Information Security Analyst - TX, AZ, NC

Job#: 3030675

Job Description:
Role : Information Security Analyst

Location: Las Colinas, TX or Charlotte, NC or Chandler, AZ (Onsite)
Pay Rate: $69/hour - $72/hour

Employment Type: 12 Months Contract

Role Overview

The Security Configuration Baseline Engineer is responsible for designing, engineering, and operationalizing security configuration baselines across enterprise technology platforms. This role operates at the intersection of cloud security engineering, governance risk and compliance (GRC), and automation. The position focuses on converting policy requirements, industry standards, and risk mandates into codified, enforceable, and auditable security baselines rather than providing advisory architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineer, maintain, and operationalize security configuration baselines across cloud platforms using policy-as-code and Infrastructure as Code approaches.
• Translate enterprise policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards (CIS, NIST, ISO) into machine-enforceable security controls.
• Implement preventative guardrails, detect configuration drift, and support remediation at scale.
• Collaborate strategically with GRC, cloud platform, engineering, and audit teams to ensure traceability, defensibility, and compliance.
• Develop automation and scripts with Python to support baseline validation, enforcement, exception handling, and reporting.
• Produce clear, audit-ready documentation for internal governance, regulatory reviews, and external examinations.
• Support enterprise governance processes including control validation, exception workflows, and continuous improvement of the cloud security posture.

Required Qualifications

Experience: 5+ years of cloud security experience, including hands-on work with security configuration, hardening standards, and enterprise-scale cloud environments. A strong risk and control background of 3+ years is required, with demonstrated experience mapping security controls to industry standards such as NIST, CIS Benchmarks, and CSA within regulated environments. 3-5 years of experience with Cloud Security Posture Management is also required, including baseline engineering, drift detection, and governance.

Technical Skills: 2-4 years of software development experience with Python, including writing scripts to automate security baselines, validation, and reporting. Hands-on experience with Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform is necessary. A strong working knowledge of policy-as-code or guardrail frameworks is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in highly regulated industries, such as financial services, with exposure to audit response and regulatory examinations.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD pipeline integration, and baseline-as-code programs.
• Familiarity with cloud organization-level controls like management groups, folders, and organization policies.
• Background in automating governance processes, such as exception workflows and control validation.

Compensation & Benefits

A pay rate of $69.00/hr - $72.00/hr is offered. The position is a contract role with a duration of 12 months.

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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 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.