Security Engineer

  • Oakland, CA
  • Posted 22 hours ago | Updated 10 hours ago

Overview

On Site
USD 40.00 - 45.00 per hour
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2

Skills

Reporting
Python
Programming Languages
SIEM
Splunk
Collaboration
DevOps
GitHub
Jenkins
CircleCI
Security Engineering
Identity Management
SAML
OAuth
OIDC
Multi-factor Authentication
SSO
SailPoint
Active Directory
LDAP
Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
NAC
JSON
YAML
XML
Terraform
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Cloud Computing
Regulatory Compliance
Communication
Finance
Accounting
Marketing
Legal
Customer Support
Online Training
Artificial Intelligence
Insurance
.NET

Job Details

Description

About the Role:

We are seeking a Security Engineer to join our Infrastructure Security Engineering team. In this role, you will help secure our cloud-native systems by building scalable, automated security solutions and working closely with cross-functional teams to drive the security posture of our environment forward.

What You'll Do:
  • Build and deploy homegrown security tooling to detect, report, and remediate infrastructure vulnerabilities.
  • Use Terraform to enforce security baseline controls and conduct code reviews for best practices.
  • Script and automate security processes using Python, Go, and other programming languages.
  • Integrate logs from diverse systems into SIEM platforms like Splunk and enable detective controls.
  • Support containerized and serverless architectures in a cloud-native environment.
  • Participate in on-call rotations, addressing security incidents and SRE responsibilities.
  • Collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams to identify and close security gaps.
  • Implement infrastructure-as-code and automate security checks in CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Enterprise, Jenkins, Artifactory, and CircleCI.


Requirements

What We're Looking For:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in enterprise identity and security engineering.
  • Strong knowledge of Identity & Access Management (IAM) including SAML, OAuth2, OIDC, MFA, and SSO.
  • Hands-on experience with tools like Okta, Ping Identity, SailPoint, Active Directory, and LDAP.
  • Expertise in Google Cloud Platform, AWS, and/or Azure security models and services (e.g., GKE, IAM, NAC, Egress Controls).
  • Proficiency with JSON, YAML, XML, and Terraform.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD automation, infrastructure monitoring, and cloud compliance.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and guide stakeholders.


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