IT Security Engineer

Jobot; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great benefits

Job summary

Jobot is seeking an IT Security Engineer to protect our digital infrastructure in a permanent, full-time role in Duluth, GA. You will work with the engineering team to implement security controls, monitor threats, and respond to incidents across systems and networks.

You will design tests, conduct penetration testing, and help develop security standards and policies, ensuring compliance and robust defense for clients and internal systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Systems Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in a similar IT security role.
• Proven experience as a security engineer or information security engineer.
• Strong knowledge of database and OS security.
• Hands-on with security systems: EDR, firewalls, IDS, AV, log mgmt.
• Experience with SIEM, SOC, Defender, IAM, Azure Entra ID.
• Ability to prepare reports for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of risk assessment tools, methods, and tech.
• Experience designing secure networks and architectures.
• CISSP or similar certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze systems and networks for security issues.
• Install security measures and protect information infrastructure.
• Design and execute tests to identify vulnerabilities.
• Review and implement security changes in change management.
• Respond to security breaches; conduct incident analyses.
• Develop strategies to handle security incidents and investigations.
• Act as focal point for IT security investigations and response.
• Conduct penetration testing to identify exploitable weaknesses.
• Develop security standards and best practices; recommend enhancements.
• Educate workforce on information security and awareness.
• Keep up-to-date with security systems, standards, and products.

Skills

Security engineering

Incident response

Penetration testing

Threat monitoring

SOC experience

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Systems Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Azure Entra ID

SIEM

Job description

Job Details

We are seeking a dynamic and dedicated IT Security Engineer to join our growing team. This is a permanent role, where you will be responsible for maintaining the safety of our digital infrastructure, ensuring that our company and our clients are protected from cyber threats. You will be a part of our engineering team, working closely with them to integrate security measures into our systems and processes.

Salary: $90,000 - $101,000 per year

A growing company with great benefits.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze our computer systems and networks for security issues.
• Install security measures and operate software to protect systems and information infrastructure.
• Design and execute tests to identify system vulnerabilities.
• Participate in the change management process, including reviewing and implementing security impact of changes.
• Respond to all system and/or network security breaches, conducting incident response analyses to determine security compromises.
• Develop strategies to handle security incidents and coordinate investigative activities.
• Act as a focal point for IT security investigations and direct a comprehensive response.
• Conduct penetration testing, simulating an attack on the system to find exploitable weaknesses.
• Develop a set of security standards and best practices for the organization and recommend security enhancements to management as needed.
• Develop strategies to respond to and recover from a security breach, including educating the workforce on information security through training and awareness.
• Keep up-to-date with the latest security systems, standards, authentication protocols, and products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Systems Engineering, or a related qualification.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role.
• Proven work experience as a system security engineer or information security engineer.
• Detailed technical knowledge of database and operating system security.
• Hands‑on experience in security systems, including endpoint detection and response, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, anti‑virus software, authentication systems, log management, content filtering, etc.
• Experience with SIEM, Cybersecurity, working in a SOC, Microsoft Defender, IAM Security, and Azure Entra ID.
• Proficient in preparing written reports and documentation for technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Knowledge of risk assessment tools, technologies, and methods.
• Experience in designing secure networks, systems, and application architectures.
• Professional certification like Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or similar will be considered a plus.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery, computer forensic tools, technologies, and methods.
• Experience planning, researching, and developing security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Ability to communicate network security issues to peers and management.
• Ability to read and use the results of mobile code, malicious code, and anti‑virus software.
• Strong understanding of endpoint security solutions to include File Integrity Monitoring and Data Loss Prevention.
• Experience with incident response and investigation, vulnerability management, and security operations.

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