IT Security Engineer II

We’re looking for a Security Engineer who will be a key member of the IT Operations team, providing assistance in designing, engineering, and deploying security solutions throughout our corporate environment. You’ll work closely with stakeholders across multiple departments, acting as a subject matter expert. You’ll ensure that high-impact projects are implemented with security best practices and multiple compliance frameworks in mind.

*Visa sponsorship is NOT available at this time* 

*Please note this will be a 1099 fixed term US based contract

 

What You'll Do

• Work in partnership with other FloQast IT teams to design, implement, and maintain corporate IT security systems

• Assist with third-party vendor and contractor security reviews

• Audit 3rd party SaaS systems for security best practices and lead remediation efforts

• Regularly triage security events with our Managed Detection & Response (MDR) partner

• Assist with the analysis of security events & incidents, including investigating and escalating issues and participating in security event escalations

• Maintaining existing compliance attestations and participating in risk assessment exercises

• Assist with vulnerability management efforts, ensuring issues are triaged, prioritized, and remediated according to defined SLA’s

• Assist with maintaining and securing internal corporate endpoints (macOS and Windows)

• Assist with administering our endpoint management platform for enterprise-wide monitoring and dashboarding

• Participate in IT Sprint cadence for project and initiative tracking

• Assist with security awareness and training programs 

• Stay abreast of new and emerging security technologies and paradigms 

What You'll Bring

• 4 - 6 years as a Security Engineer or IT security professional

• Proficiency in writing custom scripts & queries to drive technical decisions and ensure repeatable, auditable configuration changes

• Experience balancing commercial objectives and initiatives with security and compliance obligations

• Foundational understanding of network and application fundamentals and best practices, e.g., HTTP/S, DNS, VPN, Load Balancing, SAML, OAuth, and other modern cloud/SaaS protocols

• Experience with cloud environments AWS, GCP, Okta, or Azure/Entra ID (AWS preferred)

• Experience enforcing security policies across macOS and Windows endpoints

• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive

• Experience with zero-trust security concepts

• Experience securing multi-tenant enterprise SaaS products

• Experience with hardening tools and frameworks such as CIS benchmarks, NIST

• Knowledge of common compliance frameworks e.g., SOC, SOX, PCI, and ISO standards

Nice To Haves/Other

• 3 - 5 years experience working within an IT team in a hyper-growth environment or startup

• Experience supporting both onsite and remote workforces

• Experience with Cisco Meraki and/or general network security best practices

• Experience or participation in automation initiatives of employee onboarding and offboarding process a plus

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of Information Technology, Computer Science, and/or relevant industry certification a plus

 

 

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