IT Security Engineer Job Description

IT Security Engineer Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a IT Security Engineer to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Serves as project manager for small to medium projects sponsored by the Information Security department;
  • Participates in the budget process by specifying Information Security technical, resource and personnel requirements for capital projects;
  • Provides information security subject matter expertise in support of projects sponsored by business units and other EIT departments;
  • Insures that system implementations conform to established company security standards and/or industry best practices;
  • Conducts laboratory and pilot evaluations of security technologies;
  • Provide guidelines, requirements, and education to development communities;
  • Contribute to development and delivery of security awareness and education programs;
  • Lead internal and vendor assessments against established frameworks such as NIST;
  • Potential secondary responsibilities (depending on internal demand) may include;
  • Define, update, and maintain policies and standards;
  • Assist CISO in development of overall strategies;
  • Provide consultation to IT team members on alignment with security and compliance requirements;
  • Monitor, detect and respond to security violations;
  • Follow Environmental, Quality and Safety Management System procedural requirements;
  • Lead incident response to security breaches or intrusions, with the goal of minimizing impact and mitigating scope of damage.

Requirements:

  • Experience with automation tools;
  • Strong understanding of security architecture best practices, standards and frameworks;
  • Candidate must have previous experience with IT security and in one or more of the following areas;
  • Experience in building and maintaining security systems;
  • Experience working in large, geographically dispersed IT organizations;
  • Knowledge of Azure Micro-services or AKS;
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively with multiple teams;
  • Ability to effectively communicate ideas, concepts and information on both user and technical level;
  • This position requires a background in information technology along with excellent interpersonal, research, analysis, and communication skills;
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to perform effectively on a team;
  • PMP Preferred;
  • Experience implementing, managing, assessing, and reporting on controls such as SOX, ITGCs,PCI, GDPR, etc. is required;
  • Proven track record with security tools, policy, and troubleshooting techniques;
  • Ability to own and drive solutions from conception through completion;
  • Strong interpersonal skills.