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Federal Trade Commission

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Government • Compliance • Security

Federal Trade Commission is an American government agency that focuses on protecting consumers and ensuring a strong competitive market. The FTC aims to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers avoid such practices. The commission is involved in consumer protection such as identity theft prevention, online security, and combating various types of scams. Additionally, the FTC provides resources and alerts for consumers on topics such as credit, loans, and unwanted communications.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1914

🏛️ Government

📋 Compliance

🔐 Security

📋 Description

• Security Operations & Monitoring Support the deployment, tuning, and ongoing management of a third-party SIEM/SOC in collaboration with the vendor. • Monitor alerts, validate detections, and help triage incidents across systems. • Assist in rolling out and managing a new enterprise email security solution, including monitoring and investigating suspicious emails. • Deploy and manage phishing simulation tools and programs; analyze results and provide metrics to leadership. • Build and maintain custom annual security training content in EasyLlama, including voiceover, quizzes, and role-specific modules. • Partner with stakeholders to strengthen organizational security awareness. • Assist the AppDev team in rolling out GitHub Advanced Security, including automated code scanning, dependency checking, and secrets detection. • Evaluate CI/CD pipelines for security risks and recommend improvements. • Work with developers to identify, triage, and track vulnerabilities. • Leverage APIs from AWS and third-party tools to automate manual security tasks. • Develop scripts and lightweight automation to improve security workflows and reduce repetitive tasks. • Document automation processes and share with the team for reuse. • Apply working knowledge of AWS to support security controls in the cloud environment. • Contribute to the deployment, management, and tuning of a Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solution to detect and respond to risks in AWS. • Partner with Infrastructure and Security teams to triage findings and remediate misconfigurations. • Maintain asset, user, and permissions data from a security perspective. • Support quarterly access reviews in coordination with the GRC platform, technical owners, and business stakeholders. • Ensure accurate inventory and documentation of security-relevant assets. • Coordinate the scheduling, execution, and tracking of external penetration tests. • Partner with vendors to manage scope, track remediation, and validate fixes. • Contribute to reporting and continuous improvement from pen test outcomes. • Work closely with IT, Infrastructure, AppDev, and Security teams to align requirements and deliver scalable solutions. • Stay current with emerging threats, security tools, and best practices. • Actively contribute to documentation, process improvement, and team knowledge sharing.

🎯 Requirements

• Basic knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS preferred), including IAM, networking, and logging fundamentals. • Strong hands on-experience scripting or programming (e.g., Python, PowerShell, or Bash) for automation. • Understanding of application security practices, such as code scanning, dependency checking, and secrets management. • Ability to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and adapt to evolving priorities. • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with attention to detail. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. • Self-motivated, curious, and eager to learn new technologies and security practices. • BS degree required, experience or self-learning may be considered in lieu of degree.

🏖️ Benefits

• health insurance • retirement plans • paid time off • flexible work arrangements • professional development • wellness programs