Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Great West, an Old Republic Company, is dedicated to serving the trucking industry's insurance needs. They are seeking a Senior IT Security Engineer to protect enterprise systems and data by designing and implementing security controls, conducting investigations, and enhancing the security posture across IT and business functions.
Responsibilities
- Lead root cause analysis and security investigations across endpoints, servers, network infrastructure, identity platforms, and cloud environments
- Design, implement, and continuously improve security controls to protect data, reduce risk, and align with cybersecurity best practices and frameworks
- Own and enhance monitoring, detection, and incident response processes—triaging alerts, coordinating containment/eradication, and driving lessons learned
- Engineer and operationalize security tooling
- Drive vulnerability management activities including identification, prioritization, remediation coordination, and verification
- Lead or significantly contribute to vendor risk management activities, security assessments, and third-party control validation
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or Masters in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field
- 7+ years of progressive experience in IT security engineering, security operations, or a closely related role
- Strong knowledge of security principles, common frameworks and practical risk reduction techniques
- Hands-on experience with modern security tools and technologies, vulnerability management and network security controls
- Support compliance initiatives and security standards
- Security certifications such as CISSP, Security+, Azure/AWS security certifications are a plus
Benefits
- Generous paid time off and paid company holiday schedule
- Comprehensive benefits from day one
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Long-Term Disability, Company Match 401(k), HSA, FSA
- Paternal Leave, Adoption Assistance, Fertility and Family Planning Assistance, Pet Insurance, Retail Discount Programs
- Community volunteer opportunities
- Support of healthy lifestyles through a wellness program including gym subsidies
- Scholarships for dependents of Great West employees
- Tuition reimbursement for current employees
- Company paid continuing education and monetary awards for professional development
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