Sr Security Engineer

eMerge, Inc.
Houston, TX, United States
17 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
6 years minimum
Compensation
$94,500.0 - $135,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

User Authentication Cyber Security Identity and Access Management Windows PowerShell Systems Integration Scripting

Job description

Our insurance client is looking for a hands-on IT Security Engineer to own, secure, and support critical security platforms and technologies across the organization. This role is ideal for an experienced security professional who enjoys getting into the details-managing users and access, configuring and enforcing policies, implementing security platforms, and troubleshooting issues when things don’t work as expected. The ideal candidate has 6+ years of experience in IT security or a related technical field and a demonstrated track record of taking ownership of a platform or security technology from implementation through ongoing administration, optimization, and support., * Own and administer security platforms and technologies, including implementation, configuration, upgrades, and ongoing maintenance.

  • Manage users, groups, roles, permissions, access controls, and security policies.
  • Configure and maintain security controls to protect systems, applications, and organizational data.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across security platforms and integrations.
  • Investigate security-related alerts, configuration issues, access problems, and platform failures.
  • Partner with IT, infrastructure, engineering, and other technical teams to implement and maintain secure solutions.
  • Develop and maintain security policies, configurations, and operational procedures within assigned platforms.
  • Monitor platform health, identify gaps, and proactively improve security controls and configurations.
  • Participate in security technology implementations, migrations, upgrades, and integrations.
  • Document configurations, processes, troubleshooting procedures, and platform ownership responsibilities.
  • Evaluate new security capabilities and recommend improvements based on organizational needs and risk.
  • Support incident response and security investigations as needed.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in IT security, cybersecurity, systems administration, infrastructure, or a closely related technical discipline.
  • Demonstrated experience owning, administering, and/or implementing a security or IT platform.
  • Hands-on experience managing users, roles, permissions, access controls, and security policies.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve technical problems independently.
  • Experience configuring and maintaining enterprise security technologies and integrations.
  • Ability to understand how security platforms interact with systems, applications, identity providers, networks, and infrastructure.
  • Strong understanding of security principles, access management, authentication, authorization, and least-privilege concepts.
  • Ability to work independently while partnering effectively with engineering, IT, and security teams.
  • Strong documentation and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with PowerShell scripting and automation.
  • Experience with Python scripting and automation.

Benefits & conditions

Benefits Paid Time Off & Paid Company Holidays Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance Flexible Spending Account (FSA) 403(b) Retirement Plan with Company Match Short-Term &…

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