Lead Cyber Security Engineer – Cryptography & Data Protection

KellyMitchell Group; Plano (TX); Remote; USD 68,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)

401K offered

Job summary

KellyMitchell Group is seeking a Cyber Security Engineering Lead / Cryptography SME to join a leading financial services and technology provider. This senior role focuses on designing and implementing enterprise cryptographic solutions, including encryption, hashing, and digital signatures, in a cloud and data platform environment.

You will lead Protegrity data protection deployments, build infrastructure automation with Ansible and Terraform, and collaborate with security, architecture, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on cryptography experience.
• 2+ years configuring Protegrity Data Protection solutions.
• 2+ years in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• 2+ years of Unix/Linux administration (SELinux).
• 2+ years of IaC with Ansible and Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Design and enhance enterprise cryptographic solutions across encryption, hashing, and digital signatures.
• Lead Protegrity data protection environments including tokenization and file protection.
• Develop infrastructure automation with Ansible and Terraform for large-scale Linux/cloud environments.
• Assess security risks, perform threat modeling, and propose mitigations.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, architecture, engineering, and development teams to implement data protection across cloud and data platforms.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Cryptography

Protegrity

Cloud platforms

Unix/Linux

IaC (Ansible Terraform)

Threat modeling

Python/Java/Go

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Cybersecurity/Engineering

Tools

Protegrity Data Protection

Protegrity Cloud Protector

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Job Summary

Our client, a leading financial services and technology provider, is seeking a Cyber Security Engineering Lead / Cryptography SME to join their team.

This position is W-2 only. We do not work with third‑party firms or C2C arrangements for this role.

Core Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and enhance enterprise cryptographic solutions, including encryption, hashing, and digital signature technologies, while supporting governance, compliance, and security standards
• Serve as the lead subject matter expert for mission‑critical Protegrity data protection environments, including encryption, tokenization, and file protection technologies
• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation solutions using Ansible and Terraform to support large‑scale Linux and cloud‑based environments
• Assess security risks related to data confidentiality and integrity, perform threat modeling, and recommend mitigation strategies
• Partner with cybersecurity, architecture, engineering, and development teams to implement and support enterprise data protection solutions across cloud and data platforms

Required Skills/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related technical field
• 3+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience
• 2+ years of hands‑on cryptography experience
• 2+ years of experience configuring and supporting Protegrity Data Protection solutions
• 2+ years of experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• 2+ years of Unix/Linux administration experience, including SELinux
• 2+ years of experience using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Ansible and Terraform

Preferred Skills/Experience

• 7+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience in enterprise environments
• 4+ years of experience administering and supporting Protegrity Data Protection and Protegrity Cloud Protector solutions
• Experience with Linux file systems and storage technologies, including NFS, GPFS, clustering, replication, and high‑availability architectures
• Experience with scripting or development languages such as Python, SQL, Java, JavaScript, Golang, Bash, Perl, or Ruby
• Experience working within Agile and DevOps environments

Key Competencies & Behaviors

• Demonstrates a continuous learning mindset and actively explores emerging technologies and industry trends
• Takes initiative to share knowledge, support team development, and contribute to engineering best practices
• Maintains a reliability‑focused approach when designing and supporting business‑critical systems
• Effectively translates complex technical and regulatory requirements into practical business solutions
• Approaches challenges with a proactive, solution‑oriented mindset and a strong sense of ownership
• Collaborates effectively across teams to drive alignment, adoption, and successful project outcomes

Work Environment

• Location: USA
• Work Model: Remote

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Range: The approximate pay range for this position is $49.00 and $70.00.
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
• 401K offered

About KellyMitchell

At KellyMitchell, our culture is world class. We’re movers and shakers! We don’t mind a bit of friendly competition, and we reward hard work with unlimited potential for growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company known for innovative solutions and unsurpassed customer service. We're passionate about helping companies solve their biggest IT staffing & project solutions challenges. As an employee‑owned, women‑led organization serving Fortune 500 companies nationwide, we deliver expert service at a moment's notice.

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