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Principal Cyber Security Engineer

Executive Alliance
Jersey, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 2/24/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/16/2025

This person must have hands-on and doing the technical work in a Cloud / Container environment

and be able to walk through your cybersecurity experience, particularly in cloud and container security. Additionally this person must have Financial Servoices experience in all or a majority of their experiemnce.

The Principal IT Security Engineer is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Cybersecurity capabilities in at least two or more of the following security domains such as Network Security, Data Protection, Container Security, Endpoint Security, and Cloud Security. As a SME, in this position you will be responsible for analyzing complex issues, identify automation opportunities, and manage cybersecurity capabilities while exploring advancements and new functionalities for final Production implementation.

Responsibilities :

  • Provide 4th and 5th level support for tactical and strategic issues related to the assigned multi-domain security technologies.
  • Partner closely with stakeholders to prepare new technologies and functionalities for implementation into the production environment. Specifically, this includes but is not limited to, security playbooks, requirements gathering, process improvements and cybersecurity technology implementations.
  • Work closely with React and Enable Squad Team to find opportunities for automation eliminating manual, mundane activities and improving AI / ML capabilities cross the technology stack.
  • Responsible for implementing the latest versions and patches for the cybersecurity technologies assigned while at the same time looking to improve cybersecurity coverage by implementing newly available feature sets.
  • Actively support the development and delivery of an overall strategy of the Protect Squad while providing technical leadership.
  • Mitigate risk by following established procedures and supervising controls, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.

Qualifications :

  • Bachelor's degree and / or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 8 years of Cybersecurity related experience.
  • Minimum of 8 years of related experience in the field of Cybersecurity with expertise in two or more domains like Network Security, Data Protection, Container Security, Endpoint Security, and Cloud Security.
  • Cloud / Container Security :
  • Experience with Kubernetes Security, Container security / CNAPP (Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform tools, CI / CD security policies, GitOps / Infrastructure as Code.
  • Data Protection :
  • Data Loss Protection technologies, Database Activity Monitoring tools, CASB
  • Network Security :
  • Secure Web Gateways, Secure Access Secure Edge (SASE), Firewalls, IDS / IPS technologies
  • Endpoint Security :
  • Endpoint Detection and Response, Endpoint Protection, NGAV, DLP and Firewall technologies
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to resolve problems effectively and creatively while maintaining a high level of flexibility, professionalism, and integrity.
  • Industry security certifications such as CISSP or other cybersecurity domain coverage is preferred.
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