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Security Engineer (Remote)

The IT Security Engineer applies IT security principles, methods, and tools including AI powered security technologies to protect the availability, integrity, confidentiality, and accountability of company IT resources. This includes physical security and access controls. The role leverages AI/ML to enhance threat detection, accelerate incident response, and strengthen overall security posture. Responsible for executing tasks that support the company s Information Security initiatives on time and within budget.

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• Job Type: Contract to hire
• Location: Remote
• Compensation: This job is expected to pay about $50 - $75 per hour plus benefits
• No Visa Sponsorship Available for this role, no C2C

What You ll Do:

IT Security Configuration & Infrastructure

• Maintain configurations for IT security technologies.
• Collaborate with IT and Network Engineering teams on design reviews.
• Periodically review firewall/router rules and ACLs.
• Manage and support PKI infrastructure for user/server authentication.

Policy, Compliance & Documentation

• Develop and maintain methodologies for sensitive/critical applications and IT security systems.
• Draft policy aligned with NIST, FISMA, PCI, PII, and CJIS.
• Ensure processes are documented and followed for incident identification, investigation, response, forensic data collection, and regulatory requirements.

Threat Detection, Risk & Vulnerability Management

• Develop policies, procedures, scripts, and software for security assessments; leverage AI/ML tools for threat detection.
• Monitor intrusion detection systems and firewall logs using AI-driven analytics and SIEM platforms.
• Perform security assessments, risk identification, mitigation planning, and execution.
• Lead vulnerability management and participate in patch/risk management.
• Participate in emergency operations and CSIRT.
• Deploy/manage AI-powered SIEM, EDR, and UEBA platforms to improve detection and reduce MTTR.
• Evaluate emerging AI-driven attack vectors (adversarial AI, deepfakes, AI phishing) and develop countermeasures.

Research, Training & Awareness

• Research IT security topics, including AI/ML security tools and generative AI risks.
• Assist with Cyber training and awareness programs, including AI-generated phishing simulations and safe AI usage guidance.

AI-Augmented Security Operations

• Integrate and manage AI-powered security automation workflows (alert triage, threat hunting, incident response).
• Develop and enforce an AI Acceptable Use Policy with guardrails for generative AI tools.
• Collaborate with IT/business teams on AI risk assessments for proposed AI/ML solutions.

What Gets You the Job:

• 3 5+ years of Cybersecurity engineering experience.
• Must have expertise in Cloudflare.
• Strong experience with Cloud Security Azure and Google Cloud Platform are preferred.
• Strong experience with vulnerability assessment tools and AI-powered security platforms (Darktrace, CrowdStrike, Sentinel, etc.).
• Experience with network monitoring, security, firewall configuration, DLP, log monitoring, and event correlation.
• Experience with policy/process documentation.
• Understanding of DNS, DHCP, LDAP.
• System hardening experience (STIGs, CIS, USGCB).
• Security incident response experience.
• Strong communication skills and policy-writing experience.
• Analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to serve as a technical resource.
• Practical experience with AI/ML security tools or SOAR platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with AI governance frameworks and risks associated with enterprise AI/LLM deployment is a plus.
• Automation and coding experience is a plus.
• CISM, CISA, CRIS, CISSP, Security+, or similar.
• Cloud security certifications (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform).
• AI/ML security training (GIAC GAIOPS, Google ML Engineer, vendor-specific AI security certs).

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Irvine Technology Corporation provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Irvine Technology Corporation complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.