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Base pay range
$70.00/yr - $85.00/yr
The rate is $70 to $85 per hour
Seeking a highly skilled senior security engineer with deep experience across systems security, cloud security, and automation. This individual will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining secure infrastructure and cloud environments, with a strong emphasis on automation and process efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and manage enterprise systems security, ensuring compliance with organizational standards and industry best practices
- Configure and maintain Active Directory baselines, including policy enforcement, identity/access management, and domain security hardening
- Develop and maintain security frameworks in AWS, including both infrastructure- and code-level security (IaC, IAM policies, VPC, encryption, logging, etc.)
- Monitor and improve data and web application security, integrating secure development and deployment practices
- Build and maintain scalable automation scripts using Python to support security operations, vulnerability scanning, and compliance reporting
- Collaborate with DevOps and engineering teams to integrate security throughout the CI/CD pipeline
- Conduct regular risk assessments, audits, and threat modeling
- Drive incident response, root cause analysis, and post-mortem documentation for security-related events
- Contribute to security governance and continuous improvement initiatives
Qualifications:
- 10–15 years of hands-on experience in IT security engineering, with a strong focus on infrastructure and cloud security
- Advanced knowledge of Active Directory architecture, security policies, and domain-level configurations
- Strong expertise in AWS security controls, networking, identity and access management, and cloud governance
- Experience securing web applications and protecting sensitive data in regulated environments
- Proficiency in Python scripting for automation, security tooling, and data processing
- Familiarity with security frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISO 27001) and DevSecOps principles
- Excellent communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Security certifications (e.g., CISSP, AWS Security Specialty, CEH, SANS GIAC) a plus
Preferred:
- Experience in regulated industries (e.g., finance, healthcare)
- Knowledge of container security (Docker/Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with Terraform, CloudFormation, or other IaC tools
Seniority level
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Job function
Information Technology
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