Senior Information Security Engineer – Hybrid

Motion Recruitment; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) match

Flexible Spending/Health Savings

Job summary

Motion Recruitment, partnering with a fiber‑optic infrastructure and connectivity provider, seeks a Staff Information Security Engineer to join the technology team. You will collaborate with architects, senior engineers, management, and stakeholders to identify security risks and ensure mitigations across IT and Service Provider domains.

The role emphasizes security engineering, risk management, and compliance with standards (NIST, ISO 27001).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of related industry experience or equivalent mix of education and experience.
• Deep knowledge of security and telecommunications protocols and architectures.
• Proficiency in one or more scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, or equivalent).
• Strong OS and CLI administration knowledge across all levels.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking across OSI layers.

Responsibilities

• Security Engineering & Architecture: Analyze complex IT and Service Provider systems to protect information confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
• Risk Awareness & Mitigation: Identify security risks and drive appropriate mitigations with stakeholders.
• Standards & Compliance: Stay current with security trends and frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001); apply NIST CSF, NIST 800-53.
• Monitoring & Incident Response: Manage SIEM (Splunk), support EDR/MDR/XDR tooling and incident response.
• Automation & Scripting: Use Python/PowerShell and IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, Git) to strengthen security operations.

Skills

Scripting (Python/PowerShell)

OS administration

TCP/IP networking

Security frameworks

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Splunk

Splunk ES

Terraform

Ansible

Git

AWS

Azure

Office 365 security controls

Job description

Motion Recruitment, partnering with a fiber‑optic infrastructure and connectivity provider, seeks a Staff Information Security Engineer to join the technology team. You will collaborate with architects, senior engineers, management, and stakeholders to identify security risks and ensure mitigations across IT and Service Provider domains.

The role emphasizes security engineering, risk management, and compliance with standards (NIST, ISO 27001).