
Sr. Security Engineer
Atlanta, GA · HybridContract$58.19–63.19/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Sr. Security Engineer is a 12-month contract role in Atlanta with a hybrid work arrangement. The engineer designs, tests, implements, supports, and manages security systems that protect organizational information assets. The role focuses on PKI and certificate lifecycle management, security engineering, incident response, vulnerability testing, risk assessment, and security solutions across enterprise and cloud environments.
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$58.19 - $63.19
Sr. Security Engineer / Hybrid / Atlanta
Contract Duration: 12 Month Contract
Required Skills & Experience
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent experience) 3–7+ years in PKI, cybersecurity engineering, or infrastructure security
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Hands-on experience with certificate lifecycle management Experience with PKI tools/platforms (e.g., Venafi, DigiCert, Microsoft CA, AWS ACM)
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Understanding of TLS/SSL, cryptographic principles, and key management Experience with: HSMs and key custody operations
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PKI automation (APIs, pipelines, scripting)
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Cloud certificate services (AWS, Azure)
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Knowledge of compliance frameworks (NIST, PCI-DSS, CMMC)
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Experience scaling PKI in large enterprise environments Familiarity with trust store management across distributed systems
What You Will Be Doing
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Responsible for the design, testing, evaluation, implementation, support, management, and deployment of security systems/devices used to safeguard the organizations information assets.
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Also responsible for analyzing the information security environment and assisting with the development of security measures to safeguard information against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure.
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'-Works with the technical team to recover data after a security breach.
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-Configures and installs firewalls and intrusion detection systems.
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-Develops automation scripts to handle and track incidents.
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-Investigates intrusion incidents, conducts forensic investigations and mounts incident responses.
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-Delivers technical reports and formal papers on test findings.
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-Installs firewalls, data encryption, and other security measures. -Maintains access by providing information, resources, and technical support.
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-Ensures authorized access by investigating improper access; revoking access; reporting violations; monitoring information requests by new programming; recommending improvements.
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-Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
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-Accomplishes information systems and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
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-Builds, deploys, and tracks security measurements for computer systems and networks.
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-Mitigates security vulnerabilities by implementing applicable solutions and tools.
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-Performs vulnerability testing, risk analyses, and security assessments.
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-Collaborates with colleagues on authentication, authorization, and encryption solutions.
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-Tests security solutions using industry standard analysis criteria.
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-Responds to information security issues during each stage of a projects lifecycle.
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-Performs risk assessments and testing of data processing systems.
Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,187 open Security Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$58.19–63.19/hr
- US median$60–70/hr83 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $60.69/hr, is 7% below the US median midpoint ($65/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Security Engineer hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 90 open Security Engineer jobs in Georgia and 4,187 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Georgia
- EY10 open
- Deloitte8 open
- Hyundai Autoever America6 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Security Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,615 postings).
- Education
- 1,313 of the 4,187 open Security Engineer jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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