Cyber Security Engineer

Duration: 6+ Months with possibilities of Extension

About the Role: We are seeking an experienced Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to join a Security Engineering team responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-grade security platforms across complex hybrid and cloud environments. The ideal candidate will bring extensive hands-on experience in security engineering, systems engineering, scripting, automation, Linux administration, and public cloud infrastructure. This individual will play a key role in strengthening enterprise security posture, implementing advanced security technologies, optimizing security platforms, and ensuring security controls align with organizational policies and industry best practices. Candidates with hands-on experience managing the Brinqa vulnerability management platform, Groovy programming, Python scripting, AWS, and infrastructure automation tools are particularly encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities: Design, engineer, implement, configure, and maintain enterprise security platforms across SaaS, on-premises, and cloud environments. Conduct security architecture and design reviews to evaluate existing controls, identify vulnerabilities, and recommend security enhancements. Implement advanced cybersecurity technologies to strengthen the organization's overall security posture. Administer and support security platforms, including SIEM/SOAR, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), vulnerability management, anomaly detection, and cloud security analysis tools. Manage and support vulnerability management solutions, including the Brinqa platform, to identify, track, assess, and remediate security vulnerabilities. Develop and maintain automation solutions and scripts using Python, Go, Groovy, or equivalent programming languages. Leverage infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and AWS CloudFormation to automate security infrastructure deployment and management. Configure, troubleshoot, and maintain security infrastructure across Linux-based systems, cloud environments, and on-premises networks. Implement operating system and host hardening, security monitoring, auditing, logging, and appropriate security controls. Work with AWS and other cloud infrastructure services to implement and maintain secure cloud architectures and configurations. Conduct security assessments and audits to evaluate the effectiveness of security controls and identify opportunities for improvement. Research emerging security technologies and assess their suitability for enterprise implementation. Develop and maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), security protocols, and operational guidelines. Collaborate with security architecture, threat detection and response, infrastructure, and other technical teams to address security challenges. Communicate technical risks, security findings, and recommendations effectively to engineering teams, management, and business stakeholders. Mentor and cross-train team members while contributing to a collaborative and technically strong security engineering environment.

Required Qualifications: 8+ years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity engineering, including designing, building, implementing, and maintaining enterprise security tools and platforms.8+ years of scripting or programming experience using Python, Go, or equivalent languages, with the ability to develop automation and security engineering solutions.5+ years of hands-on experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.8+ years of Linux experience, including system administration, troubleshooting, hardening, monitoring, and security configuration. Strong understanding of complex network infrastructures, operating systems, computing architectures, and enterprise security principles. Hands-on experience with public cloud infrastructure, particularly Amazon Web Services (AWS).Experience implementing and administering enterprise security platforms, including SIEM/SOAR, EDR, vulnerability management, and cloud security tools. Strong knowledge of security controls, security architecture reviews, vulnerability assessment, auditing, monitoring, and logging. Ability to troubleshoot complex security and infrastructure issues across cloud and on-premises environments. Excellent communication, documentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional technical teams. Highly Preferred Technical SkillsHands-on experience administering or managing the Brinqa vulnerability management platform. Experience with Groovy programming language. Strong Python scripting and security automation capabilities. AWS security engineering and cloud infrastructure management. Infrastructure as Code (IaC), particularly Terraform and CloudFormation. Configuration management and automation using Ansible. SIEM/SOAR platforms, endpoint detection and response, vulnerability management, and cloud security analysis. Linux hardening, security monitoring, network security, and enterprise systems engineering. Preferred Certifications The following certifications are advantageous but not mandatory: CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) Splunk Administrator certificationAWS Solutions Architect certification Relevant cloud security, cybersecurity engineering, or infrastructure automation certifications Additional Preferred Experience Experience supporting large-scale enterprise environments and distributed global networks. Background in media, entertainment, or other complex technology-driven industries. Experience working with security compliance requirements, regulatory frameworks, and security policies. Ability to translate security requirements into practical architecture and engineering solutions.