IT Secuirty & Systems Architect

AgroLiquid; St. Johns (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

401K retirement plan

Paid time off

Tuition Program

Training and Development

Incentive trip

Job summary

AgroLiquid is seeking an IT Security & Systems Architect to support and strengthen the security of our systems, infrastructure, and data. This is a fully onsite role based in St. Johns, Michigan.

You will work closely with multiple teams across the business, gaining visibility and influence in how security supports company growth. The role emphasizes collaboration, ownership, and being a key contributor to day-to-day security operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of cybersecurity / IT security experience.
• Experience with EDR, MDR, or XDR technologies.
• Experience with vulnerability management tools and processes.
• Familiarity with NIST and CIS controls.

Responsibilities

• Oversee system security and access, including user accounts, devices, and network configurations.
• Maintain and monitor security tools such as endpoint protection, IAM systems, and cloud security platforms.
• Lead incident response coordination, containment, and post-incident actions; document lessons learned.
• Maintain cybersecurity roadmap inputs for vulnerability management and system hardening.
• Evaluate, design, deploy, and govern current and future technology architecture to improve security and user experience.
• Lead security awareness training and collaborate with internal teams and external vendors for secure operations.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Incident response

EDR/MDR/XDR

Identity administration

GPOs & secure endpoints

Network security

Disaster recovery

NIST CIS controls

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Entra

Job description

Brief Description

AgroLiquid is seeking an IT Security & Systems Architect to support and strengthen the security of our systems, infrastructure, and data. This is a fully onsite role based in St. Johns, Michigan

Brief Description

AgroLiquid is seeking an IT Security & Systems Architect to support and strengthen the security of our systems, infrastructure, and data. This is a fully onsite role based in St. Johns, Michigan (remote is not available for this position).

As a smaller, team-oriented organization, this role requires strong collaboration across teams. Success in this position means building relationships, communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical teams, and being present to support day-to-day operations. You will work closely with multiple teams across the business, gaining visibility and influence in how security supports company growth. This role is ideal for someone who values collaboration, ownership, and being a key contributor.

Top Key Responsibilities

• Security & Access: Oversee system security and access, including user accounts, devices, and network configurations
• Operations Monitoring: Maintain and monitor security tools such as endpoint protection, IAM systems, and cloud security platforms
• Incident Response: Respond to and triage security alerts, including coordinating incident response, escalation, communications, documentation, initial containment, post incident actions, and lessons learned.
• Vulnerability Management: Maintain cybersecurity roadmap inputs for vulnerability management, asset management, configuration standards, system hardening, technical controls, and security program maturity.
• Asset & Configuration Management: Evaluate, assess, recommend, design, deploy, and govern current and future technology architecture to improve user experience, expand security controls, and support integration needs.
• User Experience: Lead security awareness training and help build a culture of security across the organization. Partner with internal teams and external vendors to support secure operations and ongoing improvements

What We Offer

We provide a complete compensation package to our employees that supports them from employment to retirement. We offer:

• Base Salary that accurately captures the skills, experience and goals of the candidate,
• Bonus opportunities
• Health, Dental, Vision, Prescription, Flexible Spending
• 401K retirement plan with employer contribution
• Paid time off/holidays
• Tuition Program to support continued learning
• Training and Development
• Incentive Trip to Hawaii

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of cybersecurity / IT security experience
• Incident response leadership or strong incident coordination experience
• Ability to read and interpret security logs and alerts
• Experience with EDR, Managed Detection and Response (MDR), or Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
• Experience with vulnerability management tools and processes
• Experience with network security concepts and enterprise network environments
• Experience with disaster recovery
• Experience with Microsoft Entra / identity administration
• Experience with Group Policy Objects (GPOs) / secure endpoint configuration
• Experience with NIST and CIS control implementation or operational support
• System hardening / secure baseline / configuration management experience

Willingness to be onsite daily in St. Johns, MI and actively engage with team members

Ability to travel up to 10% as needed

Our company culture

is guided by our five core values: Authentic, Passionately Engaged, Servant Leader, Committed to Greatness and Humbly Confident. This creates an environment of empowerment, autonomy and collaboration. If these values align with your intrinsic needs, AgroLiquid is the place for you!