Senior Cyber Security Engineer
$90k - $120k/yr+ 10% annual bonus + 401(k) employer match
Expert
Washington, DC, USA
HybridHybrid in Washington, DC; mandatory office attendance three days per week, with in-person work after 90 days.
CybersecuritySecurity Engineering & Architecture
About the job
Requirements
- At least 10 years of experience in cyber security engineering, cloud security, infrastructure security, or a related security role.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR/XDR), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Microsoft 365, Azure, and Microsoft Entra ID.
- Experience implementing Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Azure role-based access control (RBAC), Windows Hello for Business, Intune compliance policies, and identity security controls.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or Bicep), PowerShell and/or Python automation, and DevSecOps methodologies.
- Strong understanding of vulnerability management, security hardening, network security, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and data protection within enterprise environments.
- Experience supporting security and compliance initiatives within regulated environments.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, configure, and continuously improve security solutions across Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Microsoft Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR/XDR), Intune, and hybrid environments.
- Manage and optimize the Microsoft security stack, including Defender for Cloud, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, Defender for Office 365, Defender XDR, and Microsoft Sentinel.
- Design and implement identity security controls, including Conditional Access, Multi-Factor Authentication, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Identity Governance, and Zero Trust controls.
- Design and implement endpoint security configurations, including security baselines, compliance policies, encryption, application protection, and endpoint hardening.
- Implement and maintain a secure Azure landing zone, including Azure Policy, role-based access control (RBAC), Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Private Endpoints, Network Security Groups (NSGs), Azure Firewall, network segmentation, and secure connectivity.
- Identify, investigate, and remediate security vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, identity risks, and weaknesses across cloud and hybrid environments.
- Work closely with the Security Operations Center (SOC) to investigate security incidents, improve security monitoring, tune detections, and enhance threat visibility.
- Develop and maintain security automation using PowerShell, Python, application programming interfaces (APIs), Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform and Bicep, and continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Define and maintain security engineering standards, security baselines, and implementation guidance.
- Perform technical security reviews of new infrastructure, cloud services, applications, and architecture changes, and work with teams to remediate identified risks.
- Troubleshoot complex security issues across cloud, identity, endpoint, network, authentication, and security platforms.
- Evaluate new security technologies and capabilities through hands-on technical assessment and proof-of-concept activities.
- Support internal and external audits, risk assessments, remediation activities, and regulatory requirements within a regulated environment.
Desired Qualifications
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500).
- Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst (SC-200).
- Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100).
- Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator (SC-300).
- CompTIA Security+.
About the company
Monex is a corporate foreign-exchange and global-payments provider. Sales and advisory teams work with trading, operations, compliance, analytics, technology, and client service. It helps businesses execute cross-border payments, manage currency exposure, and use market information and hedging tools. The profile is Monex USA's business currency operation, not precious-metals dealers or every company in the wider group. Roles span foreign exchange, relationship management, payment operations, risk, finance, engineering, and support. The workforce connects regulated client service with technology, risk, operations, and professional support.
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Headquarters
Houston, Texas
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Coincheck Group and KDDI launched a partnership on May 12, 2026.
- Monex Securities logged 47,000 new account openings in January 2026.
- Coincheck Staking surpassed 400,000 users by March 27, 2026.
What critics are saying
- A Coincheck security breach would revive 2018-style withdrawals and regulatory shutdown risk.
- Monex recorded customer trading losses in futures options during fiscal 2026.
- KDDI, Fiserv, and Q2 partnerships demand flawless integration through 2026.
What makes Monex unique
- Monex combines brokerage, asset management, FX, and Coincheck under one platform.
- Coincheck won Japan’s stablecoin service registration on August 27, 2026.
- Monex USA plugs global payments into Fiserv, Q2, and Acceleron workflows.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- 401(k) Company Match
- Paid Vacation
- Disability Insurance
- Parental Leave
- Company Social Events
- Pet Insurance
- Long Term Disability