W2 ONLY - Need Security Engineer - Risk & Controls- Hybrid - Atlanta, GA

Job Title: Security Engineer – Risk & Controls
Location: Hybrid - Atlanta, GA

Top 3 Skills

• Security Risk & Controls, Risk Assessment, Control Evaluation
• Remediation, NIST/ISO 27001, Cloud Security, Audit & Compliance.
• Blockchain Security, IAM, Cryptography, DevSecOps/SSDLC, Vulnerability Management, GRC Tools, CI/CD Security.

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Security Engineer – Risk & Controls to join our team. This role is responsible for identifying and assessing technology and security risks, driving remediation efforts, strengthening control frameworks, and partnering with engineering teams to implement secure and compliant solutions.

The successful candidate will work closely with engineering, operations, architecture, risk, audit, and control partners to ensure security risks are effectively managed and that security controls are appropriately designed, implemented, and operating effectively. The role combines hands-on security expertise with risk management, governance, and control oversight responsibilities across blockchain, cloud, and enterprise platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct security risk assessments and identify control gaps across applications, infrastructure, cloud, and blockchain environments.
• Drive remediation of security findings, vulnerabilities, audit issues, and control deficiencies through closure.
• Design, implement, and assess security controls to ensure effectiveness and regulatory compliance.
• Partner with engineering, architecture, and operations teams to integrate security and controls into system design and delivery processes.
• Perform threat modeling, security reviews, and vulnerability assessments to proactively identify risks.
• Support identity and access management, secrets management, encryption, and key management practices.
• Participate in architecture and solution reviews to ensure alignment with enterprise security standards.
• Support internal audits, regulatory reviews, and compliance assessments, including evidence collection and issue remediation.
• Develop security policies, standards, procedures, and control documentation.
• Monitor risk, remediation, and control effectiveness metrics and provide reporting to management.
• Evaluate security technologies and recommend solutions to strengthen the organization's security posture.
• Provide security and risk guidance to stakeholders and promote a strong security and control culture.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, technology risk, information security, risk management, or controls governance.
• Experience conducting security risk assessments and control evaluations.
• Experience driving remediation activities and managing security issues through closure.
• Strong understanding of security frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, COBIT, or similar standards.
• Understanding of cloud security principles and common cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).
• Knowledge of identity and access management, secrets management, encryption, and key management practices.
• Experience supporting audits, regulatory assessments, or compliance reviews.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of blockchain technologies, smart contracts, cryptography, and distributed ledger platforms (Ethereum, Hyperledger Besu, Canton, Solana, Polygon, etc.).
• Experience with secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with vulnerability management and security testing programs.
• Experience with Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platforms such as Archer, ServiceNow GRC, or MetricStream.
• Experience developing risk metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native security controls.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, or CCSP.
• AWS Security Specialty (or equivalent).