QuEra Computing
Security Engineer
Boston, MA, USA · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$90k-$140kDetected 8 days ago
PythonBashPowerShellAWSAzureCloud PlatformsDevOpsCybersecuritySIEMMicrosoft SentinelSOARComplianceJiraFirewallVPNCommunication
About the role
- This is an opportunity to be part of a small team with increasing importance and responsibility.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical evidence and control implementation support for SOC 2, ISO 27001, or customer security assessments.
- Support endpoint protection, log monitoring, and threat intelligence initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent related experience
- Minimum of four years of experience in information security, systems administration, or DevOps.
- Strong understanding of operating systems, networking, and cloud fundamentals.
- Knowledge of security/compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or NIST
- Familiarity with vulnerability management tools (e.g., Tenable, CrowdStrike, Qualys, Rapid7, AWS Inspector, or Microsoft Purview).
- Working knowledge of AWS, Azure, and/or Oracle Cloud security controls and services.
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to plan for contingencies and anticipate problems.
- Ability to ask critical questions to assess needs and requirements
Nice to have
- Security certifications (Security+, GSEC, AWS Security Specialty, or similar).
- Proficient in at least one scripting language (Python, PowerShell, or Bash).
- Endpoint Security/Patching/Inventory experience
- Experience with SIEM or SOAR platforms (e.g., Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel).
Skills
- Deploy/Administer secure configuration baselines for network access, firewalls/WAFs, VPN, AWS/Azure Cloud resources.
- Review and triage findings from vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and configuration assessments to identify potential security risks.
- Work with engineers, DevOps and system owners to remediate vulnerabilities across multi-cloud and on-prem assets.
- Monitor cloud environments for misconfigurations and suspicious activity.
- Review/Configure IAM/access policies for internal and cloud systems.
- Integrate security tools and data into dashboards or workflow systems (e.g., Jira, SIEM, or ticketing).
- Assist with incident triage, response, and root cause analysis.
Compensation
- $90,000 - $140,000
Equal opportunity
- QuEra is an equal opportunity employer.
- We recruit, hire, and promote without regard to legally protected characteristics.
- Where project work requires access to controlled information or facilities, employment is contingent on the ability to obtain and maintain appropriate authorizations.
- All hiring complies with applicable federal and state laws.
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