Defender Security Engineer

Direct Hire/perm (GC/USC)

Tampa, FL - LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY

Hybrid - 3 days per week on site

With the growth of the business globally, our client is expanding their Global Security Office (GSO) and looking to recruit a Security Engineer to join the team in Tampa. Reporting to the GSO Security Engineer Manager, you will come from a Security Engineering background with seasoned experience as an administrator of the platforms below (or another industry equivalent):

Essential Skills:

• Defender for Endpoints, Defender for Cloud Apps, Defender for O365, Defender for Cloud Identity.

Desirable:

• Varonis, Mimecast, SIEM (Google SecOps/Google Chronicle, QRoC/QRadar, Splunk etc).

How you will contribute

• Assist GRC with performing vendor assessments and technical security risk reviews.
• Contribute to the technical design of security systems and services to meet organizational needs whilst managing risks.
• Day-to-day administration of numerous security platforms used by SecEng and SOC teams.
• Work closely with Project Management/Change Control to deliver new solutions and ongoing system upgrades/enhancements.
• Research and apply innovative security solutions to new or existing problems.
• Support and collaborate with other security teams (SOC & GRC) towards a unified vision.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in Security Engineering and track record in carrying out technical security risk assessments. 
• Good understanding for how to assess third-party suppliers of cloud/SaaS based technology platforms.
• Bachelor's degree in a security related field is preferred (i.e., Security Analysis, Penetration Testing, Malware Analysis, Digital Forensics, Network Engineering, Computer Science).
• Strong technical knowledge across various Security Engineering pillars (Network Security, Cloud Security, Infrastructure Security, Email Security and Endpoint Security).
• Ability to participate in complex vendor troubleshooting calls and diagnose/resolve tool and policy issues.
• Knowledge of scripting languages is considered highly advantageous (e.g., Python, Bash scripting).

Personal Competencies:

• Able to balance requirements, complete assigned tasks and work to deadlines.
• Effective communicator.
• Fast learner and self-starter.
• Team player able to collaborate with international teams.
• Passionate, continuous learner.