Information Security Engineer

This role supports security monitoring, logging, and incident response activities. The position focuses on analyzing logs, identifying threats, supporting investigations, and ensuring visibility across enterprise systems. The engineer will collaborate with multiple teams to enhance monitoring capabilities, respond to incidents, and improve the overall security posture through reporting, automation, and analysis., * Monitor, analyze, and correlate security logs using Splunk and other tools.

• Participate in computer security incident response activities for moderately complex events.
• Conduct technical investigations and post-incident digital forensics to identify causes and recommend future mitigation strategies.
• Provide security consulting on medium projects for internal clients to ensure conformity with corporate information, security policy, and standards.
• Design, document, test, and maintain security solutions related to cloud, networking, applications, and endpoints.
• Identify security vulnerabilities, perform risk assessments, and evaluate remediation alternatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and improve monitoring coverage.
• Contribute to threat detection, modeling, and risk management practices.

Experience: 4+ years of Information Security Engineering or Cyber Security Engineering experience.

Technical Skills:

• Experience with Splunk, preferably Splunk Cloud.
• Experience with security logging, monitoring, and reporting.
• SQL experience for data analysis and reporting.
• A valid cloud certification is required.

Soft Skills:

• Strong communication skills.
• Self-motivated and a team player.
• Problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Power BI for reporting and visualization.
• Exposure to AI or Co-Pilot technologies.
• Experience working in a Security Operations Center (SOC) or incident response environment.
• Automation experience using Python.
• Familiarity with risk assessment and threat modeling practices.

The pay rate for this position is between $53.00 and $57.00 per hour. Contract employees are eligible for benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance options.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.