Security Engineer Risk & Controls

Title: Security Engineer Risk & Controls
Location: Atlanta, GA (Onsite)
Duration: 6+ Months of Contract

Must Have Skills:
Security Risk Assessment & Management
Security Controls & Governance (NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls)
Vulnerability Management & Remediation
Cloud Security (AWS, Azure, GCP)

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 modelling, 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 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 GCP).
Knowledge of identity and access management, secrets management, encryption, and key management practices.
Experience supporting audits, regulatory assessments, or compliance reviews.