Senior Cyber Security Engineer - Cloud & Threat Response

Cooley LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 145,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

PTO 21 days

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

Cooley LLP seeks a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to join the Security team. The role focuses on maintaining and monitoring security practices and systems, implementing and managing security tools, and supporting the firm’s information security strategy.

The engineer will participate in Incident Response, conduct risk reviews, and work with technologies across AD, firewalls, EDR, SIEM, and cloud services. A strong service orientation and ability to work under pressure are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in information security with ability to operate with high autonomy
• Proven practical information security experience and broad Technology knowledge
• Experience with AD, firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR, SIEM and related security tools
• Familiarity with cloud security on AWS and Azure; on-call rotation
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
• Ability to travel as required

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze security system reports and logs for suspicious activity
• Configure, maintain and administer security products and solutions
• Manage firewalls, VPN, PAM, DLP, EDR and SIEM systems
• Respond to alerts and incidents as part of the Incident Response team
• Collaborate on troubleshooting and TAM arrangements with security vendors
• Participate in Technology and Innovation projects
• Conduct risk and security reviews of products as directed
• Recommend controls to protect assets and support information security strategy
• Monitor security metrics and logs across Windows servers and networks
• Assist with internal investigations and forensic analysis as needed
• Assist in addressing audit findings and vendor evaluations
• Contribute to vendor and product selection and assessment
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Five+ years in information security

Incident response

Security monitoring

Threat analysis

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or CIS

CISSP or equivalent certifications

Tools

Active Directory

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

EDR and management console

SIEM

Web filters / proxies

Encryption (full disk, email, data at rest)

Vulnerability scanners

DLP

Email gateways & anti-spam

PAM

Cloud: AWS

Cloud: Azure

Job description

Cooley LLP seeks a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to join the Security team. The role focuses on maintaining and monitoring security practices and systems, implementing and managing security tools, and supporting the firm’s information security strategy.

The engineer will participate in Incident Response, conduct risk reviews, and work with technologies across AD, firewalls, EDR, SIEM, and cloud services. A strong service orientation and ability to work under pressure are essential.