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Platform Security Engineer

Platform Security Engineer

CompanyAmerican Financial Group
LocationCincinnati, OH, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • College degree in technology / sciences or equivalent work experience.
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience with emphasis on cloud security and system administration.
  • Deep understanding of network security best practices, including securely establishing connections to on-prem and cloud resources based on a zero-trust model.
  • Hands on experience with network traffic analysis using tools including wireshark, tcpdump, and netflow data.
  • An in-depth knowledge of network protocols.
  • Proficient with scripting in languages such as Python and PowerShell.
  • Proficiency in Wiz.io toolset.
  • Strong experience with Kubernetes architecture and security.
  • Detailed understanding of interacting with APIs.
  • Hands on experience with DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and infrastructure as code (IaC).
  • Understanding of NIST, OWASP, CIS, CVSS, the MITRE ATT&CK framework and the secure software development lifecycle.
  • Experience with operations and security across Amazon Web Services (AWS) Microsoft Azure, and Kubernetes.
  • Strong communication skills required.
  • Ability to think both strategically and tactically and be recognized as a thought leader within the security group.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain secure platform security policies in our Cloud Security Posture Management tool.
  • Help develop rich vulnerability and remediation strategies for platform security incidents.
  • Protect key infrastructure in compliance with privacy, security, business resiliency, and compliance frameworks as defined.
  • Conduct rigorous oversight of security systems and security configuration administration to reduce risk to enterprise systems and accounts.
  • Work with key stakeholders to ensure proper best practices are being considered as key platforms are deployed.
  • Document, formulate and enforce areas of security improvement that balance risk with business operations and do not diminish efficiencies or innovation.
  • Build relationships with infrastructure and development groups to incorporate security principles into engineering design and deployments.
  • Develop partnerships with IT production and engineering teams.
  • Analyze and implement recommendations for security best practices and improvements to cloud infrastructure.
  • Design and implement extensible and maintainable enterprise grade solutions using existing toolsets.
  • Develop high-quality technical content including automation tools, reference architectures, and baselines to help our partners build on the work we deliver.
  • Attend and fully engage in change and project management meetings.
  • Mentor and invest in the development of team members.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

  • CCSK, CCSP, CISSP or equivalent security credential preferred.
  • Familiarity with DevOps tools such as Terraform, Nexus Repository Manager, Git/Stash, Jenkins, VMware vRealize Automation (or VCD), Packer, Vagrant, Docker, Sonar.