Platform Security Engineer (Remote)

About Encore Talent Solutions:

Encore Talent Solutions is a trusted professional services firm dedicated to helping organizations achieve their goals by providing exceptional talent solutions. We partner closely with our clients to understand their unique culture and operational needs, delivering proactive support during times of growth, transition, and change. Our mission is to connect top talent with meaningful opportunities to drive business success.

Position overview:

This position is a new role within the Enterprise Information Security Group (EISG) and is expected to provide technical expertise in our platform security program. The successful candidate will possess advanced administrative and troubleshooting skills, and be knowledgeable about architecture, engineering and design policies and principles. 

Along with security leadership and security architecture this role will continually assess the threat landscape and adapt quickly to protect the business from risk. They must be highly technical and possess at least 5-7 years’ experience in security and system administration across a wide variety of local / cloud infrastructures and platforms, including software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and platform as a service (PaaS), as well as Kubernetes. This role will interface often with other business units and require strong listening and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain secure platform security policies in our Cloud Security Posture Management tool.
• Help develop rich vulnerability and remediation strategies for platform security incidents.
• Protect key infrastructure in compliance with privacy, security, business resiliency, and compliance frameworks as defined.
• Analyze and implement recommendations for security best practices and improvements to cloud infrastructure.
• Conduct rigorous oversight of security systems and security configuration administration to reduce risk to enterprise systems and accounts.
• Document, formulate and enforce areas of security improvement that balance risk with business operations and do not diminish efficiencies or innovation.
• Build relationships with infrastructure and development groups to incorporate security principles into engineering design and deployments.
• Design and implement extensible and maintainable enterprise grade solutions using existing toolsets.

Qualifications:

• College degree in Technology / Sciences or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience with emphasis on cloud security and system administration.
• Proficient with scripting in languages such as Python and PowerShell.
• Proficiency in Wiz.io toolset needed
• Strong experience with Kubernetes architecture and security.
• Experience with Wiz and how that applies to a Kubernetes environment
• Detailed understanding of interacting with APIs.
• Hands on experience with DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and infrastructure as code (IaC).
• Deep understanding of network security best practices, including securely establishing connections to on-prem and cloud resources based on a zero-trust model.
• Hands on experience with network traffic analysis using tools including wireshark, tcpdump, and netflow data.
• An in-depth knowledge of network protocols.
• Understanding of NIST, OWASP, CIS, CVSS, the MITRE ATT&CK framework and the secure software development lifecycle.
• Experience with operations and security across Amazon Web Services (AWS) Microsoft Azure, and Kubernetes.
• CCSK, CCSP, CISSP or equivalent security credential preferred.

Work Environment & Location:

• Location: Hybrid schedule in Cincinnati, OH preferred. Remote work for out of area is available
• Collaborative team environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Encore Talent Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within our workforce.