Security Engineer

Talent Groups; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Groups seeks a contract Security Engineer to support automation, tool development, IAM and Linux-based security sensors within a large enterprise security program serving state agencies.

The role emphasizes hands-on security engineering, automation, scripting, system integration and operational excellence, with duties spanning tooling, integrations and proactive security monitoring in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or higher in IT, CS, software engineering or info security.
• 8+ years of relevant work experience or equivalent.
• 5+ years in large IT environments and security deployments.

Responsibilities

• Support security automation, tool development, IAM, Linux systems and enterprise security technologies.
• Collaborate with a large security team to design, develop, implement, integrate and improve security tools and automations.
• Focus on security engineering, automation, scripting, tool development, system integration and operational support; assist IAM and Linux-based sensors, DSPM, SIEM, XDR, logging and monitoring.

Skills

Security engineering

API integrations

Troubleshooting

Linux systems

Automation scripting

IAM

DSPM

SIEM

SOAR

Security architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, software engineering or information security-related field

Eight years of relevant work experience

Five years of experience in large IT environments, security systems, software development or deployments

Job description

Project Overview

New engineering role directly supporting cybersecurity automations, security tool development, IAM, enterprise security platforms and security operations.

Duration:

12 months to start�

Scope Of The Project

This position will serve as a contract security engineer.�

Primary Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will show extensive experience supporting security automation, custom tool development, identity and access management, Linux systems and a broad range of enterprise security technologies.
• This contractor will work with a large enterprise security team and assist the security automations architect, security architects, engineers, analysts and incident responders with the design, development, implementation, integration and continuous improvement of security tools, automations, systems and services supporting multiple state agencies.
• Successful candidate: This contractor will be primarily focused on security engineering, automation, scripting, tool development, system integration and operational support while also providing secondary support for IAM, Linux-based security sensors, DSPM, SIEM, XDR, logging, monitoring and other evolving security technologies.
• The role requires hands-on experience supporting both security engineering and security operations, including internal applications, APIs, SDKs, dashboards, command-line tools, automations, access controls, platform troubleshooting, system administration, documentation and analyst enablement.
• The candidate must be able to support strategic planning, solution design, development, implementation, troubleshooting, performance optimization and continuous improvement of secure systems and services in a rapidly changing environment.

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Secondarily assist in the planning, design, deployment and operational support of a broad range of security platforms, including: DSPM, ASM, IAM, vulnerability management, email security, endpoint security, SIEM, XDR, SOAR, logging, monitoring, network security, cloud security and threat intelligence technologies; integrations with ticketing, case management, notification, identity, data sources, APIs, SDKs and other enterprise systems as needed; support for technologies such as Palo Alto Networks, Proofpoint, Tenable, Cribl, WhatsUp Gold and other current or future security products.
• Develop, test, deploy and maintain automated security workflows, applications and scripts using Python, PowerShell, Bash, REST APIs, JSON, YAML, vendor SDKs and other appropriate technologies.
• Assist with identity and access management functions, including user provisioning, deprovisioning, access reviews, role-based access control, service accounts, API credentials, authentication, authorization and identity-based system integrations.
• Deploy, configure, patch, monitor, optimize and troubleshoot Linux systems supporting security sensors, collectors, connectors, applications, containers and data-processing services, including Docker-based environments.
• Support security architects, engineers, SOC analysts, incident responders and agency customers through platform troubleshooting, automation development, system integration, technical escalation, knowledge transfer and operational handoffs.
• Monitor and report on automation health, application availability, system performance, sensor status, integration failures, API errors, vulnerability status, platform issues and other security engineering and operational metrics.
• Ensure high availability, resilience, backup, recovery, patching, lifecycle management, secure configuration and controlled change processes for security tools, Linux systems, applications, automations and supporting services.
• Collaborate with security architects, engineers, analysts, incident responders and agency stakeholders to align solutions with business goals, industry-standard frameworks, regulatory requirements and organizational risk tolerance.

Required Skills (Ranked By Importance)

• Broad hands‑on security engineering experience supporting multiple cybersecurity technologies, systems, integrations and operational functions.
• Experience integrating enterprise technologies using APIs, SDKs, web services, structured data formats, authentication methods and vendor-supported interfaces.
• Strong experience troubleshooting complex technical issues across applications, security platforms, operating systems, networks, identity services and integrations.
• Linux system deployment, configuration, patching, scripting, service management, monitoring, troubleshooting and lifecycle management
• Experience developing automation and response workflows using Python, PowerShell, Bash, REST APIs, JSON, YAML and vendor SDKs.
• Experience supporting IAM, DSPM, ASM, vulnerability management, email security, endpoint security, SIEM, SOAR, logging, monitoring, cloud security and other enterprise security technologies.
• Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture, incident response, networking, access control, secure software development, systems administration and industry-standard cybersecurity frameworks.

Preferred Skills (Ranked By Importance)

• Hands‑on experience serving as a security engineering generalist in a large, multi‑tenant, shared‑services or managed‑service environment.
• Hands‑on Linux, Docker, security sensor, monitoring, scripting and platform administration experience.
• Experience supporting SOC analysts, security engineers, incident responders, agency customers and rapidly changing operational priorities.
• Familiarity with Palo Alto Networks, Proofpoint, Tenable, Cribl, WUG or other enterprise security technologies and experience developing playbooks, runbooks, procedures and technical documentation

Required Education

• Bachelor s degree in an information technology, computer science, software engineering or information security-related field.
• Eight years of relevant work experience (experience may be substituted in lieu of education).
• Five years of experience in supporting large IT environments, security systems, software development and/or system deployments.

Preferred Certifications

• CISSP, Security+, GIAC or other relevant cybersecurity certification.
• Linux, Python, cloud, IAM or other relevant security engineering or platform certification.