STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS (S3) HAS AN OPENING!
Senior Information Security Engineer
Location(s): Columbus, OH, Chandler, AZ, or Charlotte, NC (Hybrid schedule)
Role Type: W2 contract role
Duration: 24 Months
Job Description:
* We are looking for hands-on CipherTrust expertise.
Join a high-impact security engineering team at the forefront of enterprise cryptography, where you ll design, build, and scale critical encryption and key management solutions that protect some of the organization s most sensitive data. This role is ideal for a hands-on security engineer with deep expertise in cryptographic protocols, HSMs, and modern data protection technologies, who thrives in complex, large-scale environments. You ll work across Linux, Windows, and automation frameworks to harden systems, optimize performance, and drive secure architecture forward while partnering with engineering and operations teams to deliver resilient, scalable solutions. If you re passionate about encryption, key management, and solving sophisticated security challenges in a fast-paced enterprise setting, this is a role where your expertise will directly shape the organization s security posture.
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience with Thales CipherTrust Key Manager and CipherTrust Transparent Encryption (CTE).
- 5+ years of intermediate to advanced level experience with scripting/automation using tools such as: Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ansible, VBScript, or JavaScript, UI path, etc.
- 5+ years of Unix/Linux/Windows Systems Administration experience with in-depth knowledge of troubleshooting, OS hardening and OS tuning.
- 5+ years of experience with encryption or tokenization technologies.
- 3+ years of experience performing builds, administration and/or support of hardware security modules or security appliance devices.
- Advanced Knowledge of Cryptographic protocols & algorithms.
- Knowledge and understanding of Cryptographic Technologies and Key Management
- Understanding of format preserving encryption (FPE), tokenization and transparent data encryption (TDE)
- Knowledge and understanding of implementing infrastructure upgrades, security patches, version upgrades for systems, appliances and HSM s
- Experience with Agile Scrum or Kanban methodologies.
- Experience with application support in Linux and Windows server environments.
- Proven experience with change and incident management practices in medium to large enterprise environments.
*Beware of scams. S3 never asks for money during its onboarding process
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