Hybrid Baseline Security Engineer (Chicago)

RK Management Consultants, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

RK Management Consultants, Inc. in Chicago offers a hybrid role with three days onsite.

You will design, implement, and maintain security controls across enterprise infrastructure, endpoints, cloud, SaaS, and applications, collaborating with engineering teams to embed security in new projects and provide guidance during design and implementation. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in security engineering or related fields, strong Windows/Linux hardening, vulnerability management, and experience

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in security engineering or related fields.
• Strong Windows/Linux security, system hardening, vulnerability management, and controls.
• Experience with security tools such as Tenable, Qualys, SCCM/Intune or similar.
• Relevant certifications preferred (Security+, CISSP, CySA+, GIAC, AWS or Azure Security).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls across enterprise infrastructure, endpoints, cloud, SaaS, and applications.
• Develop, maintain, and improve secure baseline configurations; assess compliance and remediate gaps.
• Review cloud services and configurations against security standards across AWS, Azure, and SaaS platforms.
• Administer and improve security tools; automate assessments, remediation, and reporting.
• Partner with security, infrastructure, application, and technology teams to identify and reduce security risks; support audits and regulatory requirements.
• Develop security standards, procedures, configuration guidelines, and compliance reports; communicate risks to stakeholders.

Skills

Security engineering

Cloud security

Vulnerability management

Compliance

Documentation

Communication

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Ansible

Job description

RK Management Consultants, Inc. in Chicago offers a hybrid role with three days onsite.

You will design, implement, and maintain security controls across enterprise infrastructure, endpoints, cloud, SaaS, and applications, collaborating with engineering teams to embed security in new projects and provide guidance during design and implementation. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in security engineering or related fields, strong Windows/Linux hardening, vulnerability management, and experience