State Affairs

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CorporateSecurityEngineer

$115–165k ~AI est. Washington, District of Columbia, United States
The Brief

“Corporate Security Engineer at State Affairs. Skills: Corporate security, Endpoint security, Automation. Own security systems. Improve security systems”

Industry & Context.

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Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Prior professional experience in corporate security, Prior professional experience in IT security operations, Prior professional experience in security operations, Prior professional experience in endpoint security, Prior professional experience in identity administration, Prior professional experience in security-focused IT engineering, Experience administering identity providers, Experience administering SSO, Experience administering MFA, Experience administering directory systems, Experience administering SaaS access controls, Experience managing endpoint security controls, Experience with MDM, Experience with EDR, Experience with disk encryption, Experience with patch management tools, Knowledge common corporate security workflows, Knowledge of networking fundamentals, Ability to write scripts in Python, Ability to write scripts in Bash, Ability to write scripts in PowerShell, Ability to modify scripts in Python, Ability to modify scripts in Bash, Ability to modify scripts in PowerShell, Ability to run scripts in Python, Ability to run scripts in Bash, Ability to run scripts in PowerShell, Ability to use REST APIs, Ability to use Git for documentation, Ability to use Git for scripts, Ability to use Git for configuration tracking, Ability to use Git for operational change management, Communication skills, Ability to document repeatable security procedures, Ability to document repeatable IT procedures

Nice to Have

Prior startup experience, Experience with Google Workspace, Experience with JumpCloud, Experience with Okta, Experience with Cloudflare, Experience with Tailscale, Experience with Jamf, Experience with Kandji, Experience with Intune, Experience with CrowdStrike, Experience with SentinelOne, Experience with Datadog, Experience with AWS, Familiarity with SOC 2, Familiarity with ISO 27001, Familiarity with CIS Controls, Experience supporting security questionnaires, Experience supporting audit evidence collection, Experience supporting access reviews, Experience supporting vendor security reviews, Experience automating identity workflows, Experience automating endpoint workflows, Experience automating SaaS administration workflows, Experience automating compliance workflows, CompTIA Security+ certification, CompTIA Network+ certification, Cisco CCNA certification, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification

What You'll Do.

Improve security systems

Protect SaaS applications

Protect corporate network

Protect internal data

Manage identity and access

Manage endpoint security

Manage security alert triage

Manage device compliance

Manage security automation

Manage corporate IT security operations

Operate across security engineering

Operate across IT operations

Operate across automation

Operate across employee support

Manage systems for secure onboarding

Manage systems for offboarding

Manage systems for device management

Manage systems for access control

Manage systems for monitoring

Manage systems for audit readiness

Own identity and access management

Manage directory systems

Manage SCIM provisioning

Manage corporate SaaS applications

Manage secure onboarding

Manage access changes

Manage recurring access reviews

Administer endpoint security controls

Improve endpoint security controls

Manage Windows devices

Manage disk encryption

Manage patch compliance

Manage device posture reporting

Provision employee devices

Manage employee devices

Use automated MDM tools

Triage security alerts

Investigate security alerts

Investigate identity providers

Investigate endpoint security tools

Investigate firewalls

Investigate VPN systems

Investigate Zero Trust systems

Investigate SIEM platforms

Investigate logging platforms

Investigate SaaS applications

Support phishing response

Support suspicious login investigations

Support endpoint security events

Support corporate security incidents

Maintain corporate network security

Improve corporate network security

Manage Zero Trust access

Manage firewall hygiene

Troubleshoot office network

Diagnose multi-platform hardware issues

Resolve multi-platform hardware issues

Diagnose software issues

Resolve software issues

Diagnose access issues

Resolve access issues

Diagnose local network issues

Resolve local network issues

Support distributed teams

Build scripts for automation

Automate access reviews

Automate device compliance

Automate system telemetry collection

Automate audit evidence collection

Use REST APIs to pull metrics

Use REST APIs to reconcile access

Use REST APIs to integrate administrative systems

Use REST APIs to automate security operations workflows

Support security patch management

Support vulnerability remediation tracking

Support corporate compliance validation

Support SOC 2 efforts

Support compliance efforts

Produce evidence for access controls

Produce evidence for device management

Produce evidence for security monitoring

Produce evidence for patching

Produce evidence for user lifecycle management

Maintain security runbooks

Maintain IT documentation

Maintain security documentation

Maintain administrative scripts

Maintain Git-backed operational procedures

Utilize Git for documentation

Utilize Git for change tracking

Utilize Git for sharing administrative source code

Partner with engineering teams

Partner with operations teams

Ensure secure access to internal systems

Ensure private network access

Ensure least-privilege permissions

Ensure security process improvements

Provide escalation-level IT support

Support employee devices

Support account access

Support local network issues

Support corporate systems

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with engineering teams; Partner with operations teams

Communication Scope

Document procedures

Free ATS check

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