Job Description

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is an American multinational information technology services and consulting company and is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses.

Job Title: Cyber Security Engineer

Work Location: San Francisco, CA

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Onsite

Duration: 6+ Months

Job Description:

• As a Cyber Security Engineer, you'll play a key role in enhancing our network security, identity management, and cloud infrastructure.
• You'll work to improve threat detection and response and ensure our security tools are effective and efficient.
• Additionally, you'll work with the Infrastructure team to implement security changes smoothly across all systems.

Required Skills:

• Palo Alto Firewalls (Expert/8+ years' experience)
• CrowdStrike Cybersecurity (Intermediate/8+ years' experience)
• OKTA (Intermediate/4+ years' experience)
• AWS Cloud Security
• CSF Security
• AWS Infrastructure
• Access Management

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and improve identity and access management (IAM) systems, focusing on integrating secure authentication methods.
• Identify and resolve cloud security issues, using automation to prevent and remediate misconfigurations.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting and expand detection capabilities to enhance incident response.
• Conduct assessments of firewall configurations, optimizing settings and policies to strengthen defenses, especially in the areas of intrusion prevention and detection, as well as Zero Trust architecture.
• Evaluate and implement new features and automation to reduce false positives and increase overall system efficiency, driving continuous improvement in security operations.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on security engineering and operations.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven expertise in configuring and optimizing firewall technologies, with experience in assessing and improving security postures.
• Hands-on experience with identity and access management solutions, particularly secure authentication integrations.
• Experience with endpoint security and incident response in cloud environments.
• Preferred experience with Palo Alto firewalls, Okta, AWS, and CrowdStrike.
• Strong understanding of cloud security best practices, including access control and secure resource management.
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST CSF and CIS.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to work independently.
• Experience working in regulated environments is a plus.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

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