Information Security Platform Engineer

About this role

Role: Information Security Platform Engineer
Location: Blue Bell, PA
100% Remote

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Information Security Platform Engineer (Contractor) for a 6-month engagement to support and enhance our information security tooling and operations. This role is 100% remote, working normal U.S. business hours, and will be provided through a consulting/contracting firm for pricing and staffing purposes. The contractor will focus on building, operationalizing, and providing Tier 2 support for key security technologies while partnering closely with our internal Information Security and IT teams.

Required Skills:

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in one or more of the following:
• o Information Security Engineering
• o Incident Response / Security Operations
• o IT Infrastructure Engineering with strong security tooling exposure
• Practical experience implementing and supporting security controls and platforms such as:
• o Endpoint protection and EDR
• o Email security
• o Network security controls
• o Vulnerability management
• o Secure cloud configurations
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional technical teams in a remote environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with at least one industry regulation or framework (e.g., NIST, CIS, SANS, MITRE ATT&CK, HIPAA, HITRUST).

Job Duties:

• Build, configure, and provide Tier 2 support for security tools, including but not limited to:
• o SIEM
• o IDS/IPS
• o Web Application Firewall (WAF)
• o Next-Generation Antivirus / Endpoint Protection
• o Email security gateways
• o Vulnerability management platforms
• o Asset discovery and inventory tools
• o Cloud security controls Operationalize existing security tools through:
• o Control validati...