Security Engineer II - Incident Response & Automation

Gulf Coast Automation Group; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)plan

Paid time off

Job summary

TalentFish seeks a Security Engineer II to strengthen cybersecurity posture through security controls, incident response leadership, and risk/compliance support. Hybrid role with onsite Chicago-area locations a couple of days per month.

The ideal candidate brings 4+ years in cybersecurity engineering, hands-on scripting (Python/PowerShell), and knowledge of enterprise security tools and certifications. Compensation reflects market norms and benefits.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of cybersecurity analyst or engineering experience including security app ownership and project leadership (8-10 years total IT).
• 4+ years of automation and scripting (Python, PowerShell).
• Experience implementing security tools, documenting processes, measuring ROI, and serving as a security engineering expert.
• Certifications such as CISSP or CompTIA Security+, with ongoing learning.
• Knowledge of security architecture, threat detection, vulnerability management, and incident response across endpoints, networks, apps and cloud.
• Experience with security controls and tools such as SIEM, EDR/XDR, DLP, IDS/IPS, CSPM, CNAPP or SOAR, including automation.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Knowledge of HIPAA, PCI, and NIST with strong communication, project management and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as security engineering lead on complex security investigations, response, and recovery; participate in on-call rotation.
• Manage 2-3 security applications, improve controls, troubleshoot issues, and automate workflows.
• Assess system risks and security requirements before and after implementation and report on capabilities.
• Develop and communicate security policies, standards, and awareness materials with business and IT partners.
• Support audits and compliance, deliver security projects, and mentor junior team members.
• Familiarity with CrowdStrike Falcon, Tenable, Microsoft E5, Delinea, Qualys, xDome/Medigate, Prisma, and Cisco FTD.

Skills

Security engineering

Automation scripting

Incident response

Threat detection

Security architecture

Communication

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CrowdStrike Falcon

Tenable Security Center

Microsoft E5

Delinea

Qualys

xDome

Medigate

Prisma

Cisco FTD

Job description

TalentFish seeks a Security Engineer II to strengthen cybersecurity posture through security controls, incident response leadership, and risk/compliance support. Hybrid role with onsite Chicago-area locations a couple of days per month.

The ideal candidate brings 4+ years in cybersecurity engineering, hands-on scripting (Python/PowerShell), and knowledge of enterprise security tools and certifications. Compensation reflects market norms and benefits.