Cybersecurity Engineer

Job#: 3019224

Job Description:

We are seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer (ASM) for a Banking client.

Further details are below for review.

Details:

Client: Banking

Location: Work-from-Home

Length: 12+ month Assignment

Pay: $85 - $90/hour W2 (No Corp-to-Corp)

The Cybersecurity Senior Engineer (Attack Surface Management) is responsible for designing, implementing, and maturing advanced security validation capabilities to safeguard enterprise systems and applications. This role focuses on continuous security validation through External Attack Surface Management (EASM) tools, integration with existing security infrastructure, and providing actionable insights to strengthen the firm's cyber resilience. The engineer partners with cross-functional teams to simulate real-world adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), evaluate control effectiveness, and recommend enhancements that align with enterprise risk management and regulatory standards.

Day-to-Day:

• Lead EASM Validation and Engineering: Investigate and reproduce findings from EASM platforms (e.g., exposed services, misconfigurations, weak crypto, DNS issues, leaked assets).
• Perform Active/Passive Reconnaissance: Familiarity with open-source techniques and tools for profiling attack surface.
• Advance EASM Capabilities: Develop tuning logic for discovery seeds and asset correlation. Continuously improve signal fidelity and automate common validation tasks.
• Design and Execute BAS Scenarios: Plan and conduct realistic cyberattack simulations that mirror real-world threat actor TTPs across enterprise environments.
• Analyze Simulation Results: Assess BAS outcomes to identify security control gaps, vulnerabilities, and opportunities for improved detection and response.
• Provide Actionable Recommendations: Develop and communicate prioritized recommendations to strengthen security policies, procedures, and technical controls.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work with red, blue, and purple teams, as well as incident response and threat intelligence groups, to adjust alerts, rules, and detection logic.
• Threat Hunting and Intelligence: Leverage threat intelligence to inform EASM scenarios and proactively address emerging threats.
• Vulnerability Management Support: Contribute to the identification, prioritization, and remediation of vulnerabilities based on simulation
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain detailed documentation of ASM & BAS methodologies, procedures, and findings; communicate technical results clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Design, develop and maintain CI/CD Pipeline(s) (e.g., Gitlab, Terraform, AWS, Jenkins, Github).
• Automation/Scripting: Design and Execute automation scripts (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.).

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.