job summary: We are looking for a Sr. Security Engineer for a contract to hire opportunity in San Antonio, TX. This role is 100% onsite and must have a CISSP, AWS, or DevOps Engineer Certification. location: San Antonio, Texas job type: Contract salary: $70 - 80 per hour work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors responsibilities: Identifies, implements, maintains, and monitors risk-informed, standards-based, effective, and efficient security controls within a hybrid multi-cloud technology environment.Supports continuous integration and continuous development pipelines and processes that automatically build, test, and deploy infrastructure and containerized applications to ensure appropriate security checks are included automatically or manually. Reviews software releases and infrastructure changes for security vulnerabilities and risks prior to approval.Supports enterprise software development and cloud infrastructure projects and production applications that store, process, and transmit regulated data to ensure controls meet or exceed standards.Manages vulnerabilities and security testing for on premise and cloud-hosted applications and tracks issues to remediation.Supports audit and compliance efforts to ensure applications, infrastructure, and integrations meet applicable compliance and contractual standards.Identifies, recommends, and tests technical security standards and guidelines for software development, DevOps, and release management to ensure that all delivered solutions and architecture adhere to industry best-practices for availability, confidentiality, and integrity.Partners with internal and external development teams and other stakeholders to improve security and operational monitoring for cloud hosted workloads.Develops and tests incident response plans to prepare for, respond to, and recover from security incidents and operational issues as part of an incident response team.Supports efforts to provide for a secure integrated development environment for external and internal software and release management pipelines. Builds and tracks performance indicators and metrics to inform security control monitoring in cloud environments.Performs all other duties as assigned. qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer or Software Engineering, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or related fieldCISSP, AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer Professional certificationMinimum eight (8) years of extensive security engineering experienceExperience implementing and managing tools for security, availability, and compliance monitoring in a cloud environmentExperience and understanding of the DevOps deployment pipeline and security considerations for each step of the CI/CD processesFamiliarity with DevOps toolsets to track work items, code, test, build, and releaseFamiliarity with tools for vulnerability assessments, threat detection, compliance benchmarking, audit logging, log evaluation, and network collection for cloud-hosted applicationsUnderstanding of microservice architecture and implementation of appropriate security controls skills: Knowledge of IT Security Operations and PCI DSSProficient Microsoft Office skills, including Word and ExcelWritten and verbal communication skillsStrong problem resolution and interpersonal skillsStrong multi-tasking skills Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com. Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility). This posting is open for thirty (30) days.