Cybersecurity Engineer 4 - Kasmo Global : Job Details

Job Title: Cybersecurity Engineer 4 Job ID: 68730-1 Duration: 12 Months (Possible extension) Role Overview: We are seeking a highly experienced Cybersecurity Engineer to lead secure application and infrastructure practices across cloud environments and development lifecycles. This role involves contributing to security engineering, managing vulnerabilities, consulting with developers, and helping integrate security within Agile and DevOps practices. Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity
• OR No degree with at least 12 years of relevant experience

Technical Skills (Required):

• Deep understanding of cybersecurity best practices and standards, including:
  • ISO, SOC, OWASP, MITRE, and Microsoft Security Frameworks
• Experience auditing technical environments against security and GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) standards
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, SAST/DAST, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security

Soft Skills (Required):

• Comfortable working in a research & development (R&D) setting
• Willingness to take on administrative or consulting tasks as needed
• Highly collaborative, communicative, and proactive in cross-functional teams

Key Responsibilities:

• Apply Security by Design principles across software and infrastructure projects
• Partner with development teams to triage, remediate, and document vulnerabilities from tools such as CodeQL, Rapid7, and others
• Serve as a trusted security consultant to engineers, product owners, and architects
• Manage and monitor security tooling and integrate them into development pipelines
• Provide security input during architectural decisions and engineering processes
• Lead and participate in penetration testing scope, execution, and post-assessment activities
• Assist in improving application security maturity using defined scorecards and models
• Author and co-author Correction of Error reports and security post-mortems
• Create and review security architecture diagrams and policy documents

Team Environment:

• Work as part of a 13-person DevOps team supporting a large project group of 60+ team members
• Cross-functional, collaborative environment requiring innovation and skill versatility
• Must be onsite from Day 1 - remote or hybrid onboarding is not an option

Work Model:

• Hybrid - 1 to 3 days per week in the Chicago, IL office
• Candidate must be local or have a clear relocation plan to be onsite on Day 1

Disqualifiers / Red Flags:

• Frequent job-hopping or inconsistent tenure
• Passive attitude toward collaboration and cross-team engagement
• Candidate's current location missing from resume or unwillingness to relocate to Chicago