Senior IT Security Engineer — Hybrid Houston

HCC Service Company, Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision & dental benefits

Learning & development opportunities

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with 6% company match

PTO & holidays + volunteer time off

Parental leave

Job meaning and impact

Job summary

Tokio Marine HCC is seeking a Senior IT Security Engineer in Houston, offering a hybrid work model (4:1). You will strengthen security controls across endpoints, networks, applications, and cloud environments, while responding to complex issues and mentoring junior engineers.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in cybersecurity engineering, strong scripting and automation skills, and experience with IT security platforms and SIEM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, MIS, IT, or related field preferred, not required.
• Security+, CISSP, GIAC, or advanced SANS certifications preferred, not required.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain security solutions across endpoint, network, application, and cloud environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex security issues.
• Mentor junior engineers and share best practices across the team.
• Monitor evolving threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques and translate them into actionable defenses.
• Communicate security risks, controls, and processes clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Partner with IT and business teams to ensure security is embedded in everything we do.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

IT security platforms

Automation / scripting

Cloud security

SIEM / logging

Communication skills

Mentoring

Threat monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

SIEM tools

Automation tools

Job description

Tokio Marine HCC is seeking a Senior IT Security Engineer in Houston, offering a hybrid work model (4:1). You will strengthen security controls across endpoints, networks, applications, and cloud environments, while responding to complex issues and mentoring junior engineers.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in cybersecurity engineering, strong scripting and automation skills, and experience with IT security platforms and SIEM.