Senior Security Engineer

Inspira Financial
Any Location, IL
Remote
Job Description
Role Overview

The Sr. Security Engineer will report to the Technology Department and be responsible for building and examining reports, data, and analytics to improve and troubleshoot security systems. This role will also administer and maintain access to security systems, respond to team member and stakeholder emails, phone calls, and ad-hoc inquiries, and participate in the team's on-call rotation to monitor and respond to security alerts and incidents in real time.

What You Will Do

Develop a strong knowledge and skillset across all security functional areas, contribute to the coordination of evidence collection and audit maintenance, assist in the implementation of security related SDLC practices, and maintain awareness of known vulnerabilities in application technologies used within Inspira.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of experience, a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software/Computing Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related field, and technical certifications a plus. The candidate should possess a combination of technology, security, and analytics skills, and have experience interpreting, analyzing, and maintaining systems.

Requirements

  • 5-7 years of experience
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software/Computing Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related field
  • Technical certifications a plus
  • Highly self-motivated
  • Possess a combination of technology, security, and analytics skills
  • Knowledge of the Financial or Insurance Services Industry preferred
  • Intellectual curiosity to find new and unusual ways of how to solve cyber security issues
  • Ability to approach cyber security challenges while keeping an eye on what is important
  • Experience interpreting, analyzing, and maintaining systems
  • Ability to create and maintaining respectful, strong working relationships with both IT and business units to integrate security principles with business operations
  • Strong client service orientation
  • Ability to prioritize, plan and take initiative and be highly self-motivated
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills; positive attitude; ability to work as team member
  • Experience in a high availability environment preferred
  • Knowledge of NIST and CIS practices and frameworks preferred

Benefits

  • Infrequent travel
  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
  • Participate in the team’s on-call rotation to monitor and respond to security alerts and incidents in real time
  • Acknowledge alerts from the designated on-call monitoring system within a 60-minute window and provide a quick status update
  • Ensure your company-issued laptop and required access tools are available during on-call shifts
  • Maintain readiness to troubleshoot, mitigate, or escalate security issues in accordance with established incident response procedures
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