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Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship not available.

Our client is seeking a Cyber Security Platform Engineer in Denver, CO

Role Description

• 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.
• 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

Skills & Requirements

• 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.
• 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.
• 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

Benefits/Other Compensation

This position is a contract/temporary role where Hays offers you the opportunity to enroll in full medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, 401K and Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit).

Why Hays?

You will be working with a professional recruiter who has intimate knowledge of the industry and market trends. Your Hays recruiter will lead you through a thorough screening process in order to understand your skills, experience, needs, and drivers. You will also get support on resume writing, interview tips, and career planning, so when there’s a position you really want, you’re fully prepared to get it.

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Hays is committed to building a thriving culture of diversity that embraces people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better we serve our candidates, clients, and employees. We are an equal employment opportunity employer, and we comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, HIV-positive status, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. One of Hays’ guiding principles is ‘do the right thing’.
We also believe that actions speak louder than words.
In that regard, we train our staff on ensuring inclusivity throughout the entire recruitment process and counsel our clients on these principles. If you have any questions about Hays or any of our processes, please contact us.

In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law protecting qualified individuals with known disabilities, Hays will attempt to reasonably accommodate those individuals unless doing so would create an undue hardship on the company. Any qualified applicant or consultant with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should call or text 813.336.5570.

Drug testing may be required; please contact a recruiter for more information.

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