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Sr. Cyber Security Engineer​/Architect

Job in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listing for: Swoon
Full Time position
Listed on 2025-11-04
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cybersecurity, Systems Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 125000 - 150000 USD Yearly USD 125000.00 150000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Sr. Cyber Security Engineer / Architect

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Lead Direct Hire Recruiter-IT/Technology at Swoon

Swoon is actively seeking a Sr. Cyber Security Engineer/Architect to join the team!

US Citizen or Permanent Resident/Green Card Holder are required – (Sponsorship and C2C is NOT available at this time or in the future)

This is a 6+ month role

What your day-to-day look like?

  • Design and implement enterprise security solutions across cloud and on-premise environments
  • Lead incident response, threat modeling, risk assessment, and vulnerability management initiatives
  • Monitor, detect, and respond to security incidents
  • Key role in threat detection, incident response, and security architecture remaining vigilant in cyber threats
  • Lead architectural analysis of cybersecurity solutions and relates existing systems to future needs and trends
  • Lead IAM initiatives internally

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree required
  • 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity
  • Experience with Cloudflare DNS platform with Terraform Scripting skills
  • Proofpoint email security platform management
  • Zscaler ZIA and ZPA deployment and management
  • Strong knowledge of network security, cloud security, and endpoint protection
  • Proficient with Splunk, Crowd Strike, Palo Alto, Nessus, and Wireshark
  • Experience with Zero Trust Architecture and IAM
  • Industry certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, CED, CISM, or AWS Security Specialty preferred, but not required

What else should you know?

Contract – 6+-month contract role

Location – Remote but MUST be willing to work in EST time zone

US Citizen or Permanent Resident/Green Card Holder are required – (Sponsorship and C2C is NOT available at this time or in the future)

What’s Next?

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  • Industries

    IT Services and IT Consulting, Industrial Machinery Manufacturing, and Manufacturing

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