Job Description, Day to Day, Education, Certification, etc.:
PURPOSE:
Develops and implements security solutions. Administers security technology systems by architecting and engineering/developing trusted systems into secure systems. Assists in the development of implementation and deployment plans that are aligned to the organizational strategic plan objectives and security requirements. Advises management in developing cybersecurity policies, processes, and procedures.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
20% Assists with day-to-day support of security solutions.
20% Assists with engineering support and system administration of specialized cybersecurity solutions.
15% Solves complex problems and answers routine questions about the installation, operation, configuration, and customization of cybersecurity software.
15% Identifies potential conflicts with the implementation of any cybersecurity solutions.
10% Answers routine questions about the installation, operation, configuration, and customization of cybersecurity solutions.
10% Reviews and analyzes appropriate cybersecurity solution system logs for performance and functional anomalies.
10% Works with system design architects and project managers to provide security requirements.
Qualifications
Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
Education Details: Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
Experience: 5 plus years relevant IT security experience
In Lieu of Education
In lieu of a bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
• Strong hands-on experience in Application security, secure SDLC, DevSecOps , Cloud Security and vulnerability management.
• Deep understanding of OWASP top 10, API security top 10, common vulnerability classes, secure coding practices, and modern exploit techniques.
• Hands-on experience with security testing tools and techniques, including SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, manual penetration testing, secure code review, and threat modeling.
• Extensive experience with CNAPP, CSPM, KSPM, CWPP or cloud native security platforms, preferably tools such as Wiz, CrowdStrike or similar solutions.
• Hands-on experience securing cloud environments, preferable AWS, including services such as IAM, EC2, S3, Lamda, EKS, CloudTrail, Security Hub, Guard Duty, or similar services.
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes and container security, including Amazon EKS, pod security, RBAC, network policies, image security, runtime security, and container hardening best practices.
• Direct experience mapping application and cloud native controls to frameworks such as NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, SOC2, CIS Benchmarks, MITRE ATT&CK or similar frameworks.
• Strong working knowledge of CI/CD platforms, DevOps toolchain and secure pipeline practices, including building security, artifact management, secrets protection, and code signing.
• Experience working directly with development teams to explain security findings, recommend practical remediation and validation fixes.
• Hands-on experience securing AWS cloud environments, including strong understanding of IAM, networking, logging, monitoring, encryption, workload security, and cloud security posture management.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and policy-as-code practices using tools such as Terraform, Helm, CloudFormation’s, Rego/OPA or similar technologies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical risks into clear recommendations for developers, architects, leadership and governance stakeholders.
• Security certifications such as CISSP, AWS certified Security-specialty, CISA, GWEB or similar credentials are preferred.
Licenses/Certifications
CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional Upon Hire Req or
CISM - Certified Information Security Manager Upon Hire Req or
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Upon Hire Req or
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Upon Hire Req
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