Security Engagement Engineer

Job Description

We have a position for a Security Engagement Engineer with one of our clients in Atlanta, GA for an initial contract duration of 2 months. No third party candidates considered for this position.

Client is looking for a Cybersecurity Sr. Engineer who will report to the Senior Manager, Security Engagement and Cloud Security Operations. This individual will enable key business initiatives by partnering with cross-functional project teams and providing guidance on security and privacy requirements. The Cybersecurity Sr. Engineer is involved with a solution from concept to completion, ensuring the architecture supports the goals of the business and aligns with security and privacy standards. This individual will also assist with governance of security and privacy standards including identification of new security solutions. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong business acumen and possess a blend of general business, technology and security competencies. Specifically, this individual will have a versatile background, critical thinking and analytical capabilities, as well as a proven ability to bridge organizational boundaries to implement security controls and risk mitigation strategies.

• Promotes security and privacy as a business enabler through effective partnership with product, strategy and engineering teams.
• Works closely with project teams to fully understand business priorities and strategy.
• Reviews solution designs and identifies opportunities for security integration.
• Assigns risk-based security and privacy requirements to project teams.
• Ensures solutions are secure through participation in all phases of the lifecycle, from requirements gathering to design, then implementation, followed by validation.
• Works with project teams to identify and mitigate security and privacy risks.
• Leads cost-risk tradeoff discussions with the project teams, helping to decide how important and at what increased cost each security requirement can be justifiably implemented.
• Documents status of projects assigned security and privacy requirements including risks and exceptions.
• Influences product selection and negotiates security and privacy requirements with teams and vendors.
• Identifies security trends and relates to current and future needs of project teams as well as security and privacy standards.
• Establishes functional goals for improving security and privacy operations and then initiates and drives team members toward achieving those goals.