Hybrid IT Security Engineer – Threat Detection & Response

King County; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

King County is seeking an IT Security Engineer to join KCIT's Security and Privacy team in a hybrid role based in Seattle, WA. The engineer will monitor security tech, respond to incidents, hunt threats, and help automate detection and response while supporting security platforms and services.

Responsibilities include provisioning, documenting procedures, and collaborating with Security Operations Manager and Security Architecture to improve automation and service provisioning.

Qualifications

• Two years or more experience in IT Security and/or Identity engineering or relevant field.
• Two years or more in IT service desk operations and/or general IT support.
• Knowledge of information security principles and best practices.
• Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.
• Experience with Active Directory, Windows Server, Windows Desktop, Linux, encryption, access control, and endpoint protection.
• Experience with one or more programming or scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, JavaScript, C#, or others.
• Experience querying and analyzing log data.
• Ability to stay current with new information technology and security technologies.
• Knowledge of information classification concepts and procedures for information compromise.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security technologies, service & incident queues, and telemetry.
• Respond to security/identity alerts, events, and incidents.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting to identify and remediate vulnerable technologies.
• Triaging and responding to security incidents individually or in groups.
• Provision security and identity services and deliver level 1 break/fix support.
• Maintain operational performance, monitoring, and documentation of security technologies.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and SOPs for security platforms.

Skills

IT Security

Identity engineering

IT service desk operations

Information security principles

Networking concepts

Active Directory

Windows Server

Linux

Encryption

PowerShell/Python

Log data analysis

Information classification

Tools

Endpoint protection

Job description

King County is seeking an IT Security Engineer to join KCIT's Security and Privacy team in a hybrid role based in Seattle, WA. The engineer will monitor security tech, respond to incidents, hunt threats, and help automate detection and response while supporting security platforms and services.

Responsibilities include provisioning, documenting procedures, and collaborating with Security Operations Manager and Security Architecture to improve automation and service provisioning.