Jersey City, NJ
210 days ago
Information Security Engineer
A financial firm is looking for an Information Security Engineer to join their team in Jersey City, NJ. 

Pay: $80-85/hr 

Responsibilities: Collaborate with business units and corporate partners to ensure solutions are built in consistent with the organization's policies, programs, architectural recommendations, and information security standards. Collaborate with development teams and onboard applications OIDC/SAML with identity provider for singe-sign-on. Build automation to streamline PAM processes such as built-in account discovery from Linux endpoints, inactive system/account management, etc. Enforce baseline configuration standards and security hardening on core services such as Active Directory, DNS and DHCP. Create and deploy security guardrails to AWS infrastructure as infrastructure as code through Git. Manage simultaneous projects, be part of troubleshooting and reacts to system/network security incidents. Understand the common types of cyber-attacks and countermeasures in the industry and engage with the business units to resolve within SLAs. Create and maintain technical process documentation (procedures and playbooks) for security systems/processes. Develop, build, and implement a mature and robust set of metrics and reports in Splunk/Power BI.
Qualifications: Knowledge and understanding of security engineering, system and network security, authentication and security protocols, incident management. Good understanding in Identity Access Management tools such as OKTA or others and experience in implementing SSO and federation standards such as SAML, OIDC and MFA. Develop, implement, and manage security standards and operational processes to secure the AWS platform and resources such as EC2, S3, LB, GWs, and other AWS services. Experience in both Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, windows and Linux operating system. Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms (Splunk, ELK), logical thinking and ability to create searches, dashboards, etc. preferred. Ability to communicate network security issues to peers and management. Thorough understanding of the latest security principles, techniques, and protocols. Strong critical thinking, deductive reasoning, prioritization, and problem-solving skills. Experience with analyze/implement best practice configuration standards for systems and network devices. Ability to manage and lead complex enterprise-wide projects and multi-task. Experience with preparing standards/guidelines, playbooks, and procedure documents. Experience with managing projects, skills to prioritize project and tasks to meet deadlines. Automation experience in Python, PowerShell, and experience with Git for infrastructure as code management using Terraform and Terragrunt. Knowledge of various Security domains, Compliance requirements and Risk management practices and security industry standards and best practices – NIST, CSA, CIS etc. 24-01287
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