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Senior Security Engineer

Resourcesys Inc
Jersey, NJ Contractor
POSTED ON 10/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/12/2026

Hiring: Senior Security Engineer

📍 Location: Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid)

Employment Type: W2 Only

Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship.


We are looking for a Senior Security Engineer with strong hands-on experience in enterprise infrastructure, Windows systems, Microsoft cloud technologies, and cybersecurity. The ideal candidate should have a solid systems engineering background along with practical security engineering experience.

WHAT WE NEED

The client is specifically looking for candidates who have the following skills and experience clearly mentioned in their resumes. Please make sure your resume reflects these requirements before applying.

  • Hands-on senior systems engineering experience with Windows Server, Active Directory (AD), Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Azure, Intune, and PowerShell.
  • Strong experience managing hybrid infrastructure and independently troubleshooting complex technical issues.
  • Practical security engineering experience, including SIEM/EDR monitoring, incident investigation, vulnerability management, and infrastructure hardening.
  • Security monitoring experience.
  • Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms.
  • SentinelOne experience.
  • Darktrace experience.
  • Vulnerability management experience, including Qualys scanning and remediation.
  • Strong general infrastructure and systems engineering experience.

Candidates with relevant hands-on experience in these areas will be given priority.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or equivalent professional experience.
  • 7 years of experience in systems engineering, infrastructure engineering, security engineering, or infrastructure security.
  • Strong hands-on knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Intune, and Azure.
  • Solid understanding of hybrid identity, MFA, Conditional Access, and least-privilege access.
  • Practical experience with SIEM/EDR monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, and security hardening.
  • Strong PowerShell scripting and automation skills.
  • Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills

  • SentinelOne, Darktrace, Qualys, Tanium, Zscaler, and/or Okta.
  • SIEM/EDR administration, security-log ingestion, and detection engineering.
  • Azure Local / Azure Stack HCI and VMware-to-Azure Local migrations.
  • Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
  • Cloud infrastructure migrations and automated operational reporting.
  • CISSP, GIAC, Microsoft, Azure, or other relevant security certifications.

Interested candidates: Please DM me with your updated resume or contact details.

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