Cybersecurity Engineer IV

Cybersecurity Engineer IV
Birmingham, AL, Atlanta, GA or Charlotte, NC (Hybrid – 3 days onsite each week)
6-month contract to hire
Pay Range $84.00-89.00/hr.

Our client needs a Cyber Security Engineer who supports applicable services for cloud applications, infrastructure, platform security, and related technologies within the Cyber Security organization. The engineer at this level is considered a subject-matter expert (SME) utilizing extensive experience and technical knowledge and may lead complex projects as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes extensive knowledge in the design, implementation, and support of relevant cyber security technology solutions
• Provides technical administration to include troubleshooting support, break-fix operations, patching, and other day-to-day activities for relevant applications
• Stays abreast of industry trends and investigates organizational objectives and needs, ensuring team mutual knowledge and awareness
• Reviews and maintains operational documentation and reports to support monthly trend analysis as well as project components
• Leads research, proof-of-concept, selection, and implementation of technology solution
• Conducts an advanced level of analysis of pros and cons and build vs buy options, offering opinion to management regarding disputes and contrasts
• Explores implementation of new technologies, solutions, and methods to improve business processes, efficiency, effectiveness, and value delivered to customers
• Leads the examination of technology vision, opportunities and challenges regarding security standards and the impact of the technology within the Cyber Security organization
• Develops and maintains relevant metrics, controls, and other governance administration related to cyber security technology
• Participates in on-call rotation for the support of any relevant cyber security technologies
• Assists management collaborating with other teams on projects, ensuring alignment with the goals and objectives of the Cyber Security organization
• Works jointly with management to assist in the development of technical skills and knowledge among team, ensuring the organization has adequate resources to ensure the safety and protection of Regions' technology and assets
• Serves as a mentor to team members
• Acts as a role model in adhering to operational processes, standards, and procedures
• May serve as a leader in security incident response activities and post-event reviews of security incidents
• May serve as the subject-matter expert regarding design, implementation, and maintenance of relevant cyber security solutions to business areas, project teams, and vendors
• May lead complex projects as assigned by management

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Security, Information Systems Management, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 5 years of cybersecurity/network engineering experience.
• AWS Expertise: Deep understanding and hands-on experience with various AWS services, including but not limited to AWS WAF & Shield, Firewall Manager, EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, SQS, SNS, and CloudFormation.
• Terraform Proficiency: Proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform. This includes writing reusable modules, managing state, and integrating with CI/CD pipelines.
• Programming Language Fluency: Strong proficiency in at least one relevant programming language such as Python, Go, Java, or Node.js for developing automation scripts, custom tools, and integrating with AWS APIs.
• DevOps Practices: Solid understanding and practical experience with DevOps principles, including CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and automation tools.

Bonus Skills:

• Scripting: Experience with scripting languages like Bash or PowerShell for automation and task execution.
• Networking and Security: Knowledge of AWS networking concepts (VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups) and security best practices within the AWS environment.
• Containerization (Optional): Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerized application deployment and orchestration on AWS.
• Certifications (Optional but advantageous): AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer) and HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate