Cybersecurity Engineer

Note:

Location: Chicago IL - Hybrid; will need to go into office 2x

C2C: Yes

Duration: 12+ Months

Visa: No OPT and CPT

Typical task breakdown:

Provide security consulting and perspective during architectural discussions and decision making.

Consult with solution developers to ensure understanding of security principles and best practices.

Triage security vulnerabilities and recommend and/or execute remediations or mitigations.

Engage with business personnel including project managers, products owners, and end-users as needed providing well-rounded contributions based on strong security expertise.

Consult with solution architects, developers, cloud engineers, security engineers and other team members to ensure a successful project delivery.

Contribute to and peer review various technical documents including security architecture diagrams and policy documents.

Interaction with team:

DevOps Team consists of 13 currently and will be supporting a new project that has 60+ project members. This team also supports other established applications within the organization.

This team is cross-functional. Successful team members will be expected to think outside the box, learn new skills, etc., to support each other and the project.

Education & Experience Required:

Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years’ experience

If No degree, they must have at least 12 years’ experience

Required Technical Skills:

Experience with cybersecurity best practices including ISO, SOC, OWASP, MITRE, and Microsoft standards

Experience audit existing solutions or environments against Security and GRC standards

Desired Soft Skills: Someone who is comfortable in working in a R&D setting and take on admin tasks when needed.

Disqualifiers/Red Flags:

Choppy Tenure / Job Hopping

If the candidate is “OK” with working with their teammates, the WD is seeking someone who wants to get in there and collaborate with the team and teammates.

If candidate is not local but excited to relocate to Chicago, IL for this role, please make sure that is clearly stated on resume. They must be onsite DAY 1, no exceptions.