Security Architect

DPP•Columbia, SC

1d•Remote

About The Position

DPP is seeking a Security Architect for an opportunity with our client in Columbia, SC. This is a fully remote, 12-month contract position with the possibility of extension, requiring the candidate to work Eastern time zone hours. The role is a new engineering position directly supporting cybersecurity automations, security tool development, IAM, enterprise security platforms, and security operations. The position is 100% remote and involves participation in a monthly on-call rotation supporting 24x7 SOC operations, with potential for after-hours maintenance, incident escalation support, and operational handoffs. All work must be performed within the contiguous United States. The successful candidate will serve as a contract security engineer within the Department of Administration’s Division of Information Security, demonstrating extensive experience in security automation, custom tool development, identity and access management, Linux systems, and a broad range of enterprise security technologies. This contractor will collaborate with a large enterprise security team, assisting with the design, development, implementation, integration, and continuous improvement of security tools, automation, systems, and services supporting multiple agencies. The primary focus will be on security engineering, automation, scripting, tool development, system integration, and operational support, with significant contributions to IAM, Linux-based security sensors, DSPM, ASM, vulnerability management, SIEM, XDR, logging, monitoring, and other evolving security technologies. This role demands hands-on experience in both security engineering and security operations, including internal applications, APIs, SDKs, dashboards, command-line tools, incident response automation, CVE analysis, access controls, platform troubleshooting, system administration, documentation, and analyst enablement. The candidate must be capable of supporting strategic planning, solution design, development, implementation, HSTR, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and continuous improvement of secure systems and services in a dynamic environment.

Requirements

Broad hands-on security engineering experience supporting multiple cybersecurity technologies, systems, integrations, and operational functions.
Experience developing security automations, scripts, integrations, utilities, and custom tools using Python.
Strong experience troubleshooting complex technical issues across applications, security platforms, operating systems, networks, identity services, and integrations.
Linux system deployment, configuration, patching, scripting, service management, monitoring, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management.
Experience developing automation and response workflows using Python, PowerShell, Bash, REST APIs, JSON, YAML, and vendor SDKs.
Experience supporting IAM, DSPM, ASM, vulnerability management, email security, endpoint security, SIEM, SOAR, logging, monitoring, Cloud security, and other enterprise security technologies.
Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture, incident response, networking, access control, secure software development, systems administration, and industry-standard cybersecurity frameworks.
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or information security related field.
Five years of experience in supporting large IT environments, security systems, software development, and/or system deployments.
Eight years of relevant work experience (experience may be substituted in lieu of education).

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience serving as a security engineering generalist in a large, multi-tenant, shared-services or managed-service environment.
Hands-on Linux, Docker, security sensor, monitoring, scripting, and platform administration experience.
Experience supporting SOC analysts, security engineers, incident responders, agency customers, and rapidly changing operational priorities.
Familiarity with Palo Alto Networks, Proofpoint, Tenable, Cribl, WUG, or other enterprise security technologies.
Experience developing playbooks, runbooks, procedures, and technical documentation.
Experience developing or supporting internal web applications, APIs, dashboards, databases, command-line tools, and related software components.
Advanced Python development experience and familiarity with full-stack development, internal web applications, APIs, databases, source control, testing, and software deployment practices.
CISSP, Security+, GIAC, or other relevant cybersecurity certification.
Linux, Python, Cloud, IAM, or other relevant security engineering or platform certification.

Responsibilities

Assist in the planning, design, development, deployment, administration, and operational support of enterprise security automations and custom security tools, including Python-based automations, internal web applications, APIs, SDKs, scripts, dashboards, command-line utilities, and system integrations.
Develop automated workflows for alert enrichment, triage, incident response, case management, notifications, containment, escalation, and reporting.
Create custom tools to assist with CVE vetting, vulnerability enrichment, prioritization, tracking, and security decision support.
Assist in the planning, design, deployment, and operational support of a broad range of security platforms, including DSPM, ASM, IAM, vulnerability management, email security, endpoint security, SIEM, XDR, SOAR, logging, monitoring, network security, Cloud security, and threat intelligence technologies.
Implement integrations with ticketing, case management, notification, identity, data sources, APIs, SDKs, and other enterprise systems as needed.
Support technologies such as Palo Alto Networks, Proofpoint, Tenable, Cribl, WhatsUp Gold, and other current or future security products.
Develop, test, deploy, and maintain automated security workflows, applications, and scripts using Python, PowerShell, Bash, REST APIs, JSON, YAML, Vendor SDKs, and other appropriate technologies.
Assist with identity and access management functions, including user provisioning, deprovisioning, access reviews, role-based access control, service accounts, API credentials, authentication, authorization, and identity-based system integrations.
Deploy, configure, patch, monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot Linux systems supporting security sensors, collectors, connectors, applications, containers, and data-processing services, including Docker-based environments.
Support security architects, engineers, SOC analysts, incident responders, and agency customers through platform troubleshooting, automation development, system integration, technical escalation, knowledge transfer, and operational handoffs.
Monitor and report on automation health, application availability, system performance, sensor status, integration failures, API errors, vulnerability status, platform issues, and other security engineering and operational metrics.
Ensure high availability, resilience, backup, recovery, patching, lifecycle management, secure configuration, and controlled change processes for security tools, Linux systems, applications, automations, and supporting services.
Collaborate with security architects, engineers, analysts, incident responders, and agency stakeholders to align solutions with business goals, industry-standard frameworks, regulatory requirements, and organizational risk tolerance.