Information Technology Security Engineer with IAM & PAM (hybrid position) SK

The hourly rate is $70 to $80 per hour

Hybrid position: 3 to 4 days remote and 1 to 2 days onsite

We are seeking a highly skilled Security Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will possess expertise in security engineering, with a focus on system and network security, authentication, security protocols, and incident management. The candidate should have a comprehensive understanding of Identity Access Management tools such as OKTA and experience implementing

Single Sign-On (SSO) and federation standards like SAML, OIDC, and MFA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and oversee security standards and operational processes to secure the AWS platform and resources including EC2, S3, LB, GWS, and other AWS services.
• Proficiency in Networks, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Windows, and Linux operating systems.
• Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms such as Splunk and ELK.
• Collaborate with development teams to onboard applications using OIDC/SAML for single sign-on.
• Develop automation to optimize Privileged Access Management (PAM) processes, including built-in account discovery from Linux endpoints and inactive system/account management.
• Implement baseline configuration standards and security hardening on core services such as Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP.
• Establish and deploy security guardrails to AWS infrastructure as code through Git.
• Familiarity with common types of cyber-attacks and countermeasures.

Must-Have Qualifications:

• Proficiency in security engineering, encompassing system and network security, authentication, security protocols, and incident management.
• Comprehensive understanding of Identity Access Management tools like OKTA or others and implementing SSO and federation standards such as SAML, OIDC, and MFA.
• Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms (Splunk, ELK).
• Competence in both Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Windows, and Linux operating systems.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• In a team environment, engineer and implement various security projects and administer and monitor various security systems.
• Collaborate with development teams to onboard applications OIDC/SAML with identity provider for single sign-on.
• Build automation to optimize PAM processes such as built-in account discovery from Linux endpoints, inactive system/account management.
• Implement baseline configuration standards and security hardening on core services such as Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP.
• Establish and deploy security guardrails to AWS infrastructure as infrastructure as code through Git.
• Familiarize with common types of cyber-attacks and countermeasures.