Security Expert

Jobtailor; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior security leader to provide technical guidance across multiple security disciplines in a Pennsylvania-based environment.

The role emphasizes defining control strategies, mentoring staff, and ensuring security alignment with enterprise frameworks during development cycles.

Qualifications

• Experience in governance, risk, and control design within security programs.
• Demonstrated ability to lead security initiatives and advisory work.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise security controls and frameworks.
• Familiarity with disaster recovery and business continuity concepts.
• Proven problem solving and analytical capabilities in security contexts.
• Experience communicating with security staff and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of organizational security standards and policies.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical leadership and guidance across multiple security disciplines.
• Supports activities and tools to improve the organization's security posture.
• Serves as subject matter expert for security controls in the enterprise framework.
• Defines and implements control strategies aligned with security requirements.
• Advises on complex security procedures and products for clients and teams.
• Participates in enforcement of security risks and threats; manages select controls.
• Shares knowledge with staff and mentors to others at management discretion.
• Conducts security assessments and routine information security checks.
• Investigates corrective actions for data security per guidelines.
• Develops policies to standardize security functions and reduce vulnerabilities.
• Ensures development work meets business needs from a security perspective.

Skills

Access Control (AC)

Building Architecture

Customer Solutions

Disaster Recovery Planning

Information Security

Network Security

Physical Security

Risk Assessments

Security Technologies

Analytical Thinking

Effective Communications

Information Security Management

Information Security Technologies

IT Environment

IT Standards

Procedures & Policies

Knowledge of Organization

Problem Solving

8+ years industry experience

University/college degree

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Security frameworks

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provides technical and thought leadership, analysis, and guidance in multiple security disciplines
• Supports activities, process, and tools needed to improve overall security posture of the organization
• Provides unique subject matter expertise
• Reviews and defines controls, aligning the controls of a specific Security area to the enterprise framework
• Devises control implementation strategy
• Advises on more complex security procedures and products for clients, security administrators and network operations
• Participates in enforcement of control security risks and threats; potential of one more controls subject to manager discretion
• Shares knowledge with staff
• Conducts security assessments and other information security routines consistently
• Investigates and recommends corrective actions for data security related to established guidelines
• Develops policies and procedures to standardize security functions and eliminate potential vulnerabilities and threats
• Oversees that business needs are being met during development
• Shares knowledge, leads and mentors as the discretion of management

Requirements

• Access Control (AC)
• Building Architecture
• Customer Solutions
• Disaster Recovery Planning
• Information Security
• Network Security
• Physical Security
• Risk Assessments
• Security Technologies
• Analytical Thinking
• Effective Communications
• Information Security Management
• Information Security Technologies
• IT Environment
• IT Standards
• Procedures & Policies
• Knowledge of Organization
• Problem Solving
• 8+ years industry experience
• University/college degree (or higher level education such as a Masters degree, or PhD is desirable)