Senior IT Security Engineer: Cloud & Zero Trust

Pattern Energy Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 111,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Pattern Energy Group is seeking a Senior IT Security Engineer to design and implement security controls across our enterprise IT and cloud environments. This role translates cybersecurity strategy into scalable architectures and partners with IT Operations, Security Operations, and Business Applications to reduce risk.

You will apply NIST CSF and Zero Trust principles, lead vulnerability management, and mentor engineers while collaborating with MSSP/MDR vendors to strengthen the organization’s

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Information Security Engineering or related fields.
• Experience developing and executing security strategy, roadmaps, and target-state security architectures.
• Strong experience in security design including architecture reviews, threat-informed design, defense-in-depth, and Zero Trust principles.
• Strong understanding of the Microsoft security stack (MS Defender, Intune, Azure/Entra, M365).
• Experience applying recognized cybersecurity frameworks (NIST CSF, 800-53, CIS Controls, CIS Benchmarks) and Zero Trust principles.
• Experience working with MSSP/MDR providers and external security partners.
• Strong documentation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CRISC, CCNA/CCNP are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute security strategy and roadmap, identifying gaps and opportunities to improve security maturity.
• Define and maintain security architecture principles and reference architectures across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve security controls across Azure, Microsoft 365, Defender, Entra ID, Intune, endpoints, servers, networks.
• Develop and maintain security standards, secure configuration baselines, architecture requirements, hardening guidance, and engineering docs.
• Lead vulnerability and security exposure management across enterprise IT systems, including risk assessment, prioritization, and remediation coordination.
• Evaluate security technologies and provide recommendations on architecture, integration, and cost-effectiveness.
• Partner with Security Operations to improve detection, logging, SIEM, EDR/XDR, and security monitoring; mentor engineers and liaise with external partners during incidents.
• Serve as a senior cybersecurity technical authority and trusted advisor to security and IT leadership, guiding secure technology decisions.

Skills

Security architecture

Zero Trust

Threat-informed design

NIST CSF familiarity

Microsoft security suite

Vendor management

Technical communication

Job description

Pattern Energy Group is seeking a Senior IT Security Engineer to design and implement security controls across our enterprise IT and cloud environments. This role translates cybersecurity strategy into scalable architectures and partners with IT Operations, Security Operations, and Business Applications to reduce risk.

You will apply NIST CSF and Zero Trust principles, lead vulnerability management, and mentor engineers while collaborating with MSSP/MDR vendors to strengthen the organization’s