Email Cyber Security Engineer

Eliassen Group; Rockville (MD); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401k with company match

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group in Rockville, MD is seeking a Security Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise security controls across on-site and cloud environments.

The role covers email and cloud security, data protection, incident response, and compliance initiatives, with a hybrid schedule (3 days on-site, 2 days remote) in Rockville or Tysons Corner.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of information security with an engineering focus.
• Experience implementing enterprise controls across infrastructure, applications, and cloud.
• Hands-on experience with email platforms (Gmail/Workspace, Secure Email Gateways, SMTP, Exchange).
• Hands-on experience with AWS services (IAM, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub).
• Hands-on experience with data protection technologies (DLP, classification, labeling).
• Experience supporting enterprise data classification and labeling rollouts.
• Strong knowledge of security engineering principles, IAM, network and system controls.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise security controls.
• Develop and maintain custom rules within protection and monitoring tools.
• Identify risks and design mitigation strategies.
• Lead and support security technologies and services deployment and management.
• Administer enterprise email platforms to protect against phishing and data loss.
• Manage and tune cloud security controls within AWS environments (IAM, logging, network, data protection).
• Support data protection operations, monitoring, and incident response.
• Drive data classification and labeling initiatives integrating with DLP tools.
• Support audits, assessments, and control documentation for compliance.
• Ensure consistent deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management of security tools.

Skills

Security engineering

Cloud security

Email security

IAM

DLP

Threat monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security/CS

Tools

Google Workspace

Secure Email Gateway

Microsoft Exchange

AWS (IAM, CloudTrail, GuardDuty)

Job description

Description:

Hybrid 3 days onsite / 2 days remote in either Rockville, MD or Tysons Corner, VA

Our client seeks a Security Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining controls that protect enterprise systems and data from unauthorized access, modification, or loss. The role requires expertise in cyber security, email platforms, cloud environments, and data protection operations.

For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $70.00 to $80.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Operate as a self-motivated security engineer requiring minimal supervision, with strong troubleshooting capabilities across a wide range of information technology systems and security platforms.
• Develop and maintain custom rules within protection and monitoring tools to meet business and regulatory requirements.
• Identify risks and vulnerabilities, and design and implement mitigation strategies.
• Lead and support the design, implementation, and ongoing management of security technologies and services, including acting in project leadership roles when required.
• Administer enterprise email platforms (Google Workspace Gmail, Secure Email Gateway) to protect against phishing, malware, and data exfiltration.
• Manage and optimize cloud security controls within AWS environments, including identity and access management (IAM), logging and monitoring, network security, data protection, and configuration security best practices.
• Support data protection operations, including monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
• Drive data classification and labeling initiatives and integrate with DLP technologies.
• Manage and tune DLP policies across multiple channels and platforms.
• Support compliance initiatives, including audits, assessments, and control documentation.
• Ensure consistent deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management of security tools and platforms.

Experience Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience in information security with a focus on engineering or cyber operations.
• Experience implementing enterprise controls across infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments.
• Hands‑on experience with email platforms (Google Workspace/Gmail, Secure Email Gateways, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange).
• Hands‑on experience with AWS services (IAM, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, configuration management).
• Hands‑on experience with data protection technologies (DLP, classification, labeling).
• Experience supporting enterprise data classification and labeling rollouts.
• Strong knowledge of security engineering principles, network and system controls, identity and access management, and security protocols and standards.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, or equivalent technical experience preferred.