Job Description
*Title: *Cyber Security Platform Engineer (4+ years of experience)
*Location:* Hybrid – Seattle, WA (Monday-Wednesday On-Site)
*Structure: *6-Month Contract-to-Hire
*Pay: *60-63/hr (Depending on Experience)
*Client: *Nordstrom
*Job Description*
Brooksource is seeking a Cyber Security Platform Engineer to support Nordstrom’s enterprise security initiatives. This role is ideal for a cybersecurity professional with 4+ years of experience, strong cloud security expertise, and a passion for building and optimizing security platforms. The engineer will play a key role in implementing Zero Trust strategies, automating platform operations, and integrating tools across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.
*Key Responsibilities*
* Design, implement, and maintain secure configurations to align with the organization's Zero Trust strategy
* Conduct data and network analysis to support access control policies and micro segmentation strategies.
* Collaborate with teams to implement granular segmentation policies in alignment with Zero Trust principles.
* Participate in the design and implement secure configurations for security platforms (e.g., CSPM, SIEM, EDR, SOAR) across AWS, Azure, GCP.
* Demonstrate a mastery of best practices for network and endpoint security solutions
* Integrate security platforms with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native services.
* Develop scripts to automate platform operations and monitoring.
* Analyze platform metrics and tune configurations for effectiveness.
* Support secure deployment of platforms in containerized and virtualized environments.
* Collaborate with teams to remediate platform vulnerabilities.
* Create dashboards and reports to visualize platform health and security posture.
*Example Projects or Deliverables*
* Conduct optimization and tuning of security platform configurations
* Design and implement segmentation policies based on network and data flow analysis
* Refine configurations and alerting thresholds for security monitoring
* Build dashboards for real-time security event monitoring and analysis
* Create scripts to automate platform monitoring and operations
* 2+ years of experience in cybersecurity, cloud security, or a related field
* Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and security platform deployment/management
*Preferred Qualifications*
* Expertise in network security, including experience with security platforms such as Zscaler, and other CSPM, SIEM, EDR, and SOAR solutions
* Familiarity with Zero Trust principles, including micro segmentation, access control policies, and secure network design
* Industry certifications in network security or related fields, such as CCNP Security, CISSP, or similar, with additional cloud security certifications (e.g., AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate) being a plus
* Experience with automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) to streamline network security operations a plus
*Technical Skills*
* Security Platforms: Zscaler, CrowdStrike, Wiz, Splunk
* Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
* Automation Tools: Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins
* Languages: Python, Bash, PowerShell
* Container and Virtualization: Docker, Kubernetes, VMware
*Education:*
* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
_Brooksource provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, disability, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws._
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $60.00 - $63.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
* Dental insurance
* Health insurance
* Vision insurance
Ability to Commute:
* Seattle, WA 98101 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
* Seattle, WA 98101: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Seattle, WA 98101
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