Security Engineer

Security Engineer

Location: Chicago, IL or New York, NY (Hybrid)

Overview

Our client is seeking a Security Engineer to oversee the protection of cloud infrastructure, corporate systems, and production environments within a regulated financial technology environment.

This role blends security engineering, cloud infrastructure security, identity management, and threat monitoring. The Security Engineer will play a key role in maintaining secure environments, implementing security controls, and supporting compliance initiatives in a highly regulated setting.

Responsibilities Cloud & Infrastructure Security

• Implement and maintain security controls for cloud-hosted infrastructure and internal services.

• Design and maintain network security protections including application firewalls and traffic filtering.

• Monitor infrastructure logs and traffic patterns to identify suspicious activity or potential threats.

Threat Detection & Vulnerability Management

• Conduct vulnerability scanning and coordinate remediation across engineering teams.

• Manage centralized logging and monitoring systems used for threat detection and incident investigation.

• Develop and maintain detection rules and monitoring dashboards for security operations.

Identity & Access Security

• Manage identity and access management systems including authentication, authorization, and access provisioning.

• Implement multi-factor authentication and least-privilege access controls across internal systems.

• Support lifecycle management for user identities and system access.

Governance & Compliance

• Maintain internal security policies and documentation aligned with regulatory expectations.

• Conduct security reviews for third-party vendors and technology providers.

• Support internal audits and regulatory reviews by providing documentation and technical evidence.

Endpoint & Collaboration Security

• Manage endpoint security tools and threat detection platforms.

• Secure corporate collaboration platforms and productivity tools.

• Support incident response and security investigations when required.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in security engineering, infrastructure security, or IT security

• Experience securing AWS cloud environments

• Experience with identity and access management platforms

• Experience with SIEM platforms and centralized log monitoring

• Experience with vulnerability scanning and remediation workflows

• Experience implementing endpoint security or EDR solutions

Preferred

• Experience working in regulated financial or fintech environments

• Familiarity with security compliance frameworks and regulatory environments

• Security certifications such as CISSP, AWS Security Specialty, or Security+

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