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ECS Federal, LLC
Portland, OR (In Person)
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Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Security Engineerto work in our Portland, ORoffice.
TheSenior Security Engineerplays a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining advanced security controls to protect the organization's infrastructure, applications, and data. This role combineshands‑on engineering,incident leadership, andstrategic security design, serving as a technical authority and mentor within the security organization.
The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise, strong judgment under pressure, and the ability to drive security outcomes across complex, distributed environments.
Key ResponsibilitiesSecurity Engineering & ArchitectureDesign, implement, and maintain security controls across network, endpoint, cloud, and application environmentsLead secure architecture reviews and contribute to system and platform designsEvaluate and recommend security tools, technologies, and architectural improvementsEnsure security is embedded into system lifecycles and engineering workflowsDetection, Monitoring & Incident ResponseDesign and tune detection logic, alerts, and monitoring for threats and anomalous activityLead and support incident response activities, including triage, investigation, containment, and remediationPerform root cause analysis and drive long‑term corrective actionsSupport threat hunting and proactive security assessmentsVulnerability & Risk ManagementOversee vulnerability management efforts, including prioritization and remediation guidanceConduct security assessments, configuration reviews, and system hardeningSupport compliance, audit, and risk management initiativesAutomation & Engineering ExcellenceDevelop scripts, tooling, or automation to improve security operations and responsePartner with DevOps, SRE, and engineering teams to integrate security tooling into CI/CD pipelinesImprove reliability, scalability, and efficiency of security platformsLeadership & CollaborationServe as a technical escalation point and subject matter expertMentor and guide junior security engineersCollaborate cross‑functionally with IT, DevOps, Product, and SOC teamsCommunicate risks, findings, and recommendations to technical and leadership audiences5-8+ years of experience in security engineering or related technical security roles
SIEM, EDR/XDR, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanners, firewallsExperience leading or significantly contributing to incident response effortsStrong scripting or automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar)
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This position is contingent upon contract award.TheSenior Security Engineerplays a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining advanced security controls to protect the organization's infrastructure, applications, and data. This role combineshands‑on engineering,incident leadership, andstrategic security design, serving as a technical authority and mentor within the security organization.
The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise, strong judgment under pressure, and the ability to drive security outcomes across complex, distributed environments.
Key ResponsibilitiesSecurity Engineering & ArchitectureDesign, implement, and maintain security controls across network, endpoint, cloud, and application environmentsLead secure architecture reviews and contribute to system and platform designsEvaluate and recommend security tools, technologies, and architectural improvementsEnsure security is embedded into system lifecycles and engineering workflowsDetection, Monitoring & Incident ResponseDesign and tune detection logic, alerts, and monitoring for threats and anomalous activityLead and support incident response activities, including triage, investigation, containment, and remediationPerform root cause analysis and drive long‑term corrective actionsSupport threat hunting and proactive security assessmentsVulnerability & Risk ManagementOversee vulnerability management efforts, including prioritization and remediation guidanceConduct security assessments, configuration reviews, and system hardeningSupport compliance, audit, and risk management initiativesAutomation & Engineering ExcellenceDevelop scripts, tooling, or automation to improve security operations and responsePartner with DevOps, SRE, and engineering teams to integrate security tooling into CI/CD pipelinesImprove reliability, scalability, and efficiency of security platformsLeadership & CollaborationServe as a technical escalation point and subject matter expertMentor and guide junior security engineersCollaborate cross‑functionally with IT, DevOps, Product, and SOC teamsCommunicate risks, findings, and recommendations to technical and leadership audiences5-8+ years of experience in security engineering or related technical security roles
Strongexpertisein:
Operating systems (Linux, Windows)Networking concepts and protocolsCommon attack techniques and defensive controlsHands‑onexperience with enterprise security tools such as:SIEM, EDR/XDR, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanners, firewallsExperience leading or significantly contributing to incident response effortsStrong scripting or automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar)