POSITION 3: IT Security Engineer
Role: IT Security Engineer
Experience Range: 8–10 years
Work Mode: Hybrid – 3 days work from office
Experience: 8–10 years
Location Preference: Texas
MANDATORY Skills - Strong experience in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
- Zscaler (Data Protection) – highly preferred
- Hands-on with:
- CyberArk
- CrowdStrike
- Python
- JSON
- Jira
- GitHub
| Role Focus - Production security issues
- Incident response & forensic investigations
- Firewall & IDS configuration
- Automating incident tracking
- Vulnerability assessments
|
🚫 Do not submit general security profiles without DLP + Zscaler exposure.
DLP (Very Important) | Also experience with: | Python (Basic to Intermediate) |
Candidate must have hands-on DLP experience, preferably Netskope. Should have worked on: - USB device control policies
- Printer control policies
- Endpoint DLP configuration (Netskope client)
| - Network DLP (data in motion)
- Cloud DLP for:
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
- Email monitoring (PII in body & attachments)
- API Data Protection for:
- Creating DLP rules (credit cards, SSN, keywords)
- Domain/IP exclusions and policy exceptions
| Python is needed for security automation, not development. Candidate should know: - Writing simple Python scripts
- Using pip for package install
- Creating virtual environments (
venv) - Working with JSON
- Using PyCharm or VS Code
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Work Locations (Candidate should be open to any of the below):
• Bay Area – 22 Fourth Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
• San Diego – 7535 Torrey Santa Fe Rd., San Diego, CA 92129
• Plano – 5601 Headquarters Drive, Plano, TX 75024
Primary Requirements :
• Strong experience in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
• Hands-on experience with Zscaler (Data Protection) – highly preferred
Role Description
The IT Security Engineer will be responsible for designing and implementing security solutions to protect systems and applications. The role includes handling production security issues, intrusion detection and prevention, incident response, and forensic investigations.
The candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to deploy mitigation strategies, conduct security assessments, manage logs, and perform regular vulnerability scans. Responsibilities also include firewall and IDS configuration, automating incident tracking, testing new hardware/software, and implementing layered security controls.
Required Technical Skills :
• Zscaler
• CyberArk
• CrowdStrike
• Python
• JSON
• Jira
• GitHub
Python Skills Required
• Experience using IDEs such as PyCharm and Visual Studio
• Ability to create and manage virtual environments (virtualenv / python -m venv)
• Understanding of dependency isolation and package installation using pip
• Writing basic Python scripts for automation and security operations
• Experience working with version-specific Python environments
DLP (Data Loss Prevention) – Netskope Focus
Endpoint DLP
• USB device control policy creation and management
• Printer control policies to prevent data exfiltration
• Configuring endpoint DLP via Netskope client settings
Network & Cloud DLP
• Configuring network DLP for data in motion
• Configuring cloud DLP for SaaS platforms (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365)
SMTP Proxy & Email Monitoring
• Understanding Netskope SMTP proxy limitations
• Implementing email monitoring for sensitive data in email bodies and attachments
API Data Protection
• Configuring API Data Protection for Google Drive and Gmail
• Performing retroactive/full cloud scans
• Understanding real-time vs API-based data protection
Policy Management
• Creating DLP rules for keyword and file pattern detection
• Configuring domain/IP exclusions
• Managing monitoring policies and exceptions
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