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Senior Cyber Security Engineer

ExecutivePlacements.com
Irvine, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/23/2025 CLOSED ON 12/22/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Cyber Security Engineer position at ExecutivePlacements.com?

KORE1, a nationwide provider of staffing and recruiting solutions, has an immediate opening for a Senior Cyber Security Engineer. Experience

  • 5-8 years of experience in information security, network engineering, or IT infrastructure
  • Proven experience implementing and managing:Firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM, DLP, and EDR toolsCloud security controls across AWS, Azure, or GCPIdentity and Access Management (IAM) and MFA solutions
  • Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as:HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, NIST CSF, ISO 27001

Technical Skills

  • Strong understanding of network protocols, segmentation, and secure configurations
  • Knowledge of encryption, PKI, SSL/TLS, and key management
  • Proficiency with security incident response, threat hunting, and forensics
  • Experience with vulnerability management and patch remediation
  • Hands-on with SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar)
  • Knowledge of cloud-native security tools and DevSecOps practices

Soft Skills

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
  • Excellent written and verbal communication for cross-functional collaboration
  • Ability to mentor junior engineers and lead security projects
  • Strategic mindset with an understanding of business risk and impact

Education & Certifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field
  • Professional certifications(preferred but not always required):CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)CompTIA Security , CySA , or CASP Cloud security certs (e.g., AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate)

Security Stack

  • Rapid 7 InsightVM
  • Rapid 7 Insight AppSec
  • Rapid 7 SAST & DAST
  • Zscaler Secure Web Gateway
  • SpyCloud
  • ProofPoint Email Protection (TAP, TRAPS, Protection Server, Encryption)
  • MS DLP
  • MS Conditional Access Policies
  • Manage Engine
  • VirusTotal
  • MS Sentinel
  • MS Defender Endpoint
  • Ability to provide direction for WAF, and NGFW (Palo)

Compensation depends on experience but is typically $50-60/hr

Salary : $50 - $60

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