Senior Cybersecurity Engineer – Architect Secure Systems

McDermott Will & Schulte; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott Will & Schulte, a leading global law firm, seeks a Senior Information Security Engineer to oversee the security of the Firm’s applications, networks, and systems. You will be the primary technical point of contact for other Firm departments and work with minimal supervision to plan and achieve security goals.

You’ll develop and maintain security architecture, manage lifecycle security requirements, perform certification, inventories, and controls, collaborate across teams, mentor

Qualifications

• At least seven (7) years of related work experience.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools, LLMs, and agentic AI.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word).
• Knowledge of information systems security risk frameworks and server architecture.
• Knowledge of network concepts, host-based security settings/controls, and security technologies.
• Knowledge of CI/CD concepts/tools and secure code development.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and prioritize responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage security requirements of Firm assets and systems.
• Create and maintain the Firm-wide security architecture.
• Manage security requirements throughout the development and acquisition lifecycles for all assets.
• Perform certification and accreditation prior to releasing software to production.
• Develop and maintain software, application, network, hardware, systems, and mobile device inventories.
• Define, implement, assess, and maintain controls necessary to protect software, applications, networks, hardware, systems, and mobile devices in accordance with security requirements.
• Manage security configuration and changes for software, applications, networks, hardware, systems, and mobile devices.
• Develop and maintain information asset inventories and establish and maintain controls necessary to protect information and critical assets.
• Collaborate with individuals and teams outside of Information Security.
• Mentor and support other team members in day-to-day activities.

Skills

AI-assisted tools aptitude

Strong analytical skills

Deadline-driven

Independent work

Tools

CI/CD tools

SIEM tools

Office suite

Job description

McDermott Will & Schulte, a leading global law firm, seeks a Senior Information Security Engineer to oversee the security of the Firm’s applications, networks, and systems. You will be the primary technical point of contact for other Firm departments and work with minimal supervision to plan and achieve security goals.

You’ll develop and maintain security architecture, manage lifecycle security requirements, perform certification, inventories, and controls, collaborate across teams, mentor