Cyber Security Engineer
Job Description
This contract role in Dallas, TX is for a Cyber Security Engineer focused on securing enterprise cloud environments. The assignment runs for 8 months with an extension option and emphasizes cloud security, IAM, PAM, DLP, and governance for AI and agentic AI systems.
Location and Engagement
- Location: Dallas, TX (onsite)
- Duration: 8 Months + Extension
- Job ID: J54010
- Domain exposure: Manufacturing
- Client: To Be Discussed Later
Compensation and Employment Type
- Hourly rate: USD 73 per hour
- Bill rate: $73/hour (C2C)
- Employment type: W-2, 1099, C2C
Responsibilities
- Evaluate enterprise cloud infrastructure, identify potential security vulnerabilities, and communicate risks and recommended remediation to technical and business stakeholders.
- Lead and support Identity and Access Management (IAM) initiatives covering authentication, authorization, single sign-on, privileged access, conditional access, and identity governance.
- Develop, implement, and maintain Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies and security controls for confidential data across cloud applications, endpoints, collaboration tools, and AI platforms.
- Design and support Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions, including privileged account administration, credential protection, just-in-time access, session monitoring, and access governance.
- Create security policies and governance standards for AI-powered technologies and autonomous AI agents, including identity management, access permissions, monitoring, and lifecycle controls.
- Monitor and manage cloud application vulnerabilities and partner with development teams to establish remediation strategies and track corrective actions.
- Perform security assessments, threat modeling, and architecture reviews for cloud environments, applications, and emerging technologies.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, IT, and application development teams to incorporate security best practices into enterprise systems and technology initiatives.
- Support incident response planning through tabletop exercises and security simulations.
- Assist with compliance initiatives, internal audits, and risk assessments while maintaining security documentation, procedures, and technical standards.
Required Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
- Experience: 5+ years in cybersecurity, cloud security, identity management, or enterprise information security.
- Proven experience implementing and supporting security solutions in Microsoft Azure, AWS, or comparable enterprise cloud environments.
- Hands-on IAM experience, including authentication, authorization, SSO, federation, identity governance, and conditional access.
- Experience supporting PAM platforms and capabilities such as privileged account management, credential vaulting, just-in-time access, and privileged session monitoring.
- Background implementing DLP, information protection, and data governance policies across cloud applications, endpoints, and collaboration environments.
- Understanding of security considerations for AI and agentic AI technologies, including identity management, access controls, governance, and activity monitoring.
Technologies
- Microsoft Azure
- AWS
Work Authorization
- US Citizen
- Green Card
- OPT-EAD
- CPT
- H-1B
- H4-EAD
- Other