Senior IT Security Engineer

Job Description

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Make Lives Better Including Your Own. If you want to work in an environment where you can become your best possible self, join us! You'll earn more than a paycheck; you can find opportunities to grow your career through professional development, as well as ongoing programs catered to your overall health and wellness. Full suite of health insurance, life insurance and retirement plans are available and vary by employment status.

Part and Full Time Benefits Eligibility

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Associate assistance program
• Employee discounts
• Referral program
• Early access to earned wages for hourly associates (outside of CA)
• Optional voluntary benefits including ID theft protection and pet insurance

Full Time Only Benefits Eligibility

• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Company provided life insurance
• Adoption benefit
• Disability (short and long term)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• Optional life and dependent life insurance
• Optional voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity Insurance, and legal plan
• Tuition reimbursement

Base pay in range will be determined by applicant's skills and experience. Temporary associates are not benefits eligible but may participate in the company's 401(k) program.

Veterans, transitioning active duty military personnel, and military spouses are encouraged to apply. To support our associates in their journey to become a U.S. citizen, Brookdale offers to advance fees for naturalization (Form N-400) application costs, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been with us for at least a year.

The application window is anticipated to close within 30 days of the date of the posting.

Responsibilities

The Senior IT Security Engineer is proficient in applying established standards; knowledge base acquired from multiple years of experience in cyber security or closely related area. Research and analyze emerging technologies and design and build architectures and solutions to enable secure implementation of new technologies. Administers security infrastructure. Conducts active threat detection and analysis, creates threat intelligence and maintains threat profiles. Assists in the development and implementation of security policies, procedures and protective measures. The position will have a lead role in performing vulnerability assessments, security testing, and working with operations and development teams on remediation and mitigation of findings. Evaluates and recommends security products for various platforms in the IT infrastructure environment. Educates users about security policies and consults on security issues. The Senior IT Security Engineer must stay abreast of evolving security issues and ensure the appropriate preventive and detective measures are in place. This role will require ongoing team work as well as information security administration.

1. Performs periodic vulnerability assessments executes remediation steps.
2. Reviews cyber security initiatives as the cyber security subject matter expert.
3. Assists in the development of security tool requirements, trials, and evaluations, as well as security operations procedures and processes and standards
4. Provides threat briefings to management.
5. Maintains and updates relevant system and process documentation; develops ad-hoc reports as needed.
6. Ensures system security configurations are properly implemented, monitored and reported.
7. Possesses knowledge of security risk management, tools and methodologies based on national standards.
8. Investigates and resolves security-related incident tickets.
9. Maintains, configures, and analyzes network and host-based security platforms.
10. Possess knowledge of security risk management, tools and methodologies based on national standards (HITRUST, NIST, ISO, etc.).
11. Possess knowledge of HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOX, and/or other federal/state regulatory environments.
12. Assist the development of security tool requirements, trials, and evaluations, as well as security operations procedures and processes and standards.
13. Provide CSIRT support as needed in response to information security related events.
14. Mentors and develops teammates by cross training and knowledge transfer.
15. Promotes an end user security training and awareness program.

This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities. An associate should perform all duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.

Qualifications

Education and Experience
Bachelor's Degree in the field of Computer Science or suitable industry credentials preferred. Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Cyber Security or Network Engineering.

Certifications, Licenses, and Other Special Requirements:
Current industry certifications CISSP, CISM, CEH desirable.

Management/Decision Making
Uses independent judgment to make decisions based on precedents and established guidelines. Solves problems using standard procedures and precedents. Has the confidence and ability to work autonomously and understands when to escalate issues.

Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge of NGFW, EPP/EDR, DLP, Encryption, IPS, SEIM, etc.
Has strong troubleshooting, problem analysis and solution development skills. Has an overall understanding of the work environment and knowledge of the organization. Well-rounded IT background and understanding of technology, operations and key business processes. Strong technical knowledge of hardware, software, database, operating system and networking technologies. Demonstrated maturity and responsibility with an ability to work with confidential situations. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, and customers. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Standing
• Walking
• Sitting
• Use hands and fingers to handle or feel
• Reach with hands and arms
• Talk or hear
• Ability to lift: up to 25 pounds
• Vision
• Requires interaction with co-workers, residents or vendors
• Occasional weekend, evening or night work if needed to ensure shift coverage
• On-Call on an as needed basis
• Requires Travel: Occasionally

Brookdale is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

About Us

Brookdale is a Great Place to Be :

• Gracious hospitality and neighborliness for our residents and families.
• Home-like feel and all-around comfort for residents and visiting family members.
• Entertaining events and gatherings so our residents can find connections in groups and 1:1 settings.
• Industry leader in clinical care.
• Nationwide company with 589 communities as of November 30, 2025, offering many opportunities to grow and learn as a sales professional.
• Extensive corporate support including a robust training program.