Cyber Security Engineer: AI Risk & Incident Response

Forth; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

FORTH (Set Forth, LLC) in the United States is seeking an IT Security Engineer to design, implement, and maintain security measures across our information systems and data. You will work with IT teams to deploy security technologies, monitor networks, respond to incidents, and ensure AI governance and data protection across the organization.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in information technology or computer science and about 5 years of hands-on IT security experience, including SIEM,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5 years of experience in IT security or related IT fields, with hands-on experience in network security, endpoint protection, and vulnerability management.
• Strong knowledge of network protocols, firewalls, VPNs, and encryption techniques.
• Experience with SIEM tools (e.g., Splunk, SolarWinds, ArcSight).
• Hands-on experience with security incident management, including identifying, containing, and responding to cyberattacks.
• Familiarity with endpoint protection technologies and solutions (e.g., Sentinel One, CrowdStrike, Symantec, Carbon Black).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security architectures, policies, and procedures to protect company networks, systems, and data.
• Manage and configure firewalls, IDS/IPS, and other network security technologies.
• Deploy and maintain VPNs, SSL, and other secure communication.
• Monitor and enforce security controls across servers, workstations, mobile devices, and other endpoints.
• Regular vulnerability assessments and patch management.
• Monitor security alerts using SIEM tools, leveraging AI-driven threat detection and automated log correlation.
• Investigate and respond to security incidents using automated incident response playbooks and AI tools.
• Post-incident analysis, reporting, and corrective actions.
• Enforce and monitor AI Acceptable Use Policies and security guidelines across all tools.
• Assess third-party AI tools for security, privacy, and compliance.
• Deploy and manage AI security automation.
• Conduct regular security audits to ensure compliance with standards (NIST AI RMF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls).
• In-office presence required to support security operations.

Skills

Network security

Endpoint protection

Vulnerability management

SIEM

Incident response

AI security

Access control

Data protection

Cloud security

Scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information technology or computer science

Tools

Splunk

SolarWinds

ArcSight

SentinelOne

CrowdStrike

Symantec

Carbon Black

Job description

FORTH (Set Forth, LLC) in the United States is seeking an IT Security Engineer to design, implement, and maintain security measures across our information systems and data. You will work with IT teams to deploy security technologies, monitor networks, respond to incidents, and ensure AI governance and data protection across the organization.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in information technology or computer science and about 5 years of hands-on IT security experience, including SIEM,