Essential Functions of the Job (Key responsibilities)

• Function as a Cloud Security engineer with either Azure or AWS experience.
• Strong understanding of threat monitoring and incident response.
• Configure, implement, document and manage security tools including Network Security, End-Point Security, SIEM, DLP, IRM, Email, security awareness and training, patch management and IAM solutions.
• Experience with CRIBL is a plus.
• Conduct automated and manual vulnerability assessment and penetration testing and work with various teams on remediation.
• Provide system hardening guidelines for hardware, network and systems software and conduct assessments for gaps.
• Provide guidance on security controls and best Practices for on premise and cloud-based solutions to IT and business teams.
• Conduct security review of infrastructure and business application initiatives.
• Research new tools and technologies as requested, evaluate options and provide recommendations.
• Perform security investigations and document the findings and recommendations for complex incidents, determining the cause of the security incident, resolution and preserving forensic evidence as needed.
• Identify areas for continuous improvement of security related processes.

Qualifications (Minimal acceptable level of education, work experience, and competency)

• 7+ years proven experience as Cybersecurity Analyst or engineer.
• Knowledge of networking protocols and technologies and network security architecture and engineering.
• Knowledge of cloud (AWS, Azure) and on-premise security and related technologies.
• In-depth understanding of risk and vulnerability mitigation.
• Knowledge of security standards and guidelines.
• CISSP or SANS Certification a plus

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