Security Engineer

Cloud and Things is a leading provider of IT solutions in the public sector. We are dedicated to delivering results and solving complex challenges for our clients. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about making a difference in the world, who are driven by a sense of purpose, and who are committed to excellence. Our team thrives on collaboration, innovation, and delivering high-quality projects that have a significant impact on the public sector's IT landscape

Overview:

As a Security Engineer, you will work to understand, enhance, and operationalize organizational-wide cybersecurity programs.

We are seeking a Security Engineer that will be responsible for developing security plans, ensuring enterprise alignment with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, liaising between stakeholders on security activities, creating and reviewing key security deliverables, assisting with organizational wide security certification activities, reviewing vendor security deliverables and providing feedback, providing security subject matter expertise, ensuring security policies and procedures are documented and complied with, developing and implementing security governance activities, developing an organizational security governance plan, and responding to ad-hoc requests in a timely manner.

Job Duties:

• Assist with program correspondence pertaining to security activities.
• Analyze system requirements and documentation for security implications.
• Facilitate meetings with stakeholders.
• Analyze and implement security requirements into systems and programs.
• Research security best practices and providing recommendations to the CISO.
• Understand and seek alignment with NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• Liaising between stakeholders on security activities and outstanding action items
• Create and review key security deliverables as part of the organizational security programs.
• Assist with security certification activities,
• Review vendor security deliverables and providing feedback.
• Provide security subject matter expertise on a day to day basis.
• Verify security policies and procedures are consistently in compliance.
• Develop and implement security governance activities.
• Develop an organizational security governance plan.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or a related field of study.
• A minimum of 8 years’ relevant experience.

Required Skills:

• strong analytic capabilities and exemplary skills in stakeholder relationship development and management.
• Exceptional security knowledge and experience.
• Knowledge of and experience with the implementation and validation of security controls.
• Experience with vulnerability discovery techniques and tools.
• Knowledge of NIST 800-30 style risk assessments.
• Experience with incident response and disaster recovery.
• Skills in other security domains, well versed in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the assessment of risk, and able to understand the root causes of vulnerabilities and to articulate those in written and verbal communications to clients.
• Exceptional written and verbal communications, interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage and develop key relationships with colleagues and clients through collaborative thinking and a strong customer focus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience and demonstrated comfort level in verbal, written, and in-person communications.

Preferred Skills:

• New York State and federal health policy experience.
• Experience with New York State Department of Health programs.
• Experience and training in cloud computing environments and security considerations.

Cloud and Things complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $80.00 - $85.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance

Compensation package:

• Yearly pay

Experience level:

• 10 years
• 11+ years
• 8 years
• 9 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Albany, NY 12207: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Albany, NY 12207