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# IT Security Engineer II

- **Company:** Tokio Marine HCC
- **Location:** Houston, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), User Authentication, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, CompTIA Security+, Cyber Security, Identity and Access Management, Security Information and Event Management, Data Logging, Scripting, Cloud Platform System, Information Technology, Network Server
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=dd54800e2de5f4a0

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, MIS, IT, or related field preferred, not required.

 * Security+, CISSP, GIAC, or advanced SANS certifications preferred, not required.

Experience & Qualifications

 * 5+ years of progressive cybersecurity engineering experience.

 * Strong experience with IT security platforms, automation (scripting/APIs), and configuration management.

 * Broad knowledge of IT systems (servers, networks, cloud, applications).

 * Experience with authentication, access management, logging, and SIEM/event correlation tools.

 * Excellent communication skills - you can explain security concepts to anyone.

 * Strong organizational and troubleshooting skills.

 * Awareness of the evolving cybersecurity landscape.

Key Competencies

 * Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain security concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

 * Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

 * Collaborative and effective partner to IT and business teams.

 * Detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership.

 * Able to translate security risks into practical controls and actions.

 * Comfortable mentoring others and sharing best practices.

## Description

Support the organization's security posture by helping strengthen controls across key technology environments, responding to complex issues, and partnering with IT and business teams to turn emerging threats into practical protections., * Build, configure, and maintain security solutions across endpoint, network, application, and cloud environments.

 * Troubleshoot and resolve complex security issues.

 * Mentor junior engineers and share best practices across the team.

 * Monitor evolving threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques and translate them into actionable defenses.

 * Communicate security risks, controls, and processes clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

 * Partner with IT and business teams to ensure security is embedded in everything we do.


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