Enterprise Data & Platform Security Engineer

This onsite contract-to-hire role in North Tampa, Florida focuses on protecting sensitive data across endpoints, networks, cloud services, and enterprise platforms while designing, implementing, and operating data protection controls. It offers a salary of USD 110,000 to 120,000 per year and requires a Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Protects sensitive data across endpoints, networks, cloud services, and enterprise platforms by designing, implementing, and operating data protection controls.
• Collaborates with security, infrastructure, application, legal, privacy, and business teams to minimize data loss risk.
• Improves governance across data protection practices.
• Supports regulatory compliance initiatives.
• Strengthens the organization's overall security posture.
• Bluilds and scales security engineering capabilities across cloud infrastructure.
• Secures identity systems and data services as part of the security program.
• Addresses security for Kubernetes and container platforms.
• Secures CI/CD pipelines and related processes.
• Manages secrets across platforms to prevent exposure and misuse.
• Enhances platform observability to improve security monitoring and response capabilities.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of cybersecurity principles (confidentiality, integrity, availability, least privilege, defense in depth), data protection, networking, operating systems, cloud fundamentals, and common threat vectors impacting enterprise IT environments.
• Familiarity with enterprise environments, ticketing systems, and documentation practices.
• Proficiency with SIEM, DLP, or endpoint monitoring tools, with the ability to navigate dashboards and review complex security alerts.
• Ability to interpret logs from systems such as Active Directory, VPN, endpoints, and cloud platforms to identify anomalous activity.
• Independently investigates complex incidents, including building timelines, gathering evidence, and documenting findings.
• Translates complex technical findings into clear, actionable insights for leadership, including executive briefings, risk summaries, and program recommendations.
• Manages multiple alerts or tasks concurrently, prioritizing based on risk and meeting deadlines in a fast paced environment.

Technologies

• SIEM
• DLP
• Active Directory
• VPN
• Kubernetes
• Container platforms
• Cloud platforms

Position Concept

The Enterprise Data and Platform Security Engineer protects sensitive data across endpoints, networks, cloud services, and enterprise platforms by designing, implementing, and operating data protection controls. This role partners with security, infrastructure, application, legal, privacy, and business teams to reduce the risk of data loss, improve governance, support regulatory compliance, and strengthen the organization’s overall security posture.