SaaS Security Engineer – SSPM / CASB

Remote • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago
Full Time
No Travel Required
Remote
$50/hr
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Skills

  • CISSP
  • CASP+
  • GSLC
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
  • Cisco IOS
  • SSPM
  • CASB
  • IAM
  • SaaS vulnerability
  • Security tools
  • Wiz
  • Microsoft Defender
  • Netskope
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Okta
  • risk assessment
  • mitigation
  • Power BI
  • Power Automate
  • Generative AI experience. CIS
  • NIST
  • PCI DSS

Summary

Position: Information Security Engineer
Location: Chicago, IL – Remote
Engagement: 12-Month Contract-to-Hire
Contract Rate: $50/hr W2 or $55/hr 1099
Conversion Salary: $120K/year 

Role Overview
The Information Security Engineer will join a Cybersecurity Engineering team supporting the organization’s Vulnerability Management and Threat Management programs. The role will focus heavily on SaaS security, vulnerability/exposure management, threat analysis, application security, and attack surface management.

Key Responsibilities
  • Identify and assess SaaS security exposures, including misconfigurations, permission sprawl, insecure integrations, and identity-related risks.
  • Analyze security findings and vendor advisories and prioritize remediation based on exposure, exploitability, and business impact.
  • Track security risks, remediation activities, POA&Ms, exceptions, and security posture trends.
  • Develop and maintain SaaS security configuration baselines and hardening standards aligned with CIS, NIST CSF, and other applicable frameworks.
  • Partner with SaaS application owners, IAM, GRC, enterprise teams, and business stakeholders to drive remediation.
  • Conduct SaaS security posture assessments across the enterprise application portfolio.
  • Participate in threat modeling and risk assessment activities.
  • Support vulnerability management policies, standards, processes, and TTPs.
  • Leverage AI tools and prompt engineering to automate security processes and assist with data analysis.
  • Support initiatives involving CTEM, SaaS Attack Surface Management, ITDR, and Zero Trust.
  • Assist with cybersecurity tool evaluation, implementation, and operational support.
  • Communicate security risks, remediation recommendations, and posture updates to technical and business stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of cybersecurity experience, including at least 3 years focused on vulnerability management, compliance validation, or threat analysis.
  • CISSP, CASP+, GSLC, or equivalent security certification.
  • Experience working across Windows, macOS, Linux, Cisco IOS, or similar environments.
  • Hands-on experience with SSPM, CASB, IAM, or SaaS vulnerability/security tools, such as:
    • Wiz
    • Microsoft Defender
    • Netskope
    • Microsoft Entra ID
    • Okta
  • Experience with risk assessment and mitigation.
  • Understanding of networking, infrastructure, application, and information security concepts.
  • Familiarity with prompt engineering and AI tools for security automation and data analysis.
  • Strong analytical, documentation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Ability to lead cybersecurity engineering initiatives in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
Preferred
  • Power BI, Power Automate, or Generative AI experience.
  • CIS, NIST, PCI DSS, or similar cybersecurity frameworks.
  • Azure/AWS security experience.
  • Incident response and disaster recovery exposure.
  • DevSecOps and secure software development experience.
  • Business Intelligence / Business Efficiency / Generative AI experience
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: 10211499
  • Position Id: 9088026
  • Posted 2 hours ago
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