Security Engineer

HonorVet Technologies. We're a veteran-owned IT staffing firm, ISO 9001, and ISO 27001 certified, working with federal agencies, state governments, and Fortune 500 enterprise clients across the US. What makes us different isn't a tagline; it's the way we work. We don't forward resumes and hope for the best. We take the time to understand where a professional like you is headed and only reach out when we genuinely believe there's a fit worth exploring.

Role: Security Engineer
Location: Remote (EST)
Engagement type: Contract - 6 Months

Job Description:

• The IAM Security Engineer will be responsible for understanding test cases, executing testing of functionality, and identifying/reporting defects throughout development.
• Facilitate discovery and engagement with application owners.
• Conduct interviews, working sessions, and document onboarding.
• Document and escalate risk mitigation plan for apps that cannot onboard.
• Coordinate troubleshooting efforts when preparing apps for onboarding.
• Report ongoing status and raise required escalations.
• Analyze log data to identify relevant log events to map to Splunk data models.
• Develop Splunk technology add-ons to properly parse, event type, and tag application security data.
• Test and quality assure Splunk configurations (e.g., confirm appropriate events are in logs and properly mapped to Common Information Model, confirm Splunk standards are followed).
• Release apps to production Splunk team.
• Develop and execute test plans and cases for new application functionality.
• Collaborate with developers to reproduce and troubleshooting issues.
• Maintain detailed test documentation.

Required Skills/ Knowledge:

• A total of 3 years working experience, with a minimum of 1 years engineering and/or architecture experience in IAM or adjacent InfoSec domains, such as Data Protection or Security Engineering and in lieu of a degree 5+ years of working experience.
• A minimum of 1-year hands-on experience with IAM technologies
• Deep understanding of Splunk Cloud and Splunk Processing Language (SPL)
• Experience working in a cloud (PaaS) environment.
• Knowledge of foundational IAM concepts Authentication, Authorization, RBAC, etc
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize work efforts based on risk and project timelines.
• Experience working in Agile methodology, leveraging Jira and Jira Align