Senior System Security Engineer

ShorePoint Inc

Senior System Security Engineer safeguarding critical systems and infrastructure for cybersecurity firm. Developing security strategies and collaborating with teams to maintain system integrity and compliance.

Posted 5/2/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDockerFirewallsGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLinuxPythonSplunkTCP/IP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop security solutions and ensure hardening of network, Linux-based and Windows systems.
Diagnose complex security issues and deliver timely, effective solutions.
Secure cloud environments such as AWS, Microsoft Azure and GCP, as well as containerized platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring systems meet DISA-STIG standards.
Serve as the sole System Security Engineer in a hands-on capacity, proactively maintaining system and security integrity and driving efforts forward independently.
Work directly with other security team members to ensure uptime and compliance of security tools and processes.
Report security findings, communicate risk and collaborate with teams and leadership.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of relevant work experience
Associate’s degree substitutes for 2 years; Bachelor’s degree substitutes for 3 years; Postgraduate degree substitutes for 6 years.
Extensive hands-on experience with Linux operating systems such as RHEL, CentOS and Ubuntu, including system internals, administration, template hardening and troubleshooting.
Extensive hands-on experience with Microsoft Windows security, including Active Directory security, system hardening and configuration, Windows security stack and logging and monitoring using Windows Event Logs, Sysmon and integration with SIEM systems for threat detection.
Hands on experience with infrastructure hardening and configuration of on-premises and cloud-based servers, network devices and hypervisors, including secure network engineering using firewalls, VLAN segmentation and access control lists (ACLs).
Advanced proficiency in scripting languages such as Python and Bash to automate tasks and build security tools.
Experience securing cloud environments such as AWS, Azure and GCP and containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Strong understanding of network security, including protocols such as TCP/IP, firewalls, encryption and authentication systems.
Proficiency with security frameworks and compliance standards such as PCI-DSS, SOC 2, NIST, ISO.
Proficiency with vulnerability scanning tools (Tenable Nessus), network tools (Cisco FMC, Extrahop and others), SIEM (Splunk), EDR (Trellix) and other various toolsets.
Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively report security findings, communicate risk and collaborate with diverse teams and leadership.
Proven ability to analyze complex requirements and translate them into clear, actionable tasks and processes through critical thinking.
Applicants must currently be a U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance, in compliance with federal contract requirements.

Benefits

Comp & perks

144 hours of PTO
11 holidays
85% of insurance premium covered
401k
continued education
certifications maintenance and reimbursement
and more.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Linux operating systemsMicrosoft Windows securityscripting languagesinfrastructure hardeningnetwork securityvulnerability scanningcloud securitycontainerization technologiessystem hardeningsecurity frameworks

Soft Skills

communication skillscritical thinkingcollaborationproblem-solvingindependencerisk assessmentreportingteamworkanalytical skillsproactive maintenance