Senior Information Security Engineer

Important Information

Location: Peru, Colombia, Costa Rica, Bolivia

Work Mode: Remote

Job Summary

As a Senior Information Security Engineer (15013), you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable and efficient software applications. Your role will involve leading technical projects, mentoring junior engineers, and continuously improving software development practices to ensure the delivery of robust and reliable software systems.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Monitor security alerts and ServiceNow tickets, investigate incidents, and respond to threats in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with the internal teams as well as Security Operations Center to respond to critical incidents.
• Build, tune and maintain detection rules to improve detection and response capabilities.
• Perform proactive threat hunting to detect advanced threats across the organization.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in software development with a focus on designing and building scalable applications.
• Professional/ Advanced English skills.
• +5 years of experience.
• Knowledge of security frameworks and regulatory compliance standards (NIST CSF, SOX ITGC, GDPR, MITRE ATT&CK, etc.)
• Experience with common industry security tools and SIEM platforms.
• Experience working with Microsoft security products.
• Experience with scripting and automation such as Python, PowerShell, KQL, etc.
• Knowledge of incident response and cloud security best practices.
• Working technical knowledge of IT systems including Active Directory, Microsoft 365 and Windows OS.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and manage workload with minimal supervision.

About Encora 

Encora is a global company that offers Software and Digital Engineering solutions. Our practices include Cloud Services, Product Engineering & Application Modernization, Data & Analytics, Digital Experience & Design Services, DevSecOps, Cybersecurity, Quality Engineering, AI & LLM Engineering, among others.

At Encora, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.