Randstad Digital Americas ยท 12 hours ago
Security Operations Engineer
Woodbridge, NJ
Contract
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$50/hr - $75/hr
1+ years expRandstad Digital Americas is seeking a Security Operations Engineer who delivers outstanding service and communicates with clarity and professionalism. In this role, you will protect the organization's digital assets by auditing and remediating user identities and privileges, strengthening governance processes, and enhancing the monitoring of technology risk.
Information Technology & Services
No H1B
Responsibilities
Identify and resolve expired or overdue passwords across all identity systems
Perform regular Active Directory health checks and cleanup tasks, including locating and disabling stale user and computer accounts
Review and optimize service accounts to ensure proper permissions, correct system scope, and compliance with password policies
Verify that Multi-Factor Authentication, such as Duo, is correctly enforced for critical and high-risk accounts
Ensure accounts are used only in their designated environments to prevent cross-environment access, such as development accounts being used in production
Identify and remove unnecessary local administrative privileges on workstations and servers to support a strong least privilege model
Detect and resolve duplicate credentials within Azure Active Directory to ensure consistent and secure identity management
Help develop and improve security monitoring and detection use cases in Splunk and other monitoring platforms
Support the investigation and response process for security alerts from tools such as Threat Command, Canary, ExtraHop, and CrowdStrike Identity
Develop and improve security monitoring use cases in Splunk and other SIEM tools to strengthen threat detection
Monitor and respond to potential security alerts from systems such as EDR, network anomaly detection, and identity protection
Create and maintain response templates to guide consistent handling of security incidents and common red flag scenarios
Assist in identifying outdated applications and work with teams to address the security risks they introduce
Research and evaluate threat intelligence to identify relevant vulnerabilities and emerging attack techniques
Use tools such as BloodHound and PingCastle to find and remediate Active Directory security weaknesses
Identify vulnerable or unsupported applications across the enterprise and coordinate their remediation
Qualification
Required
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Undergraduate degree in a technology related field such as computer science, EMIS, systems engineering, or electrical engineering
Proven ability to take initiative, manage time effectively, and follow tasks through to completion
One to three years of experience in Information Security; more than four years is preferred
Experience working with both on premise and AWS environments
Solid understanding of security principles, network communication models, and related protocols
Familiarity with ServiceNow or similar workforce or system of record platforms
Hands on experience managing and responding to security alerts
Experience performing phishing analysis and working with web proxies, endpoint detection and response tools, and database monitoring solutions
Strong understanding of Active Directory security group structures and lifecycle management
Experience reviewing industry or third party threat intelligence and integrating findings into a security environment
Working knowledge of network operations and troubleshooting
Demonstrated ability to create runbooks, knowledge articles, and process documentation to support routine reporting and operational tasks
Strong critical thinking skills and the ability to resolve security incidents effectively
Preferred
Security skills and tools: Carbon Black, Imperva, Varonis, Tripwire, Forescout, Symantec Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), SecureMail, Symantec WebPulse, VMRay, Symantec Web Security Service
Desired Security Certificates: Security+ from CompTIA, GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), or other related Information Security certificates
Desired Skills & Experience - ITIL-based training, experience, or certifications on SIEM are a plus
Network firewall knowledge is a plus
Familiar with Oracle Databases is a plus
Benefits
Medical
Prescription
Dental
Vision
AD&D
Life insurance offerings
Short-term disability
401K plan
Company
Randstad Digital Americas
Randstad Digital is a trusted digital enablement partner that facilitates accelerated transformation for businesses by providing global talent, capacity, and solutions across specialized domains.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Graig Paglieri
CEO, Randstad Digital Americas
Pascal de Hesselle
SVP, Executive Client Partner - Technology, Media & Telecom
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