Security Engineer

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Our team members enjoy competitive salaries, a well-rounded benefits package, generous paid time off (including 25 holidays, vacation, and sick leave), and an array of professional development opportunities.  We’re always looking to add to our team of more than 3,000 dedicated professionals who are leading online education worldwide with transformative digital solutions – personalized to every student.  

Job Posting End Date:

Deadline to apply is 11:59 PM on

04-09-2026

Job Title:

Security Engineer

Contract Type:

Employee

Annual Salary:

$76,522.00 - $137,740.00

(Support staff salary will be based on internal equity and experience)

Location:

FL - HOME OFFICE

Job Description Summary:

Our Mission is to equip students for success by developing and delivering highly effective digital learning through an intuitive online platform.

FLVS does not discriminate in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law.

The Position:

Position General Summary:

The Security Engineer is responsible for ensuring that we have the right software, hardware, and platforms to help ensure that sensitive data is kept confidential. The Security Engineer will work independently and on cross-functional teams to document and report security risks and prevent security threats from being carried out.

Essential Position Functions:

• Provide analysis, deployments, and configuration management of security systems and applications, including policy assessment and compliance tools, network security assessment tools, vulnerability and web application vulnerability scanning/management, and host-based security systems.

• Work with internal and external teams and business partners to ensure that security is factored in the evaluation, selection, design, installation, configuration, and testing processes of hardware, software, and cloud products.

• Research, design, and implement security solutions to mitigate risk and prevent threats.

• Assist with the creation, review, and maintenance of best practices and security standards.

• Support data encryption deployments, including key management.

• Perform system security deployments on designated technology platforms, including operating systems, applications, and network security devices, according to the defined policies, standards and procedures, industry best practices, and vendor guidelines.

• Assist with audits, penetration tests, and vulnerability assessments, in some cases followed by appropriate remedial action, to ensure that systems are protected from known and potential threats and are free from known vulnerabilities.

• Participate in On-Call rotation for after-hours support.

• Assist and train team members in the use of security tools, the preparation of security reports, and the resolution of security issues.

• Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as, meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, coordinating resources and meetings in an effective and timely manner, and demonstrate respect for others

• All work responsibilities are subject to having performance goals and/or targets established

 (These essential functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties performed. Employees will be required to perform other job related duties as required.)

Minimum Requirements:

Education/Licensure/Certification:

• Four years IT/security experience.

• One or more certifications such as CISSP, GSEC, CEH, or CISM, preferred.

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, information systems, or business administration, preferred.

Experience:

• Four years’ analyzing enterprise-class systems

• Four years’ Server operating systems experience, preferably Windows Server or Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• Four years’ network security experience, preferably VPN, firewall, network monitoring, intrusion detection, server security, web application security, or wireless security

• Three years’