Security Engineer: Cloud, Zero Trust & IR Lead

Knights of Columbus; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 98,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with matching contributions

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays and generous leave

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short-term disability

Job summary

Knights of Columbus is seeking an Information Security Engineer to design, implement, and manage security across on‑premises and cloud environments. The role partners with Architects, IT, and Governance to ensure security initiatives meet standards and regulatory requirements.

The engineer will monitor activity to detect intrusions, guide incident response, and mentor teammates while improving security processes and configurations across Azure, M365, and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Strong foundational knowledge of information security and practical security services experience.
• Experience securing cloud apps, data, and systems; Azure preferred.
• Hands-on with firewalls, WAF, MFA, CASB, NAC, DDoS, EDR, DLP, SIEM, IPS/IDS.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust, IAM, PAM, encryption, PKI, application & web security.
• Automation and scripting with PowerShell, KQL, SOAR; IaC with Bicep or Terraform.
• Good judgment balancing risk and business needs; curious and collaborative.
• Strong communication to explain risk to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Secures Azure, Microsoft 365 and on‑premises systems with controls for workloads, identities and data.
• Implements, integrates, and supports security tools and platforms (EDR, SIEM, firewalls, NAC).
• Liaises with Architects, Governance, IT, Development to align security initiatives with standards.
• Monitors network, cloud and identity activity to detect intrusions and anomalies.
• Mentors team members and drives improvements to security processes and configurations.
• Documents diagrams and operational procedures; maintains policies and tools.
• Investigates alerts and incidents; participates in incident response.
• Educates users on information security requirements and safeguards.

Skills

Security engineering

Cloud security

Zero Trust

IAM

PAM

Vulnerability management

Encryption

PKI

Incident response

Awareness training

Communication

Team collaboration

PowerShell

KQL

SOAR

Terraform

Bicep

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Azure

Microsoft 365

EDR

SIEM

Firewalls

NAC

DLP

IPS/IDS

Terraform

PowerShell

KQL

SOAR

Bicep

Azure Policy

Defender for Cloud

Microsoft Sentinel

Job description

Knights of Columbus is seeking an Information Security Engineer to design, implement, and manage security across on‑premises and cloud environments. The role partners with Architects, IT, and Governance to ensure security initiatives meet standards and regulatory requirements.

The engineer will monitor activity to detect intrusions, guide incident response, and mentor teammates while improving security processes and configurations across Azure, M365, and cloud platforms.