<p>email: valerie.montoya@rht(.com) <strong><em><u>***Local Southern California candidates only. Applicants must reside within the Southern California area and be able to work onsite as required. Relocation assistance is not available.***</u></em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Robert Half is seeking a <strong>Cybersecurity Analyst </strong>to support and enhance our organization's security posture across cloud applications, web-based platforms, and enterprise infrastructure. This individual will be responsible for monitoring security threats, investigating alerts, auditing security controls, and implementing configuration improvements to reduce risk and strengthen compliance.</p><p><br></p><p>The ideal candidate has experience working in cloud environments, security monitoring platforms, firewalls, identity and access management, and compliance frameworks involving the protection of sensitive and regulated data.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Monitor, investigate, and respond to security alerts, threats, and suspicious activity across cloud and on-premises environments.</li><li>Perform security auditing, access reviews, and configuration assessments to ensure adherence to security standards and best practices.</li><li>Support security monitoring and observability platforms such as Datadog, SIEM, EDR, and log management tools.</li><li>Review and harden security configurations across web applications, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise systems.</li><li>Manage and improve security controls related to authentication, authorization, and privileged access.</li><li>Assist with firewall administration, security policy reviews, and access control management.</li><li>Partner with infrastructure, application, and development teams to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.</li><li>Investigate and respond to security incidents, documenting findings and recommendations.</li><li>Ensure compliance with applicable security and privacy requirements related to PII and regulated data.</li><li>Support internal and external audits and participate in risk assessments and security reviews.</li><li>Develop and maintain security documentation, standards, policies, and procedures.</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for a Cyber Security Analyst to help protect systems, applications, and sensitive member information in Los Angeles, California. This Long-term Contract opportunity is suited for a security specialist who can monitor threats, investigate suspicious activity, and strengthen defenses across cloud-hosted and web-based environments. The role partners with technical and operational stakeholders to improve risk controls, support audit readiness, and reinforce the organization’s overall security posture.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Monitor security events, assess potential threats, and take timely action to contain or escalate incidents affecting systems and user accounts.<br>• Examine logs and alert data, including activity captured through Datadog, to identify anomalies, unauthorized access attempts, and emerging attack patterns.<br>• Perform security reviews of cloud platforms, web applications, and member-facing systems to uncover weaknesses and recommend corrective measures.<br>• Investigate phishing campaigns, malware concerns, bot activity, and account compromise cases, documenting findings and response steps clearly.<br>• Evaluate user roles, access levels, and permission structures to support appropriate segregation of duties and stronger authentication controls.<br>• Contribute to the protection and hardening of WordPress environments and other hosted platforms by helping implement practical security improvements.<br>• Prepare audit-related security documentation and assist with remediation planning to support internal assessments and future external compliance reviews.<br>• Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to reduce risk, improve monitoring practices, and advance broader cybersecurity initiatives.
<p><strong>Senior Cloud Security Engineer</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Company Overview</strong></p><p>A global firm based in Los Angeles, California is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to strengthen its cybersecurity program across cloud, data, endpoint, identity, and enterprise environments. This is an opportunity to join a collaborative technology organization where security, risk management, and operational excellence are critical to the business.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Role Summary</strong></p><p>The Senior Cloud Security Engineer will be a hands-on member of the Information Security team responsible for securing cloud infrastructure, enterprise data platforms, endpoints, identities, and business-critical systems. This role has a particular emphasis on Microsoft Azure security and will partner closely with data engineering and technology teams to secure modern cloud-based data environments. The ideal candidate combines strong cloud security architecture and engineering expertise with practical experience across security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, data protection, and risk management.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Serve as a security engineering resource for Microsoft Azure architecture, integrations, network security, identity, access controls, secrets management, and cloud security posture.</li><li>Partner with data engineering teams to secure cloud-based data and analytics platforms through appropriate authentication, encryption, network controls, logging, and secrets management.</li><li>Review security configurations and architecture for new cloud, application, and data platform integrations prior to production deployment.</li><li>Monitor, investigate, and respond to security events involving cloud, endpoint, email, identity, data protection, and enterprise systems.</li><li>Lead vulnerability identification, prioritization, remediation tracking, patch management, and cloud security configuration improvements.</li><li>Support identity security initiatives including Microsoft Entra ID, conditional access, managed identities, least privilege, and identity governance.</li><li>Develop and enhance cloud security monitoring, alerting, data protection, and incident response capabilities.</li><li>Apply Infrastructure-as-Code practices to help automate, standardize, and enforce secure cloud configurations.</li><li>Conduct security assessments and collaborate with technology vendors and managed security providers to identify and remediate risk.</li><li>Support governance, risk, compliance, audit, business continuity, and disaster recovery activities across the organization.</li></ul><p><strong>Additional Details</strong></p><ul><li>3 days onsite, 2 days remote</li><li>Hands-on security engineering role spanning cloud infrastructure, data platforms, security operations, and enterprise security</li><li>Close collaboration with data engineering, IT, technology vendors, and managed security providers</li><li>Opportunity to work across a broad cybersecurity technology stack within a highly regulated environment</li><li>Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States</li></ul>
<p><strong>Data & Systems Engineer</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Company Overview</strong></p><p>A mission-driven nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles, California is dedicated to supporting and empowering a large and diverse membership through advocacy, community engagement, and operational excellence. The organization relies on technology, data, and analytics to drive informed decision-making, improve organizational effectiveness, and support strategic initiatives. This is an opportunity to join a collaborative environment where data and systems play a critical role in advancing organizational goals.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Role Summary</strong></p><p>The Data & Systems Engineer will serve as a key technical resource responsible for managing enterprise business systems, optimizing data architecture, and expanding reporting capabilities. This role combines Salesforce administration, data engineering, systems management, and business intelligence responsibilities. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Salesforce, SQL, data integration, reporting, and system administration, along with the ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Serve as the primary administrator for enterprise business applications, including CRM and related systems.</li><li>Manage system configuration, security, user administration, workflows, validations, and platform enhancements.</li><li>Develop and maintain reports, dashboards, and business intelligence solutions.</li><li>Build, optimize, and support data pipelines, data architectures, and reporting environments.</li><li>Manage data integrations and migrations between internal and third-party systems.</li><li>Ensure data integrity through cleansing, deduplication, audits, data loads, and ongoing governance practices.</li><li>Create and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.</li><li>Perform root cause analysis and troubleshoot system, data, and reporting issues.</li><li>Develop processes supporting data transformation, metadata management, and workload optimization.</li><li>Maintain system documentation, audit logs, and change management processes.</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and implement technology solutions.</li><li>Provide user support, troubleshooting, training, and guidance on system functionality.</li><li>Recommend process improvements and technology enhancements that increase operational efficiency.</li></ul><p><strong>Additional Details</strong></p><ul><li>Hybrid onsite 3 days a week</li><li>Full-time exempt position</li><li>Opportunity to support enterprise-wide technology, data, and reporting initiatives</li><li>Fast-paced environment requiring strong organizational skills and adaptability</li><li>Collaboration with business, analytics, development, and leadership teams across the organization</li></ul>
<p>We are looking for a Data Engineer to build and enhance reporting and data solutions that help teams make informed business decisions across the organization. This role partners with groups such as asset management, acquisitions, accounting, and HR to translate business needs into scalable dashboards, reliable data pipelines, and actionable insights. Based in Los Angeles, California, the position is ideal for someone who combines strong technical depth with the ability to explain findings clearly to a range of stakeholders.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Create and refine dashboards, reports, and automated data outputs using tools such as Python, Excel, and Power BI to support operational and strategic reporting needs.</p><p>• Examine large and varied datasets to uncover meaningful trends, performance indicators, and opportunities for improvement.</p><p>• Guide and support entry-level BI team members by reviewing work, sharing best practices, and contributing to their career growth.</p><p>• Partner with stakeholders across multiple business functions to define reporting goals, gather technical requirements, and deliver effective data solutions.</p><p>• Translate technical concepts and analytical results into clear recommendations for non-technical audiences.</p><p>• Contribute to cross-department initiatives that improve data availability, reporting consistency, and overall usability of business information.</p><p>• Develop and maintain queries, procedures, and data workflows to support extraction, transformation, and loading activities across reporting environments.</p><p>• Monitor data quality through validation checks, issue resolution, and routine audits to maintain accuracy and reliability.</p><p>• Administer BI platforms with attention to performance, access control, and system stability while assisting users with adoption and training.</p><p><br></p><p>For immediate consideration, apply now and direct message Reid Gormly on LinkedIn</p>
<p><strong>Security Architect</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Company Overview</strong></p><p>A global consumer products and retail organization is seeking a Security Architect to help drive enterprise-wide security strategy and innovation. Based in Los Angeles, California, the company operates a complex technology ecosystem spanning cloud platforms, enterprise applications, infrastructure, and global business operations. This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking organization where security is viewed as a business enabler and innovation, including emerging AI technologies, is actively embraced.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Role Summary</strong></p><p>The Security Architect serves as a strategic and hands-on security leader responsible for embedding security-by-design principles across technology initiatives. This role partners closely with infrastructure, engineering, application, cloud, and business teams to establish security architecture standards, provide design oversight, and guide the adoption of emerging technologies. The ideal candidate is proactive, technically broad, comfortable wearing multiple hats, and excited about helping shape the organization's security strategy for cloud, AI, automation, and modern enterprise technologies.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Define, implement, and evolve the organization's security architecture operating model and governance framework.</li><li>Develop practical security roadmaps aligned to business priorities, technology strategy, and emerging threats.</li><li>Lead security architecture efforts for cloud, infrastructure, applications, data protection, and identity management initiatives.</li><li>Establish enterprise security standards, architectural principles, and reusable design patterns.</li><li>Evaluate technologies, platforms, and solution designs to ensure alignment with security requirements and risk objectives.</li><li>Partner with engineering and technology teams to incorporate security early in the design and development lifecycle.</li><li>Provide subject matter expertise for emerging technologies, including AI, machine learning, automation, and intelligent systems.</li><li>Support security tooling strategy, architecture reviews, platform integrations, and operational improvements.</li><li>Develop reference architectures and guidance that enable secure and scalable technology adoption.</li><li>Collaborate with stakeholders to assess risk, recommend mitigation strategies, and improve security posture.</li><li>Ensure security architecture aligns with relevant compliance, privacy, and governance requirements.</li><li>Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance security maturity across the organization.</li></ul><p><strong>Additional Details</strong></p><ul><li>Work model: Three onsite days per week required</li><li>High-visibility role with direct influence on enterprise security strategy and technology decisions</li><li>Opportunity to help shape security standards for emerging AI and automation initiatives</li><li>Fast-paced environment that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement</li></ul>
<p><strong>Security Architect</strong></p><p><strong>L</strong>ocation: Southern California</p><p>Compensation: $190,000–$220,000 base salary</p><p>Employment Type: Full-Time</p><p>Build Security Into the Future of Technology</p><p>We’re looking for a Security Architect to serve as a senior technical authority across enterprise information security. This is an opportunity to shape how security is designed, implemented, and governed across a complex, global technology environment.</p><p>You’ll partner closely with infrastructure, cloud, application, data, and business teams to bring a security-by-design mindset to technology decisions — while also helping define the organization’s long-term security architecture strategy.</p><p>This role is ideal for someone who enjoys both big-picture architecture and hands-on technical problem solving, and who is excited about emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, and agentic systems.</p><p>What You’ll Do</p><ul><li>Define and continuously improve the organization’s Security Architecture operating model, including engagement processes, services, and integration with technology delivery teams</li><li>Develop forward-looking security roadmaps aligned with business priorities, technology strategy, risk, and the evolving threat landscape</li><li>Establish and govern enterprise security standards, architectural principles, reference architectures, and reusable security patterns</li><li>Evaluate emerging technologies — including AI/ML and agentic systems — and develop appropriate security controls, governance, and risk-management approaches</li><li>Partner with technology teams during architecture reviews, solution design, technology selection, and major initiatives to embed security early in the lifecycle</li><li>Provide security architecture expertise across cloud, infrastructure, networking, applications, data, and identity</li><li>Assess proposed architectures and solutions against enterprise security standards, risk tolerance, and architectural requirements</li><li>Provide technical leadership around security tooling, integration, coverage, and enterprise capabilities</li><li>Help identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation to scale security architecture activities, including design analysis, documentation, and architecture reviews</li><li>Maintain awareness of regulatory and compliance requirements such as PCI, SOX, GDPR, and CCPA</li><li>Serve as a trusted Security Architecture SME for senior technology and business stakeholders</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Why This Opportunity?</p><p>This is more than a traditional security architecture role. You’ll have the opportunity to define architecture standards, influence enterprise technology strategy, modernize security practices, and help shape the organization’s approach to emerging technologies.</p><p><br></p><p>If you’re a Security Architect who wants to operate at both the strategic and technical levels, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful enterprise-wide impact.</p><p><br></p><p>For immediate consideration, Apply Now and direct message Reid Gormly on LinkedIn</p>