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Security Engineer (Remote)

  • Location: Alpharetta, 30009
  • Salary: $62.50 - $71.42 / hour
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted 13 days ago

Come work for this global leader in assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services to be a part of building a better working world for customers and communities.

Position: Security Engineer (Remote)
Location: Alpharetta, GA 30009 - Remote
Term: 6 months

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
  • Engineer security solutions and services following all relevant company standards and practices for On-Premises, Hybrid, and Cloud-Based environments.
  • Leads the design, implementation, and testing of security solutions and services for a large or more complex project to its completion which includes production support and documentation.
  • Takes accountability for the design, delivery, and maintenance of new and existing security solutions or services, driving compliance with and contributing to the development of relevant standards.
  • Apply modern standards/principles, global product-specific guidelines, security standards, and design standards, to security solutions and services as appropriate.
  • Improve existing security solutions and services in use by partnering with Security Architecture, STS Service Owner, and Security Operations. Drives automation and innovation across the security solutions supported.
  • Work in a diverse, global environment and build strong relationships across all levels of a matrixed, geographically, and culturally dispersed organization.
  • Flexible to work out of regular office hours to accommodate the team and organizational calls and meetings. Weekend or late-night work may occur during the project and early life cycle support phases.
  • No direct supervision responsibilities through technical leadership are required within assigned projects.
  • Skills and attributes for success
  • Advanced skills in planning, designing, and solving complex security solutions and services
  • Advanced technical proficiency in designing and implementing at least one or more of the following security solutions within multi-cloud environments such as Azure, AWS, GCP, or similar technologies including:
    • Anti-Malware tools
    • Privilege Management
    • Mobile Security
    • Data Encryption
    • Data Protection
  • Communicate fluently in English, both written and verbal, and able to communicate technical concepts effectively
  • Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills and the ability to work within tight timeframes
  • Rapidly learn new and emerging technologies with the ability to rapidly define engineering standards.

Is this a good fit? (Requirements):
  • Desire to work in a diverse, multi-cultural, global environment.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 4+ years of Information Security experience
  • 3+ years of demonstrated ability in an engineering function.
  • Technical proficiency in Endpoint or Data security solutions on Linux, Mac, and Windows OS Platforms
  • Technical proficiency with writing custom, scripting tools (Python, Ansible, PowerShell, etc.), interacting with API’s and shell scripting.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Understanding of other technologies required to run a secure, enterprise-level infrastructure that adheres to security best practices.
  • Excellent time management, organizational, and decision-making skills.
  • Ability to document processes, procedures, and security designs clearly and accurately for distribution to internal teams and customers.
  • Demonstrated experience in dealing with external vendors and suppliers in the security industry.

Even better if you have:
  • Technical experience in a large, complex, global IT environment.
  • Involved in large-scale global IT deployments or application cloud migrations.
  • Experience with Microsoft suite of Security products
  • A self-starter, independent-thinker, curious and creative person with ambition to learn and passion for delivering security solutions and services.