Sr. Security Engineer

Atlanta, Georgia

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Onsite

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Contract

|Job ID 69231|Posted Jan 30, 2025
JOB DESCRIPTION

Our client is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Sr. Security Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role is ideal for a self-motivated professional with extensive experience in designing, implementing, and managing PKI and security solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support and mature our client's PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) program, including strategy, governance, implementation, operations, and continuous alignment with compliance and regulatory requirements.

  • Engage with system owners, business teams, and IT stakeholders in strategic discussions to provide best-in-class PKI security strategy and industry guidance.

  • Conduct technical research and set cloud security direction and strategy.

  • Automate certificate renewal and certificate life cycle management.

  • Develop and implement IT Contingency Plans.

  • Work with the technical team to recover data after a security breach.

  • Investigate intrusion incidents, conduct forensic investigations, and mount incident responses.

  • Perform vulnerability testing, risk analyses, and security assessments.

  • Establish system controls by developing a framework for controls and levels of access.

  • Safeguard computer files by performing regular backups and developing procedures for source code management and disaster preparedness.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • Extensive professional experience in PKI, Venafi, digital certificates management, IBM-Mainframe, scripting, and Information Security domains.

  • Solid understanding of PKI concepts and security properties.

  • Experience with AWS PKI services: KMS, CloudHSM, ACM, CloudFront, Secrets Manager, CloudTrail.

  • Experience with Microsoft's PKI Technologies and latest Windows and Linux server platforms.

  • Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills.

  • Experience with Agile software development methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field.

  • One or more certifications: CISSP, AWS Cloud Certificates, CISM, or other Cyber Security related certification.

Join our client's team and contribute to safeguarding their information assets. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a challenging and rewarding environment, where you can make a significant impact. Apply today!

Horizontal is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. 

We seek to provide employment opportunities to talented, qualified candidates regardless of race, color, sex/gender including gender identity and/or expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.

In addition, Horizontal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the application or interview process, please contact us.

All applicants applying must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.