Information Assurance / Security Engineer, Associate

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking an Associate Information Security Engineer to work in an enterprise cyber security operations environment. The role involves designing and integrating cloud security solutions, assisting in incident response, and supporting proactive threat hunting efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Implement and maintain security solutions in SaaS and IaaS environments
• Write scripts to incorporate security into the DevOps lifecycle, including leveraging AI to improve security
• Work with the SOC team to respond to security incidents
• Investigate security alerts and event logs to identify root cause and mitigation plans
• Conduct proactive threat hunting activities to identify suspicious behavior, emerging threats, and gaps in detection coverage
• Evaluate security solutions to determine best fit and see them through deployment phase
• Manage tasks and projects, track progress, and report on them

Requirements:

• Experience working in information security operations
• Experience in writing scripts to automate security tasks and integrate various cloud solutions, preferably in Microsoft cloud environments
• Solid understanding of security operations and compliance environment with experience in managing multiple tasks and driving security initiatives within the IT group
• US Citizenship and capable of getting a clearance
• Participation and standing in hackathons and CTF competitions a plus
• Off-hours support on as-needed basis