Senior Security Engineer: IAM, Cloud Security & Zero Trust | Hybrid

Sargent Lundy

Chicago (IL)

Hybrid

USD 78,000 - 119,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Life & Accident Insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a senior Security Engineer in Chicago to translate security requirements into working controls and continuously improve them. You will partner with IT Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, App Dev, SOC and GRC to strengthen defenses across IAM, cloud, data protection, and AI risk management.

This full-time hybrid role requires hands-on experience with Entra, Azure, OCI, and Palo Alto XSIAM, plus Microsoft Purview DLP.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field.
5+ years of hands-on Security Engineering experience with enterprise security platforms.
Deep, hands-on IAM lifecycle experience with Microsoft Entra and Zero Trust implementation.
Hands-on cloud security experience with Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Experience with Palo Alto security platforms: Prisma, Cortex XDR, XSIAM.
Experience with Microsoft Purview for DLP, labeling, and incident handling.
Familiarity with AI risks and enterprise controls.
Ability to work across Windows, macOS, and Linux environments.
Knowledge of ISO 27001, NIST 800-171, CMMC Level 2, SOC 2.

Responsibilities

Implement and operate technical security controls across IAM, device, network, and app layers.
Tune and monitor security controls to continuously improve posture.
Collaborate with IT Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, App Dev, SOC, and GRC.
Design secure-by-default templates and enforce cloud security in Azure and OCI.
Lead architecture reviews for SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS applications.