Senior IT Security Engineer
Location: Dallas or Fort Worth TX
Employment Type: Directhire Fulltime Exempt
Total Compensation: $110130K plus 1015 bonus
Citizenship Status: Eligible to work directly on W2 basis no sponsorship is not being offered at this time.
Reports To: Sr. Director of IT
Schedule: Hybrid Tuesday and Wednesday onsite 8:005:00 PM flexible) other days remote. Can work onsite in the Fort Worth (South Fort Worth) or Dallas (Addison) office.
Position Details:
Large financial company is seeking a Senior IT Security Engineer who will provide leadership and expertise in securing systems and data. Will be responsible for overseeing the implementation maintenance and monitoring of a variety of security controls ensuring that technology and products remain secure. Will consult with internal and external stakeholders to help maintain a strong security posture. The Senior IT Security Engineer will also guide and support junior team members fostering a culture of security across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as a lead advisor on information protection working with teams to develop secure solutions for complex challenges.
- Conduct risk assessments and oversee initiatives to address identified vulnerabilities.
- Review audit results and recommend actions to mitigate risks to acceptable levels.
- Provide guidance on secure system architecture and network design decisions.
- Ensure security changes align with the organization's established change management protocols.
- Create and refine policies standards and guidelines to maintain a strong security framework.
- Implement automated solutions to streamline security processes and improve accuracy.
- Monitor and enhance common security measures such as OS hardening intrusion detection logging and data protection.
- Advocate for best practices in security and support training and awareness initiatives across teams.
- Respond to and lead efforts during security incidents when necessary.
- Complete additional tasks as assigned.
Required Experience & Skills:
- Indepth experience working with various security technologies such as firewall management intrusion detection malware protection vulnerability scanning and security event management.
- At least 7 years in IT roles with a minimum of 4 years focused on security engineering.
- Strong familiarity with cloud security practices and technologies particularly those related to largescale environments including Azure.
- Experience with security monitoring systems such as those used for event correlation and threat detection including Microsoft Sentinel.
- Understanding of compliance frameworks relevant to financial services and industries with high regulatory standards (e.g. SOX PCI GLBA SAS70.
- Strong knowledge of network architecture and the ability to analyze traffic and protocols.
- Proficiency in Linux and Windows systems including key infrastructure technologies like Active Directory.
- Demonstrated success in managing security technologies including the ability to improve and optimize tools.
- Experience with scripting languages to automate security tasks and workflows (e.g. Python PowerShell).
- Relevant security certifications are a plus but not required.
Education:
- Technology focused Bachelor's degree is preferred.