Senior Cybersecurity Engineer: Identity & Data Security

Blaze Credit Union; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 78,490 - 117,735; Full time

Job summary

Blaze Credit Union in Saint Paul, MN seeks a dedicated information security professional to design, implement, and maintain robust security solutions across the organization. You will protect assets, enforce policies, and collaborate with IT and business teams to mitigate risk.

The role emphasizes hands-on experience with firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, endpoint protection, and regulatory compliance such as NIST/ISO/CIS. We value proactive threat hunting and secure design practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school degree; bachelor’s preferred in related field.
• 4+ years’ information security experience, preferably in financial services.
• Security certifications such as Security+, CySA+, Pentest+, or similar preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of identity access management and data security.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security infrastructure (firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, endpoint protection).
• Develop and enforce security policies, incident response plans, and access control policies.
• Lead threat hunting, vulnerability assessments, and remediation guidance.
• Ensure compliance with NIST, ISO, CIS; maintain audit-ready documentation.
• Coordinate security playbooks, runbooks, and monitoring with SOC/IT teams.
• Support secure deployment of new technologies and provide security training.

Skills

Information security

Security technologies

Vulnerability assessment

Incident response planning

Network security

Programming and scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science or related field

Security+ or CySA+ or Pentest+ or Microsoft cert

Tools

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

VPNs

Endpoint protection

SIEM

PKI infrastructure

Job description

Blaze Credit Union in Saint Paul, MN seeks a dedicated information security professional to design, implement, and maintain robust security solutions across the organization. You will protect assets, enforce policies, and collaborate with IT and business teams to mitigate risk.

The role emphasizes hands-on experience with firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, endpoint protection, and regulatory compliance such as NIST/ISO/CIS. We value proactive threat hunting and secure design practices.