Security Engineer, Cox Farms

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Full Time Atlanta, GA, US

4 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Cox Farms, which operates across North America, is part of the Cox Enterprises family of businesses and a pioneering leader in the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) industry. Backed by Cox Enterprises’ long-standing commitment to building stronger businesses and a better world, Cox Farms is dedicated to revolutionizing food production through sustainable and innovative technology. Our cutting-edge facilities leverage advanced agronomic, production, and greenhouse systems to deliver fresh, high-quality produce to consumers year-round—minimizing environmental impact while maximizing resource efficiency.

As we continue to expand and innovate, we are seeking an experienced Security Engineer to design, implement, and operate the security controls that protect our people, systems, and operational technology across a growing multi-site agricultural business.

Cox Farms is building its security operation from the ground up and the Security Engineer will have direct influence over how that operation takes shape as the business grows.

The Security Engineer designs and implements security controls, standards, and procedures that protect Cox Farms systems, networks, and data. The role will serve as a hands‑on technical resource across the Cox Farms, North American, security environment, owning the day‑to‑day administration, tuning, troubleshooting, and improvement of security technologies. Where the Director, IT Security sets program direction and policy, the Security Engineer builds and operates the infrastructure that makes it operate.

The ideal candidate is a hands‑on security professional who is comfortable working across a broad range of security technologies and responsibilities, from infrastructure and network security to monitoring, detection, and response. They should be technically strong, self‑directed, and equally comfortable administering existing tools, troubleshooting issues, implementing new controls, and helping mature security practices as the organization grows.

• Deploy, administer, and continuously tune security tooling including: SIEM, EDR/endpoint protection, email security platforms, and network security appliances
• Own the day‑to‑day operation of the vulnerability management program including scan configurations, results analysis, remediation prioritization and tracking with infrastructure teams
• Implement and maintain identity and access management controls including conditional access policies, MFA enforcement, and access review processes in coordination with the Security Lead
• Configure and maintain the Microsoft security stack including Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, and Entra  policies
• Monitor security alerts across all platforms; investigate, triage, and escalate incidents according to established playbooks
• Review cybersecurity assessments and technical findings to identify security gaps and support remediation efforts
• Perform technical security assessments and control testing to validate the effectiveness of security measures
• Assist with report writing related to investigations of information security breaches or network evaluations to identify or implement solutions to information security problems
• Support incident response activities including log analysis, evidence collection, containment actions, and post‑incident documentation
• Implement and maintain security configurations for OT/IT boundary controls across greenhouse and facility environments
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