Platform Engineer - Security

This is a temp to hire position. All candidates are required to live within a commutable distance to Andover, MA. Relocation candidates will not be considered. No C2C or Third party. This is a fully on-site position.

Platform Engineering, Security
The Platform Security Engineer is responsible for securing an organization's infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments by designing, implementing, and monitoring security controls. This role ensures that security best practices are integrated into the development and deployment pipelines, often through an Internal Developer Platform (IDP). They also play a key part in incident response, vulnerability management, and ensuring compliance with security standards.

Skills
• Must have a working knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, and HTTP protocols to understand how data is transmitted and received over a network to assess how to configure network settings, set up firewalls, and ensure that network connections are secure and stable.
• Have a deep understanding of CI/CD concepts and experienced in Software Development and it processes.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills and independent proficiency to identify root causes of problems and implement effective solutions.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and effectively communicate technical information.

Experience
• Minimum of 5+ year professional experience in AWS security infrastructure and services.
• Minimum of 10+ year professional experience in custom developed web applications with an emphasis on secure coding.

Education
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems or a related field, or equivalent work
experience.
• Relevant verifiable certifications like CompTIA Security+, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified
Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or AWS Security Specialty.