Remote LATAM Security Engineer: Hands-on Hardening

System Soft Technologies; Philippines; Remote; PHP 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

System Soft Technologies is seeking a Security Engineer to support enterprise and product environments with a hands-on focus on security operations, patching, endpoint security, and infrastructure hardening.

You will work closely with security leadership to deploy controls, remediate vulnerabilities, and ensure systems align with ISO 27001, CIS, NIST, PCI DSS, and SOX, while strengthening the organization’s security posture.

Qualifications

• Experience in a hands-on engineering role (Systems, Infrastructure, or Security Engineering).
• Strong experience with patching, system maintenance, or vulnerability remediation.
• Experience with endpoint or infrastructure tools (agent deployments, monitoring tools, EDR, etc.).
• Basic understanding of security principles (hardening, least privilege, patching).
• Interest in growing into a security-focused role.
• Experience with servers, networks, or cloud infrastructure.
• Ability to identify issues and execute fixes, not just escalation.
• Comfortable working in a hands-on, execution-focused environment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Execute on security initiatives across patching, system hardening, and vulnerability remediation.
• Deploy and manage security agents across endpoints, servers, and infrastructure.
• Identify and remediate security gaps across network, infrastructure, and database layers.
• Support firewall configurations, patching cycles, and secure builds.
• Assist with database security efforts, including hardening and compliance tooling.
• Ensure systems align with ISO 27001, CIS benchmarks, NIST, and other frameworks.
• Partner with engineering teams to implement security controls, not just design them.
• Support SIEM integrations and ensure proper logging and telemetry coverage.
• Participate in audit preparation and remediation efforts.
• Act as a hands-on resource for security improvements across multiple environments.

Skills

Security Engineering

Vulnerability remediation

Patching

EDR

Cloud security

ISO 27001

SIEM

Networking

Linux/Windows

Audit support

Tools

EDR tools

SIEM platforms

Monitoring tools

Job description

System Soft Technologies is seeking a Security Engineer to support enterprise and product environments with a hands-on focus on security operations, patching, endpoint security, and infrastructure hardening.

You will work closely with security leadership to deploy controls, remediate vulnerabilities, and ensure systems align with ISO 27001, CIS, NIST, PCI DSS, and SOX, while strengthening the organization’s security posture.