Systems Engineer - III (Risk and Compliance)

Job Title: Systems Engineer - III (Risk and Compliance)

Location: San Diego, CA or Kirkland, WA (Flexible (Hybrid) - 2-3 days in the office at office)

Duration: 12 months contract

What you get to do in this role:

As a Sr Systems Engineer on the Systems Engineering team, you will be responding to and resolving vulnerabilities on VMs and Containers while automating and streamlining process to improve the overall program. Sr Systems Engineer will be an integral part of the System Engineering team and closely partner with the Compliance and Security teams. The role will require a technical understanding of Linux infrastructure and configuration management implementations to improve security. This position will mainly participate in vulnerability troubleshooting, including reviewing scan results, risk analysis and calculations to identify true risk within the environment and influence and drive remediation.

Primary roles and responsibilities are as follows:

• Monitors, tracks, responds, investigates and reports vulnerabilities and works with the responsible parties in System Engineering and Security teams to drive timely results and remediation
• Partners with stakeholders to drive down vulnerabilities and develop mitigation strategies across the organization.
• Assist with writing and deploying Puppet or Ansible playbooks to resolve vulnerabilities
• Assess and remediate container image vulnerabilities across registries and Kubernetes environments; coordinate vulnerability scanning and patching in containerized workloads
• Write knowledge articles as needed
• Assist with defining hardening policies that will improve our security posture
• Review, consult and prepare for planned change introduction to ServiceNow environment.
• Partner with teams to plan and execute software code upgrades as needed.

To be successful in this role, we need someone who has:

• A solid foundation in Linux infrastructure and configuration management tools such as Puppet or Ansible.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work under pressure
• Proficiency with Kubernetes architecture, cluster operations, and container orchestration; ability to assess security posture of containerized environments
• Hands-on experience with container security scanning tools and vulnerability assessment in container registries (e.g., artifact scanning, image analysis)

The following is a list of requirements for this role:

• Solid understanding of and have experience with most of the following infrastructure services. VMWare, Puppet, Ansible, Imaging, Artifactory, Git
• Working knowledge of container platforms (Docker, Podman) and Kubernetes distributions; experience with Helm or similar K8s deployment tools
• Familiarity with programming language components for java and python
• Strong Coordination & Troubleshooting skills in handling Complex Security Incidents & escalations.
• Solid understanding of Linux
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability management tools and strong technical understanding and experience assessing vulnerabilities and identifying weaknesses in cloud infrastructure services.
• Demonstrated experience with container vulnerability scanning platforms and the ability to triage, prioritize, and remediate container-based vulnerabilities
• Ability to partner with peers who are globally distributed is a key part of this role.
• Strong communication skills and empathy for customers.
• Ability to learn new technology in a fast-paced environment.
• no relocation and no visa sponsorship is offered for this role.

Note:

This position requires passing a Client background screening, USFedPASS (US Federal Personnel Authorization Screening Standards). This includes a criminal/misdemeanor check. Any employment is contingent upon passing the screening.

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.