Sr. Security Engineer

About the job

Sr. Security Engineer / Hybrid / Atlanta

Contract Duration: 12 Month Contract

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent experience) 3–7+ years in PKI, cybersecurity engineering, or infrastructure security
• Hands-on experience with certificate lifecycle management Experience with PKI tools/platforms (e.g., Venafi, DigiCert, Microsoft CA, AWS ACM)
• Understanding of TLS/SSL, cryptographic principles, and key management Experience with: HSMs and key custody operations
• PKI automation (APIs, pipelines, scripting)
• Cloud certificate services (AWS, Azure)
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks (NIST, PCI-DSS, CMMC)
• Experience scaling PKI in large enterprise environments Familiarity with trust store management across distributed systems

What You Will Be Doing

• Responsible for the design, testing, evaluation, implementation, support, management, and deployment of security systems/devices used to safeguard the organizations information assets.
• Also responsible for analyzing the information security environment and assisting with the development of security measures to safeguard information against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure.
• '-Works with the technical team to recover data after a security breach.
• -Configures and installs firewalls and intrusion detection systems.
• -Develops automation scripts to handle and track incidents.
• -Investigates intrusion incidents, conducts forensic investigations and mounts incident responses.
• -Delivers technical reports and formal papers on test findings.
• -Installs firewalls, data encryption, and other security measures. -Maintains access by providing information, resources, and technical support.
• -Ensures authorized access by investigating improper access; revoking access; reporting violations; monitoring information requests by new programming; recommending improvements.
• -Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• -Accomplishes information systems and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
• -Builds, deploys, and tracks security measurements for computer systems and networks.
• -Mitigates security vulnerabilities by implementing applicable solutions and tools.
• -Performs vulnerability testing, risk analyses, and security assessments.
• -Collaborates with colleagues on authentication, authorization, and encryption solutions.
• -Tests security solutions using industry standard analysis criteria.
• -Responds to information security issues during each stage of a projects lifecycle.
• -Performs risk assessments and testing of data processing systems.