Cyber Security Engineer

COVET IT INC

Atlanta (GA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 185,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Principal Cyber Security Engineer in Atlanta, GA, for a long-term contract position. The role involves ensuring adherence to high security standards across software, systems, and infrastructure, conducting security assessments, and collaborating with engineering teams. Candidates should have significant experience in cyber threats and vulnerability management, along with a strong understanding of security technologies. Ideal for those aiming to enhance security for clients in diverse environments.

Qualifications

13+ years of experience in cybersecurity.
Subject matter expert in various security technologies including network and application security.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on security strategies.

Responsibilities

Perform technical security assessments and vulnerability testing.
Collaborate with engineering teams to remediate security vulnerabilities.
Lead security reviews of new technologies and design remediation plans.

Skills

Information Security

Cybersecurity

Vulnerability Analysis

Scripting

Threat Modelling

SSL Certificate Management

Cloud Security

Firewall Policy Design

Network Security

Tools

Python

AWS

Azure

Splunk

Job description

Please go through the below requirements and let me know your interest and forward your resume along with your contact information to raja@covetitinc.com

Role : Principal Cyber Security Engineer

Location : Bellevue, WA or Overland Park, KS or Frisco, ,TX or Ravinia, GA (Hybrid)

Duration : Long Term - Contract

Experience : 13+

Job Description:

UST is looking for a candidate who will help ensure that client’s software, systems, and infrastructure are designed and implemented to the highest security standards. Performs technical security assessments, code reviews and vulnerability testing to highlight risk and remediate associated findings while helping client teams and partners improve security. Works closely with other client Engineers to design and build proactive methods to enhance our security posture.

This position serves as a subject matter expert which drives vision and results to enhance security posture within mobile device, IoT device, enterprise line of business applications, cloud, big data, and core and carrier network technologies as well as and other business units as needed as well as act as a Principal security advisor to cross-functional teams for the successful delivery of projects or services to enterprise customers.

Leads information security review of new technologies, designs, and remediation planning efforts.
Collaborates with Engineering & Operations Teams to address security vulnerabilities found via PSIRTs, scans or breaches
Investigates and/or leads identifying security needs & recommends plans/resolutions. Implements, tests & monitors info security improvements.
Significant experience with the analysis of underlying technologies that form the solution necessary for the application of threat identification, analysis, and thread model design. The threat model depicts the trust boundary, threat agent(s), threat vector(s), and safeguard(s) necessary to protect a person, asset, data, and brand.
Significant experience with implementation of various threat modelling approaches pertaining to one or more of the following STRIDE, PASTA, TRIKE, ATTACK TREE, DREAD, KILL CHAIN, CAPEC,
Mobile Application threat model, Cyber Threat Tree, and data flow diagram
Subject matter expert in multiple facets of network & information security, including Firewall policy design, SSL Certificate management, vulnerability analysis & mitigation, and other topics as assigned.
Advanced understanding of IP/Security solutions & technologies applicable to the Wireless Network Architecture.
Subject matter expert in all facets of network & information security, including Firewall policy design, SSL Certificate management, vulnerability analysis & mitigation, and other topics as assigned.
Ability to create technical specifications and requirements and work independently and with no direction/supervision. Able to quickly adapt to new or evolving technologies related to new products & services requiring validation or research.
Strong verbal and communication skills with diverse cross functional groups. Ability to present advanced concepts to leadership, peers, and others in subordinate roles.
Understanding load balancers (ex – A10, F5), firewalls (ex – CheckPoint), Venafi, MDM (ex - Mobile Iron), Cloud (ex - AWS, Azure), Malware Protection (ex -FireEye), Advanced Persistent Threats (ex - Damballa), Privileged Accounts (ex – CyberArk), SIEM (ex – ArcSight), Log & Event (ex – Splunk), Intrusion IDS/IPS (ex – Symantec),
Cloud Platform (ex – PCF, Docker), Scanning (ex – Qualys), AppSec (ex - Veracode)
Advance knowledge of Scripting tool (Python/Perl/Shell/HTML/PHP)
Knowledge of federal & compliance regulations e.g. SOX, PCI & CPNI
Working knowledge of web application development, RESTful APIs, and skills in Java, frameworks, python, Nodejs.
Experience with mobile applications, and handset security.

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