AWS Security Engineer
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
AWS Security Engineer
Chicago IL Loop (Hybrid) Market rate $175K to 225K Base STRONG bonus
Our client is heavily regulated so healthcare or trading infrastructure experience is mandatory. Infrastructure is high-stakes real-time trading operations - reliability and security are non-negotiable.
Were looking for a hands-on Security Engineer to own day-to-day security operations and support corporate IT in a lean fast-moving environment. This is a builder role with a direct path to leading the security function as the organization grows.
You started in IT grew into security and are ready to own a function. If youve built detections managed Okta at scale and navigated a real audit - we want to talk.
What Youll Do
Configure tune and expand our SIEM implementation - writing custom detection rules and scripting to improve coverage. Monitor and automate enterprise security tooling (SentinelOne and similar). Develop and enforce security policies and controls. Manage identity and access through Okta. Support SOC2 maintenance regulatory audits and third-party security reviews. Assist with corporate IT administration and onboarding as headcount grows. Oversee managed security vendor relationships. Respond to incidents on an ad hoc on-call basis including occasional weekends.
What Were Looking For
- Hands-on SIEM experience - setup customization and detection engineering (required) in an AWS environment
- Okta administration experience (critical)
- Experience: 6 years in Security/IT Engineering with a proven track record in a regulated financial environment.
- The Stack:Edge: Expert-level management of Cloudflare (WAF DDoS Workers).Cloud: Deep experience securing AWS-hosted internal services.Identity & SaaS: Advanced administration of Okta Mimecast and Google Workspace.Endpoint: Hands-on experience with SentinelOne or similar EDR/XDR.SIEM: Experience configuring and maintaining a modern SIEM.Automation: Experienced in scripting to automate repeatable processesCertifications: CISSP AWS Certified Security or CompTIA Security certifications are highly desirable.
- Experience in a regulated environment - Trading / Healthcare or comparable highly regulated industry
- SOC2 maintenance experience helpful
- Automation mindset - you build efficient repeatable processes
- Comfortable doing whatever the role requires - no task is beneath you
What This Is Not
This is not a management role a pure compliance role or a framework-design-from-scratch engagement. You will be hands-on operating independently and expected to take increasing ownership over time.
Fintech or financial services background helpful but not required
- If no Fintech or financial services MUST come from a highly regulated industry (healthcare etc.)
Company relocation - At this time client will NOT relocate for this role
Company sponsorship - At this time client will NOT sponsor for this role
Travel: This role may require 0% travel
Duration of role: Direct hire Role - Fulltime
If applying for this role - Please take each key point and provide number of years experience and what you would rate yourself 1 thru 10 (10 being expert) for each key point. Send your resume and notes on the role to expediate our recruiting services.
Key Skills
- Splunk
- IDS
- Network security
- Computer Networking
- Identity & Access Management
- PKI
- PCI
- NIST Standards
- Security System Experience
- Information Security
- Encryption
- Siem
