Senior Information Security Engineer — Technical Lead

McGuireWoods LLP; Richmond (VA); Híbrido; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid remote option

Descripción de la vacante

McGuireWoods LLP is seeking a Senior Information Security Engineer to lead hands-on security initiatives across endpoint, network, cloud, and SaaS integrations. You will design, implement, and maintain security controls, and help guide architecture decisions.

The role requires 5+ years of security engineering experience, and certifications such as CISSP/GIAC/CCSP are preferred. A hybrid remote option is available to support work-life balance.

Formación

• Minimum of 5 years hands-on information security engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Cybersecurity, or equivalent hands-on experience preferred.
• CISSP, GIAC, or CCSP certification strongly preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as technical lead for security platform implementations across endpoint, network, cloud, SaaS, and identity platforms.
• Administer day-to-day operations and optimization of security controls, including EDR/AV, firewalls, DLP, email security, web filtering, and identity/access systems.
• Lead platform integration efforts, including refining SaaS configurations, IAM, and SIEM log onboarding, parsing, and correlation rule development.
• Manage vulnerability assessment tooling, build attack-surface visibility, and conduct risk/threat modeling aligned with the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Provide engineering support during security incidents, including host isolation, forensic collection, and log retrieval.
• Develop automated playbooks, API integrations, and detection logic to accelerate triage and reduce false positives.
• Perform root- cause analysis post-incident and partner with infrastructure teams on air-gapped/immutable backup and recovery architecture.
• Translate security policies and regulatory requirements into technical baselines and secure configuration standards.
• Support internal and external audits by producing technical evidence, architecture documentation, and remediation solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend new security products, SaaS tools, and AI integrations to improve firm security and address business needs.

Conocimientos

EDR/AV

Firewalls

DLP

Email security

Web filtering

Identity/access systems

SIEM

MFA/PAM

Scripting (APIs)

MITRE ATT&CK

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree in IT or Cybersecurity

CISSP

GIAC

CCSP

Herramientas

EDR

SIEM

Firewalls

IAM

Descripción del empleo

McGuireWoods LLP is seeking a Senior Information Security Engineer to lead hands-on security initiatives across endpoint, network, cloud, and SaaS integrations. You will design, implement, and maintain security controls, and help guide architecture decisions.

The role requires 5+ years of security engineering experience, and certifications such as CISSP/GIAC/CCSP are preferred. A hybrid remote option is available to support work-life balance.