Cybersecurity Engineer IV

Kforce's client, a large financial services organization in Birmingham, AL, is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer IV to help secure and support the infrastructure behind large-scale, public-facing applications.

Summary:

This role sits at the intersection of AWS cloud engineering, cybersecurity, application infrastructure, networking, and software development. The organization is continuing to move applications to AWS and needs an experienced engineer who can help design, automate, secure, and continuously improve the infrastructure supporting these applications. The environment spans AWS and on-premises infrastructure, with a strong focus on web application security, API security, Infrastructure as Code, networking, and deployment automation. The ideal candidate will bring deep AWS expertise along with a software development foundation and an understanding of how cloud infrastructure, APIs, networking, security controls, and CI/CD processes work together to securely deliver customer-facing applications.

What You'll Do:

• Support and secure the infrastructure behind large-scale, public-facing applications
• Help migrate, deploy, and operate applications within AWS cloud environments
• Design, implement, and maintain security controls protecting web applications and services
• Support API gateways, API management, and API security
• Work with load balancing, DNS, networking, and web application security technologies
• Build and maintain infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices
• Work with CI/CD pipelines to automate application and infrastructure deployments
• Support secure multi-tier application architectures across cloud and on-premises environments
• Contribute to vulnerability remediation, infrastructure hardening, patching, and ongoing infrastructure improvements
• Apply software development and automation principles to improve the consistency, scalability, and security of the environment
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field
• Strong hands-on experience engineering and supporting solutions in Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Experience with AWS security and securing cloud infrastructure supporting public-facing applications
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Experience building, maintaining, or working extensively with CI/CD pipelines
• Previous software development experience with the ability to apply development principles to cloud infrastructure and automation
• Experience with API gateways and API management, along with a strong understanding of API security
• Strong understanding of load balancing, DNS, networking, and application/web security within cloud environments
• Experience supporting modern application infrastructure in AWS

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience configuring and using AWS Firewall Manager
• Development or automation experience using Python
• Experience with Harness for CI/CD and deployment automation
• Experience with AWS technologies such as AWS WAF, CloudFront, CloudWatch, EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, and VPC
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerized application environments
• Experience with API design and application-oriented networking
• Enterprise application development experience
• Application release automation experience
• Experience with Citrix NetScaler or similar application delivery and load-balancing technologies
• Experience working in a large, complex financial services or similarly regulated enterprise environment

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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