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Associate Information Assurance / Security Engineer - AMERICAN SYSTEMS
Security Engineer
Associate-level security engineer focused on designing cloud security solutions, automating security tasks, and supporting incident response and threat hunting in an enterprise cyber‑security operations environment.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain security controls for cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
- Develop and maintain automation scripts and playbooks (Python, PowerShell) to streamline security monitoring, alert triage, and remediation.
- Participate in incident response activities, including log analysis, forensic investigation, and post‑incident reporting.
- Conduct proactive threat hunting, develop detection use cases, and fine‑tune security monitoring tools.
- Evaluate, configure, and deploy security technologies such as SIEM, EDR, IAM, and vulnerability scanners.
- Collaborate with DevOps and engineering teams to embed security best practices into infrastructure‑as‑code and deployment workflows.
Requirements
- 2+ years of hands‑on experience in information security, preferably in a cloud‑focused or SOC environment.
- Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Bash) for security automation.
- Solid understanding of cloud security concepts and services in AWS and/or Azure.
- Experience with incident response, log analysis, and threat hunting methodologies.
- Familiarity with security tools such as SIEM, EDR, IAM, vulnerability management, and infrastructure‑as‑code frameworks.