Job Specifications
Swoon is actively hiring a Sr. Information Security Engineer to join the team!
What your day-to-day will look like?
Monitor and analyze security events, alerts, and system logs across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments using SIEM, EDR, and IDS/IPS tools to identify and investigate potential threats.
Design, implement, and maintain security controls, detection rules, and automated response workflows to strengthen threat prevention, detection, and remediation capabilities.
Lead incident response activities by investigating security breaches, coordinating containment and recovery efforts, and communicating technical findings to internal teams and external partners.
Conduct regular vulnerability assessments, threat hunting, and risk evaluations, using threat intelligence and analytics to proactively identify and mitigate emerging security risks
Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, application, and compliance teams to embed security best practices into system designs, deployments, and operational processes
Develop security policies, provide technical guidance and training, and mentor junior engineers while supporting audits, governance initiatives, and ongoing security improvement efforts.
What’s Required / Technical Skills
5+ years of progressive IT and information security experience, with hands-on expertise in tools such as SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, vulnerability management, malware detection, and reverse proxies (retail/corporate environment preferred).
Strong technical foundation in secure coding, threat modeling, identity and access management, cryptography, penetration testing, and network/system security, with deep knowledge of TCP/IP and security protocols.
Minimum 3 years of threat hunting and advanced analytics experience using platforms such as Splunk, including log analysis, network traffic inspection, and behavioral monitoring to detect malicious activity.
Proficiency in web services and scripting/programming (e.g., Python, Java, C++, Ruby, Perl, JSON), with demonstrated ability to analyze large and unstructured data sets to identify security trends and anomalies.
Proven leadership and communication skills, including incident response under pressure, executive-level reporting, vendor and stakeholder management, strong documentation abilities, and commitment to confidentiality and professionalism, supported by a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) and preferred security certifications (CISSP, GIAC, GSEC, GCED).
What else you should know?
Job Title: Sr. Information Security Engineer
6-month contract to Hire role
Location – Scottsdale, AZ
Hybrid role – 4 days a week on-site
Hourly Rate - $70-$80 an hour
Work Authorization -US Citizen or Permanent Resident Only
What’s Next?
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About the Company
In 2010, Swoon launched an agile, client-focused team that is not only savvy in our core industries but elbow-deep, every day, getting to know the strongest talent in the technology and professional fields.
Today, Swoon is one of the fastest-growing talent and consulting firms in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Mexico with an expanding client roster of Fortune 1000 companies, Best-of Awards, and legions of talent in our network.
We are a WBENC-certified company founded by industry leaders with 100+ years of combined exp...
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