Security Technologist

BCForward is currently seeking a highly motivated for a CE Facility Support Engineer opportunity in Goodyear, AZ with our client.

Job Title: Security Technologist 4

Location: Redmond, WA (Hybrid, 3 days onsite)

Duration: 18 months

Type : Hrbrid

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

We’re seeking a Senior Security Engineer to help lead and deliver security outcomes across identity & access management (IAM), cloud/tenant security, incident triage and response, security assessments, governance, vulnerability management, and security tooling/automation.

This role works in a high-trust, operationally active environment where work arrives via Jira/JSM tickets, production requests, and corporate security intakes (e.g., alerts/notifications), and where auditability and policy-aligned execution matter.

Work model / support expectations: CyberSquad operates with defined core coverage hours and provides after-hours support via an on-call rotation

Responsibilities

1) Identity & Access Management (IAM) Privileged Access

• Own and execute IAM operational work including onboarding/offboarding support, account/access management, RBAC, access requests, and access reviews.

• Design and enforce identity security guardrails (e.g., MFA, Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management).

• Handle escalations for privileged access workflows (e.g., PIM role access/creation, Azure subscription access, sensitive app/access requests) and ensure approvals/justifications are captured.

2) Security Operations, Incident Triage, and Response

• Triage and manage security incidents and notifications, including escalations and coordination with external stakeholders as required (e.g., security tooling alerts and corporate/security notifications).

3) Cloud / Tenant Security & Endpoint Compliance

• Improve and maintain Azure/cloud security posture and compliance, including configuration guardrails and continuous hardening.

• Contribute to endpoint/device compliance and tenant-level controls (e.g., Intune / device compliance concepts, Conditional Access enforcement patterns).

4) Security Assessments (Software, Partners, New Solutions)

• Lead or support security assessments for software, partner studios, and new deployments/solutions; ensure findings and outcomes are tracked and actioned.

Own/drive partner security assessments and related workflows (including outreach, questionnaires, and escalation paths).

5) Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Policy Enforcement

• Create, maintain, and enforce security policies, standards, procedures, and technical guidelines; drive policy-aligned outcomes and formally document exceptions when required.

• Support corporate and studio security mandates and compliance expectations (including evidence capture, auditability, and “secure-by-default” operating practices).

6) Vulnerability & Patch Management

• Drive vulnerability remediation and patch management work across relevant systems and services; coordinate ownership, prioritize risk, and track closure.

7) Security Tooling, Automation, and Operational Excellence

• Build and improve automation, scripting, and security tooling to reduce manual effort and increase consistency.

• Operate with strong process discipline: route work through tickets so automation, SLAs, and reporting apply; document actions with artifacts/links for traceability.

Minimum Qualifications:

-8-10 Years of experience required

• Demonstrated experience in security engineering with hands-on ownership in one or more of: identity & access management, cloud security, incident response, security operations, or security governance.

• Working knowledge of identity security capabilities such as MFA, Conditional Access, and Privileged Identity Management concepts.

• Experience supporting or administering enterprise identity and cloud ecosystems (e.g., Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC models, access reviews, privileged access workflows).

• Experience with vulnerability management and operational remediation.

• Ability to operate in a ticket-driven environment with strong documentation practices, including approvals, justification, and evidence, to support auditability.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain risk, defend security guardrails, and partner with production and engineering teams to deliver compliant solutions.

Core Skills:

• Security operations and alert triage; incident response

• Cloud security and tenant hardening mindset

• IAM engineering, including RBAC, access requests and reviews, and privileged workflows

• Automation and scripting or tool development to reduce friction and risk

• Governance, risk management, and compliance checks and auditing discipline

• Endpoint and device compliance awareness with a policy-aligned enforcement approach

Additional Nice to Haves:

• Experience supporting security for game development or other high‑velocity production environments

• Experience partnering with central or corporate security stakeholders and translating mandates into implementable security guardrails

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward’s 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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