Senior Security Engineering

Senior Security Engineer
Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to work in our Portland, OR office. This position is contingent upon contract award.
The Senior Security Engineer plays a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining advanced security controls to protect the organization's infrastructure, applications, and data. This role combines hands-on engineering, incident leadership, and strategic security design, serving as a technical authority and mentor within the security organization.
Security Engineering & Architecture

Design, implement, and maintain security controls across network, endpoint, cloud, and application environments
Lead secure architecture reviews and contribute to system and platform designs
Detection, Monitoring & Incident Response

Design and tune detection logic, alerts, and monitoring for threats and anomalous activity
Perform root cause analysis and drive long-term corrective actions
Vulnerability & Risk Management

Conduct security assessments, configuration reviews, and system hardening
Support compliance, audit, and risk management initiatives
Develop scripts, tooling, or automation to improve security operations and response
Partner with DevOps, SRE, and engineering teams to integrate security tooling into CI/CD pipelines
Improve reliability, scalability, and efficiency of security platforms
Mentor and guide junior security engineers
Collaborate cross-functionally with IT, DevOps, Product, and SOC teams
Communicate risks, findings, and recommendations to technical and leadership audiences
5–8+ years of experience in security engineering or related technical security roles

• Operating systems (Linux, Windows)
• Networking concepts and protocols
• Strong scripting or automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar)