Senior Information Security Engineer - Hybrid & AI-Driven

State of Wisconsin Investment Board; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Educational and training opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Challenging professional environment

Job summary

State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) seeks a Senior Information Security Engineer to design, implement, and improve security capabilities across hybrid cloud and on‑premises environments. You will partner with infrastructure, cloud, application, and engineering teams to embed security into platforms and processes.

You will lead efforts on detection, vulnerability management, and incident response while building scalable automation, guardrails, and reusable security controls.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in information security, infrastructure engineering, cloud engineering, or related discipline.
• Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Hands-on experience securing hybrid Cloud and on-premises environments (Azure & AWS preferred).
• Experience designing or implementing security solutions across multiple domains such as cloud, identity, endpoint, network, vulnerability management, or detection engineering.
• Proficiency with PowerShell, Python, or similar scripting languages.
• Experience with automation, Infrastructure as Code, or API-based integrations.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools (such as OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, or similar technologies).
• Experience using Git-based workflows
• Working experience with Agile methodologies

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security capabilities across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
• Design and improve detection, vulnerability management, and incident response capabilities.
• Investigate complex security incidents and implement long-term improvements.
• Build automation, tooling, guardrails, and AI-assisted solutions that make secure practices the easy path.
• Build trusted partnerships across teams through collaboration, transparency, and practical security guidance.
• Partner with engineering and business teams to integrate security into platforms, applications, and pipelines.
• Perform security architecture reviews and provide technical guidance on new initiatives.
• Continuously identify opportunities to reduce organizational risk through engineering and automation.
• Develop security-focused technical standards, documentation, and reusable patterns.
• Mentor teammates and promote security engineering best practices.

Skills

Communication skills

Agile methodologies

Scripting: PowerShell/Python

Automation & IaC

AI-assisted tooling

Git-based workflows

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or Computer Science

Tools

Azure

AWS

OpenAI Codex/ Claude Code

Job description

State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) seeks a Senior Information Security Engineer to design, implement, and improve security capabilities across hybrid cloud and on‑premises environments. You will partner with infrastructure, cloud, application, and engineering teams to embed security into platforms and processes.

You will lead efforts on detection, vulnerability management, and incident response while building scalable automation, guardrails, and reusable security controls.