Senior Security Engineer
$90,000–$120,000 year
On-site · Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Job Summary
The Senior Security Engineer is responsible for designing and implementing security strategies to protect systems, data, and applications from cyber threats. Key responsibilities include the design, deployment, and support of secure systems, developing and maintaining security policies, managing security systems, providing on-call support for incidents, and continuously improving security posture through research on emerging threats and collaboration with technical teams. Required qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, over 5 years of IT experience, knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and security tools, and strong problem-solving and communication skills. Security accreditation is also necessary.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study
- 5+ years of related IT experience
- Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks
- Demonstrated experience with encryption, system and network security, cloud security, and identity management
- Strong understanding of security tools (e.g. SIEM systems, firewalls, anti-malware)
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
- Experience with security assessment methods and penetration testing techniques
- Demonstrated experience in identifying risk and development of mitigation plans
- Knowledge of security related legislation/regulations with emphasis on PCI and Privacy
- Strong problem solving skills with an ability to develop creative alternatives to complex problems, as well as continuous improvement process skills
- Demonstrated professional written, verbal, and presentation communications skills
- Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment as part of a high performance team
- Security accreditation (e.g., CISSP, GCIH, CISM, etc.)
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or a related field
- Experience in developing and delivering security awareness training
- Major cloud provider platform certification (e.g. AWS Solution Architect, Google Cloud Engineer, Microsoft Solution Architect, etc.)
- Proficiency in scripting languages
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