Evergreen - Security Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

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JW Affinity IT is seeking a senior-level Security Engineer to help protect the information systems, networks, applications, and data of a local municipality. This position is responsible for implementing and maintaining security controls, monitoring threats, investigating incidents, reducing vulnerabilities, and supporting compliance across a complex, multi-department technology environment.

The ideal candidate has broad security engineering experience across network, endpoint, identity, cloud, and server environments and can translate security requirements into practical safeguards that protect public services without unnecessarily disrupting municipal operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, configure, and maintain enterprise cybersecurity tools and technical controls.
  
• Administer or support SIEM, endpoint detection and response, vulnerability management, email security, multifactor authentication, identity protection, firewalls, and network-security platforms.
  
• Monitor and investigate security alerts, suspicious activity, unauthorized access, malware, phishing, and potential data exposure.
  
• Lead or support incident triage, containment, eradication, recovery, documentation, and post-incident review.
  
• Conduct vulnerability scans, evaluate findings, prioritize remediation, and validate corrective actions.
  
• Perform security reviews of systems, applications, configurations, cloud services, and proposed technology solutions.
  
• Develop and maintain detection rules, alerts, dashboards, response procedures, and security automation.
  
• Strengthen identity and access management, privileged access, network segmentation, endpoint security, and cloud-security controls.
  
• Collaborate with infrastructure, network, application, and help-desk teams to securely configure and maintain technology systems.
  
• Support security assessments, audits, risk reviews, and compliance activities.
  
• Maintain security documentation, architecture diagrams, incident records, control evidence, and remediation plans.
  
• Assist with disaster recovery, continuity-of-operations, tabletop exercises, and incident-response testing.
  
• Evaluate emerging threats and recommend appropriate risk-reduction measures.
  
• Provide technical guidance and security-awareness support to IT personnel and municipal stakeholders.
  
• Participate in an after-hours incident-response or on-call rotation when required.
  

Required Qualifications

• Seven or more years of information technology experience, including at least five years focused on cybersecurity engineering, security operations, or infrastructure security.
  
• Hands-on experience with enterprise security tools such as SIEM, EDR/XDR, vulnerability scanners, firewalls, identity-security platforms, and email-security systems.
  
• Strong understanding of network security, endpoint security, identity and access management, cloud security, encryption, logging, and vulnerability management.
  
• Experience investigating security incidents and coordinating technical response and recovery activities.
  
• Working knowledge of security frameworks and standards such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST SP 800-53, CIS Controls, or ISO/IEC 27001.
  
• Ability to analyze technical risks and communicate findings to technical teams, management, and nontechnical stakeholders.
  
• Experience developing security procedures, technical standards, incident documentation, and remediation plans.
  
• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, certifications, and experience.
  
• Ability to successfully complete any background screening required for access to municipal systems, sensitive information, or public-safety environments.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting municipal government, public safety, utilities, transportation, education, or another public-sector organization.
  
• CISSP, CISM, GIAC, CompTIA Security+, CySA+, Microsoft Security, or comparable certification.
  
• Experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, Entra ID, Azure security services, Splunk, CrowdStrike, Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, or comparable platforms.
  
• Knowledge of CJIS Security Policy requirements and security considerations for public-safety systems.
  
• Experience with cloud-security architecture, zero-trust principles, privileged access management, and data-loss prevention.
  
• Familiarity with digital forensics, threat hunting, penetration-testing results, or security automation.
  
• Experience supporting environments with critical public services and 24-hour operational requirements.
  

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  
• Retirement Plan (401k,with matching)
  
• Life Insurance Plan
  
• PTO
  
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability
  
• Internet & Phone Allowance (for applicable roles)
  
• Wellness Resources (EAP)
  
• Pet Insurance
  
• Work-Life balance
  
• Flexible Hours
  
• Full-Time Permanent Positions
  

JW Affinity IT is a full-service IT solutions provider supporting schools and private organizations with strategic, innovative technology projects. We take the time to understand our clients’ needs to successfully develop, implement, and manage each initiative. JW is a certified small, woman- and minority-owned business through the National Minority Supplier Development Council.

We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace where different perspectives lead to better IT solutions. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment.