Security Engineer

Location:

601 E 7th St, Fort Worth, Texas

Position Summary and Responsibilities: The Security Engineer 2 (SE2) is an experienced, hands‑on security practitioner responsible for Level 2 (L2) security operations, incident response, and platform ownership across the Microsoft security stack and supporting security technologies. This role operates beyond initial alert triage by leading investigations, coordinating incident response, managing key security platforms, and driving remediation activities across endpoint and identity environments.

The SE2 works closely with the Security Manager and CISO to mature the organization’s security operations while mentoring Level 1 Security Engineers. The role also supports cyber‑physical security convergence, assisting with security oversight of IP‑based physical security systems in coordination with the Physical Security team.

• Lead investigation, containment, and remediation of security incidents escalated from Level 1
• Perform advanced analysis across endpoint, identity, and cloud security telemetry
• Support incident documentation and reporting as required
• Coordinate response actions with Infrastructure, IAM, and other IT teams

• Operate
• Tune
• Improve rules signal quality for the following:
  • Microsoft Security Platform
  • Web Application Firewall (WAF) Operations
  • Data Loss Prevention Operations
  • Asset Management Operations
  • Identity and Access Management Operations

• Drive security remediation activities across endpoints and platforms
• Perform incident response across endpoint and platform security events
• Partner with IT teams to enforce security controls and hardening standards

• Provide technical security oversight for IP‑based physical security tooling, including:
  • Access control systems
• Assist in coordination with the Physical Security team to ensure:
  • Secure network configuration for physical security systems
  • Appropriate identity and access protections
  • Alignment between cyber security controls and physical security operations

• Mentor and guide Security Engineer 1 (L1) professionals
• Contribute to security runbooks, procedures, and standards
• Provide recommendations for security tooling and operational improvements
• Support metrics collection and operational reporting efforts

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 3-6 years of progressive cybersecurity or security operations experience
• Hands‑on experience with incident response and security investigations
• Strong analytical and investigative skills
• Ability to mentor junior engineers
• Strong understanding of modern security principles including identity‑centric security, endpoint protection, segmentation, and cloud security.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, operational security environment

• AI / LLM Knowledge
  • Basic understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Familiarity with AI security concepts, including:
    • Data exposure and prompt‑based risks
    • Model misuse and abuse scenarios
    • Secure usage guardrails and user enablement considerations

• Microsoft Security certifications
• CISSP, GIAC, or other mid‑level security certifications
• Security Engineer 1 (SE1):
  Alert triage, vulnerability, patching, documentation
• Security Engineer 2 (SE2):
  Incident response leadership, platform ownership, remediation
• Security Manager:
  Microsoft operational leadership, people management, execution accountability

Drug Screen and Background Check Required

• Short and Long Term Disability
• 401K with matching contribution
• Profit Sharing Plan (100% company paid)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program
• Educational Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Employee Credit Union

Ben

E. Keith is an equal employment opportunity, affirmative action employer. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.