Security Engineer - Remote

Overview

Modern Campus empowers 2,000+ higher education institutions to thrive when transformation is required to respond to lower student enrollments and revenue, rising costs, crushing student debt, and administrative complexity.

In Short

• We are looking for a Security Engineer that will play a crucial role in maintaining the organization's security posture and compliance programs.
• Maintain a comprehensive security assessment program that includes vulnerability management, penetration testing coordination, and risk analysis.
• Analyze and interpret security scan results and vulnerability reports to develop prioritized remediation strategies.
• Engineer and implement security controls based on industry standards (NIST, CIS, ISO).
• Coordinate and facilitate audit activities, including evidence collection and preparation of audit documentation.
• Track compliance requirements and deadlines across multiple frameworks.
• Collaborate with IT and DevOps teams to implement security monitoring and defense tools.
• Implement incident response procedures, including assessing impact and incident reporting.
• Stay current on the latest vulnerabilities, security trends, and data privacy standards.

Requirements

• University or College degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy or related field with 3+ years of work experience.
• Strong programming/scripting skills for security automation and tool integration.
• Advanced knowledge of cloud platforms and infrastructure, preferably AWS and Azure.
• Experience with security control automation and infrastructure as code.
• Hands-on experience implementing and configuring vulnerability scanning tools.
• In-depth knowledge of OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and application security best practices.
• Understanding of privacy laws and regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.).
• Knowledge of NIST and CIS Benchmarking frameworks and ISO 27001.
• Experience with audit preparation and coordination.
• Strong knowledge of information security principles and best practices.

Benefits

• The base salary range for this full-time position is between $70,000 - $140,000.
• Remote first workplace - whether working from one of our offices or remotely.
• Rewards and recognition programs.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• You will make a difference every day for universities trying to grow and students trying to learn.