Security Engineer (Cybersecurity)

Location: Remote within the United States only; candidates must reside and be authorized to work in the U.S. All work must be performed in the U.S.; foreign locations and personal VPN connections are prohibited. Core hours are 10:00–16:00 Eastern Time, with occasional earlier client meetings.

Salary: $98,614–$167,644 per year.

Company

hirify.global is an advisory and technology services provider delivering consulting and technology solutions for complex client challenges.

What you will do

• Perform Static Application Security Testing and Dynamic Application Security Testing across application code and infrastructure.
• Create and update threat models for FISMA systems and support security assessment activities.
• Lead or assist with security incident response, contingency planning, disaster recovery planning, and security documentation.
• Review policies and procedures for compliance, identify remediation opportunities, and advise technical teams and senior leadership.
• Use Nessus, Snyk, AWS GuardDuty, and AWS Inspector to detect and document vulnerabilities.
• Securely harden Linux systems and cloud infrastructure while helping development teams correct code and prepare applications for production.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of professional security engineering experience.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
• Must have lived in the U.S. for three full years out of the last five years.
• Experience with NIST 800-53 controls, DoD STIGs, incident response, cloud security, applied cryptography, OWASP Top Ten, and CWE Top 25.
• Experience with Linux command-line tools and scripting in Python, Perl, or similar languages.
• Strong engineering, application architecture, analytical, communication, leadership, and prioritization skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP cloud infrastructure.
• Consulting, healthcare, or Federal Government contracting experience.
• OSCP, OSCE, OWSE, CISSP, GPEN, GXPN, Security+, or CEH certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time remote work within the United States.
• Core working hours aligned with Eastern Time and flexibility to start earlier or work later based on time zone.
• Occasional travel to a conference or another hirify.global location may be required once a year.
• Collaborative work with development, DevOps, technical leadership, and security stakeholders.

Hiring process

• The role is contingent upon a contract award.
• Applications must be submitted directly by the applicant.