Security Engineer
Job in
Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, 21046, USA
Listed on 2026-06-26
Listing for:
TEKsystems
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-26
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Information Security, Systems Engineer, IT Consultant
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- 6 + years’ experience as an Information Security Engineer with system design and security engineering experience implementing a wide range of security solutions both on prem and in the cloud (Azure)
- Oversee and lead the implementation of security solutions; develop technical and reference architectures throughout the project duration. (DLP, IAM, Vulnerability Management, Network Security, Windows Infrastructure and Systems)
- Knowledgeable with Microsoft 365 suite of products
- 6 + years’ experience as an Information Security Engineer with system design and security engineering experience implementing a wide range of security solutions both on prem and in the cloud (Azure)
- Oversee and lead the implementation of security solutions; develop technical and reference architectures throughout the project duration. (DLP, IAM, Vulnerability Management, Network Security, Windows Infrastructure and Systems)
- Knowledgeable with Microsoft 365 suite of products
Position
Description:
Reporting to the Director of Information Security, the Security Engineer is a hands-on security professional, responsible for ensuring security in the SDLC, implementation, and operational maintenance of Maxim Information Security controls and countermeasures.
- Performs security functions including IAM, vulnerability scanning, light pen testing, daily review of security reports and security systems.
- Generates internal threat intelligence to feed back into the security stack.
- Monitors compliance with the organization’s information security policies and procedures and refers problems as appropriate.
- Monitors internal control systems to ensure that appropriate information access levels are maintained.
- Defines systems security requirements and participates in design architecture discussions.
- Develops security countermeasures to detect malicious activity and creates operational and compliance dashboards & reporting.
- Supports incident response infrastructure & cyber intelligence platform.
- Initiates, facilitates, and promotes activities such as security awareness training to foster information security awareness within the organization.
- Reviews system-related information security plans throughout the organization’s network and acts as a liaison to the Information Systems Department.
- Ability to work independently on goals and direction provided by the Manager of Information Security, and/or Director of Information Security.
- Ability to lead project level initiatives.
- Maintains deep understanding of information technology networking and infrastructure, particularly as they pertain to network and cyber security.
- Develops written security process and procedures for systems and software within area of expertise to ensure consistent security policy implementation.
- Performs mitigation and or remediation on vulnerabilities to an acceptable compliance level.
- Performs annual reviews of documentation to meet requirements.
- Builds and maintains positive IS team partnerships.
- Works closely with enterprise IT, Delivery, and other functional area specialists to ensure adequate security solutions are engineered in cloud environments to mitigate risk, meet business objectives, and regulatory requirements.
- Serves as a cloud security consultant to help project teams comply with enterprise and IT security policies, industry regulations, and best practices.
- Implements and operates cloud security technologies to include preventative, detective, and compliance controls.
- Ability to help lead and direct team in daily job assignments.
- Mentors of junior staff.
- Provide oversight and assess security controls for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services while collaborating with system integrators and the client’s teams to deliver reliable and scalable security capabilities.
- Oversee and lead the implementation of security solutions; develop technical and reference architectures throughout the project duration.
- Perform as a subject matter expert on IAM and Cloud…
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