Network Security Engineer - Austin ,TX; Hybrid

Position:
Network Security Engineer 3

Location:

Austin, TX (Hybrid)

Government Project Only Independent candidate

• 8 years of experience in security architecture, delivering solutions using emerging technologies, with continuous monitoring and improvement.
• 8 years of experience securing public cloud data using authentication, encryption, ACLs, IDS, and firewalls.
• 8 years of experience with multi-cloud security architectures, infrastructure security, and cloud application security
• 8 years of experience implementing enterprise security best practices meeting business and regulatory requirements.
• 8 years of experience mitigating cloud threats including data breaches, account hijacking, APTs, insider threats, data loss, and DoS.
• 8 years of experience in threat analysis, risk assessment, and security mitigation strategies.
• 8 years of experience working with NIST standards and ISO 27001 frameworks.
• 8 years of experience with Splunk, creating alerts, dashboards, and executive reports.
• 8 years of experience designing security architectures aligned with organizational goals.
• 8 years of experience resolving complex security issues with strong communication skills.
• 8 years of experience conducting cyber forensic investigations and incident analysis.
• 8 years of experience creating and maintaining cloud security policies and standards (public/private/hybrid).

• 3 years of experience with security certifications (GSEC, CEH, CISA, CCSP).
• Certification as an AWS Solutions Architect, Cloud Security Certification, and/or Open Stack Administrator Certification a plus. (Other cloud-related certification also a plus.)
• 3 years of experience with EDR tools (End Game, Crowd Strike, Cyber Reason).
• 3 years of experience with Email Threat Management (Proofpoint, Mimecast, Microsoft).
• 3 years of experience with SIEM platforms (Splunk, Rapid7, Sumo Logic).
• 3 years of experience with DLP/CASB tools (Symantec, Microsoft, Bitglass, Netskope).
• 3 years of experience with enterprise network security (Cisco Umbrella, Palo Alto, Zscaler).

• Cloud security architecture (IaaS, PaaS, cloud-native workloads)
• AI / ML security (model training, pipelines, APIs, inference services)
• CSPM, CWPP, CIEM, container security, API security
• IAM, encryption, key management, DLP
• Dev Sec Ops  / MLOps integration
• Threat modeling & security architecture reviews
• Splunk alert creation and triage
• Incident response & monitoring
• Compliance: SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR