Senior Information Security Engineer

Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co.; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Information Security Engineer, where you'll lead initiatives to enhance security measures and protect critical information. Collaborate with a dynamic team, leveraging your expertise in risk analysis, vulnerability assessment, and incident response. This role offers the chance to work in a fully remote environment, ensuring that security is integrated into all technical processes. With a competitive salary range and a commitment to employee growth, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in the field of information security.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in information security roles.
• Certifications like CISSP or AWS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk analysis and improve security practices.
• Consult with engineers for vulnerability remediation.
• Support SOC analysts and manage vendor relationships.

Skills

Network Security

Application Security

Vulnerability Assessment

Incident Response

Risk Analysis

DevOps Practices

Identity Access Management

Scripting

Time Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Master's Degree in Information Security

Tools

AWS

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Job description

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Senior Information Security Engineer

Apply locations Remote - United States time type Full time posted on Posted 3 Days Ago job requisition id R-100350

Job Description:

The Senior Information Security Engineer role participates on a team of information security employees that own technical analysis, guidance, consulting, and configuration of information security tooling, operations, and projects. Information Security Engineers help resolve tactical and strategic initiatives related to the information security function.

Responsibilities

The Senior Information Security Engineer fulfills the following asks:

• Leads and supports Information Security team members with risk analysis of identified issues or events and is able to perform inspection to traverse multiple security tools and/or logs to uncover additional facts surrounding the event without direction
• Frequently monitor, test, and make improvements to security practices in place for network, system, applications, and/or operations management with limited oversight
• Consult with engineers to provide vulnerability identification and/or remediation support as needed
• Lead vendor relationships regarding security system updates, technical support, and/or driving POC’s of security projects
• Identify opportunities to improve work processes and/or automate improvements to make them more effective and/or to strengthen security measures under limited supervision of leadership
• Liaise with and support security operations center (SOC) analysts with limited direction
• May be asked to serve in on-call rotation
• Assist and/or lead proof-of-concepts, analysis, and/or implementation of security tooling with limited or no direction
• Review, analyze and/or respond to phishing (abuse) submissions and alerts with minimal direction
• Provide support and/or evidence as necessary for audits, regulatory exams, and/or assessments
• Provide information as necessary to track, communicate, and/or improve Information Security team metrics and/or reports
• Collaborates with IT and business partners to ensure security is factored in to the evaluation, selection, installation, and/or configuration of hardware, software and/or infrastructure
• Perform other related activities and projects as required
• Participate in an entirely remote working environment (such as using webcam and participating verbally or with reactions)

Experience and Experience

• Bachelor or Master Degree in computer-related or information security related field and/or 5-10 years equivalent work experience required.
• Information Security certifications (like CISSP) and/or AWS certifications preferred

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to understand and work in varied computing environments (including AWS) with limited or no direction
• Strong understanding of network and application terminology and architectures
• Solid understanding of common vulnerabilities including but not limited only to OWASP Top 10
• Strong understanding of how databases work and typical ways to protect them
• Able to problem-solve computer related issues with minimal or no direction
• Understanding of DevOps practices and/or Agile methodologies preferred
• Solid understanding of Identity Access Management concepts (in AWS preferred)
• Able to manage multiple complex assignments with limited or no direction needed
• Solid understanding of coding and/or scripting concepts in at least one language
• Basic understanding of architecture concepts preferred
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication
• Work effectively with other employees in a fully remote environment
• Strong time management

Base Salary Range: $130,000 - $160,000

For over 175 years, Penn Mutual has empowered individuals, families and businesses on the journey to achieve their financial goals. Through our partnership with Financial Professionals across the U.S., we help instill the confidence and reliability that comes from a stronger financial future. Penn Mutual and its affiliates offer a comprehensive suite of competitive products and services to meet the unique needs of Financial Professionals and their clients, including life insurance, annuities, wealth management and institutional asset management. To learn more, including current financial strength ratings, visit www.pennmutual.com .

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