Security Engineer

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This is an Evergreen job posting, meaning we accept applications on an ongoing basis and regularly review candidates as positions become available. If you thrive in a dynamic, supportive environment and enjoy going above and beyond, we’d love to meet you. Come explore one of our many opportunities and grow with us! This is a remote position; however, team members should be willing and able to travel if the need arises, though such travel is expected to be infrequent.

Candidates with proximity to one of our Centers of Excellence are preferred (Lombard, IL; McLean, VA; Shreveport, LA; Overland Park, KS).

As a Security Engineer, you will play an instrumental role in strengthening our defenses through technical expertise. You'll be a key owner of critical security platforms, ensuring they are optimally configured, maintained, and effectively utilized to protect our client’s assets. Your work in identifying system vulnerabilities, engineering scalable remediation strategies, and automating fixes will directly reduce the organization’s attack surface. By developing and refining scripts for automation, you will significantly improve the efficiency and consistency of security operations for the entire team, from vulnerability management to incident response workflows.

You'll provide essential technical depth, handling complex tool requests and configuration challenges, ultimately contributing to a more robust and resilient security posture.

• Manage & Configure Security Tools:
  Configure, maintain, optimize, and troubleshoot core security platforms to ensure they are functioning effectively and aligned with security policies.
• Handle Advanced Tool Requests:
  Process escalated or complex requests from the Security Analyst team regarding security tools, including global/difficult exclusions, user access management, and changes requiring engineer-level permissions.
• Conduct Tool Audits & Reviews:
  Perform regular reviews and audits of security tool configurations (e.g., quarterly settings reviews) to ensure compliance, identify misconfigurations, and resolve configuration-related alerts.
• Investigate Vulnerabilities:
  Analyze systems and applications to investigate identified vulnerabilities, understand their potential impact, and determine root causes.
• Remediate Vulnerabilities:
  Work with clients to address vulnerabilities in their environments ensuring clients are well protected.
• Develop Security Automation:
  Create, test, and maintain scripts (using languages like Power Shell, Bash, etc.) to automate tasks related to vulnerability management (e.g., mass deployment, reporting, remediation) and security alert handling (e.g., improving log collection).
• Collaborate with Security Team:
  Work closely with fellow analysts and security engineers, sharing information, participating in team discussions, and contributing to a collaborative security environment.
• Work Escalated Tickets:
  Handle tickets that have been escalated to you and coach Security Analyst 1 and 2 on next steps.
• Engage with Users/Clients:
  Communicate professionally and clearly with end-users or clients to gather details about potential security issues, explain security procedures, or provide guidance during incident resolution.
• Liaise Across Departments:
  Interact effectively with other teams (e.g., Reactive Support, Client Strategy, NOC) to coordinate security responses and share necessary information.
• Document Actions:
  Maintain accurate and detailed records of investigations, actions taken, communications, and resolutions within Connect Wise.
• Provide Support:
  Offer timely and helpful support related to security inquiries, upholding a professional and customer-service-oriented approach in all interactions.

• 2-4 years of IT experience
• 1-3 years of experience in Cybersecurity – implementing, configuring, tuning, maintaining, and managing cybersecurity technologies, products, and services.
• Experience with security infrastructure software and hardware.
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