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Information Security Engineer

Hybrid

New york, United states

Junior

Freelance

02-03-2026

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Skills

Leadership Python Perl Penetration Testing Incident Response Firewalls Cloud Security GitHub CI/CD DevOps Monitoring Ansible Networking Architecture Linux AWS GCP CI/CD Pipelines Terraform Grafana

Job Specifications

Information Security Engineer

Hybrid – Long Island City, NY (3 days onsite)

Our Client is hiring a hands-on Information Security Engineer to help secure and scale enterprise cloud and network infrastructure in a fast-moving, global environment.

If you enjoy digging into complex network challenges, strengthening cloud security posture, and building automation that actually makes an impact — this role will give you the room to do it.

This is not a ticket-taking position. This is a high-ownership engineering role where you’ll influence architecture, lead incident response efforts, and play a key part in protecting critical enterprise systems.

What You’ll Own

Security Operations & Incident Response

Monitor enterprise networks and systems for vulnerabilities and threats
Lead incident response, including forensic investigation and impact analysis
Drive remediation efforts from vulnerability scans and penetration tests
Prepare clear technical findings for leadership and audit stakeholders

Cloud & Infrastructure Security

Design and secure workloads in AWS (GCP exposure is a plus)
Architect VPCs, subnets, routing, peering, and hybrid connectivity
Deploy and manage AWS load balancing solutions (ALB, ELB, Gateway Load Balancer)
Build CloudWatch monitoring, alerting, and observability dashboards
Help scale resilient, secure cloud environments during migration efforts

Network & Firewall Engineering

Configure and manage firewalls (policy, NAT, VPN – L2L, RA, SSL)
Support Palo Alto and Cisco ASA environments
Manage Cisco routing and switching (strong L2/L3 expertise required)
Perform deep packet-level analysis and advanced troubleshooting
Support load balancing, proxy technologies, and authentication systems

Automation & DevOps

Build automation using Python, Terraform, and Ansible
Manage GitHub workflows including CI/CD pipelines and code reviews
Improve infrastructure efficiency through scripting and repeatable deployments

Monitoring & Compliance

Manage SNMP-based monitoring tools (Nagios, Grafana)
Define alerting policies and system health standards
Partner with audit teams to support SOX, PCI, and cybersecurity compliance
Maintain documentation, diagrams, and technical standards

What We’re Looking For

5+ years firewall configuration (policy, NAT, VPN)
5+ years Cisco routing & switching (strong L2/L3 fundamentals)
3+ years Citrix Netscaler experience
Strong AWS networking and security experience
Experience leading remediation from vulnerability and penetration testing findings
Advanced troubleshooting skills, including packet-level network analysis
Linux (RHEL) command-line experience
Experience supporting compliance frameworks (SOX, PCI, Cybersecurity)

Nice to Have:

GCP experience
Palo Alto firewall expertise
Arista networking
Automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
Python or Perl scripting

Who Thrives Here

Engineers who take full ownership rather than waiting for direction
Professionals who can move comfortably between networking, cloud, and security
Clear communicators who can translate technical risk into business impact
Self-starters who perform well in fast-paced enterprise environments

If you’re passionate about securing modern cloud environments while driving automation and operational excellence, I’d love to connect and walk you through the team and next steps.

About the Company

HireTalent is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) workforce solutions firm, specializing in securing the best talent fits in Executive/Retained Search, Direct Hire Placements, MSP, SOW, and nationwide hiring program management and support. We are building the next generation workforce while influencing the evolution of the talent and staffing industry as a collaborative and supportive thought leader. We have built a non profit called Consciously Unbiased focused on expanding the diversity movement. https://w... Know more