Information Security Engineer

TechDigital Group; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group in Washington, DC, is seeking a skilled Information Security Engineer to manage AWS Security tools and implement automation using Python and AWS Lambda. The ideal candidate will ensure compliance with security standards across UNIX, Linux, and Windows environments.

Your role includes participating in security reviews, audits, and supporting system administrators. A strong background in AWS and security practices is essential for this position.

Qualifications

• Experience managing AWS Security tools such as GuardDuty and Inspector.
• Proficient in Python and AWS Lambda for security automation.
• Knowledge of systems administration in UNIX, Linux, and Windows environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize AWS Security tools and services.
• Automate security processes using Python and AWS Lambda.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and best practices.

Skills

AWS Security tools

Python

AWS Lambda

UNIX

Linux

Windows

Chef Inspec

log analysis

network scanning

Trend Micro Deep Security

Job description

Information Security Engineering

Manage AWS Security tools (such as GuardDuty, Trusted Advisor, Secret Manager, Parameter Store, Inspector). Create AWS CloudFormation and manage AWS Security Groups.

Implement Python code and AWS Lambda functions to automate security. Provide support to Systems Administrators with implementation, monitoring, and compliance adherence to security standards and best practices operations in the UNIX, Linux, and Windows server environments, and closely integrate with them in enforcing adherence to institutional policies (using tools such as Chef Inspec).

Select, implement, and maintain a proper infrastructure providing services in the areas of log analysis, standards compliance, host-based firewalls, network scanning, etc.

Participate in Security Standards reviews and help to define and implement best practices, in order to maintain a safe and secure operating environment. Participate in audits, as needed, producing necessary documentation, reports, and explanations, and implement corrective and preventive action plans approved by unit managers.

Support for security tools such as Trend Micro Deep Security Host Based firewall (or similar host-based firewall tool) and CyberArk (or similar tool).

1. To validate analyses (e.g. Root Cause Analysis, Trend Analysis) and reports to facilitate performance in tasks to be presented to key business stakeholders.
2. To ensure positive customer feedback & satisfaction through active participation in customer meetings to understand any issues faced.
3. To validate Change Order Implementation Plan & Human Error Compliance and participate in Capacity planning.
4. To perform value addition activities (such as mentoring administrators/team members, preparing SOPs, maintaining effective documentation simultaneously and Knowledge sharing.)
5. In addition act as a liaison to the business segment, facilitating effective communication and presentation to key business stakeholders as & when required.
6. To ensure on-time resolution & quality compliance of escalated tickets/incident as per the agreed SLA.