Senior Security Engineer

Doist; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life and accident insurance

Other voluntary benefits

Job summary

Strata Decision seeks a Senior Security Engineer to join our Security team and advance our Zero Trust framework across on‑prem and cloud infrastructures. The role entails collaboration with IT, DevOps, and client teams to improve security postures while maintaining high reliability and performance.

A hybrid work setup in Chicago supports in‑person collaboration. The candidate will deploy and tune SIEM/EDR/XDR and other security solutions, automate security operations, and communicate complex

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of security experience.
• Certifications such as CCIE, CCSE, GIAC, or equivalent.
• Strong analytical skills; ability to resolve multi-location issues.
• Experience with scripting and Terraform is a plus.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Strong communication skills with all levels of management.

Responsibilities

• Mature Strata’s Zero Trust program with policy refinement and tooling.
• Manage identity, access and secure connectivity controls (MFA, conditional access, privileged access, least privilege).
• Collaborate with IT, networking, security and business teams to resolve access issues and security events.
• Strengthen enterprise security controls across endpoints, cloud, SaaS, AI, identity, network and data protection.
• Lead deployment and optimization of security tools (SIEM, EDR, XDR, IAM, cloud security).
• Implement automation to improve security operations and reduce false positives.

Skills

Zero Trust

IAM

Automation

Scripting

Terraform

SIEM

EDR

XDR

Cloud security

Education

Security certifications (CCIE/CCSE/GIAC)

Tools

SIEM

EDR

XDR

IAM

Cloud security tools

Job description

How you’ll make an impact

As the Senior Security Engineer, you will work as a team member on the Security team you will be ensuring Strata has the correct security measures in place and provide continuous improvement opportunities to extend our capabilities and security to our client data. Assist in the maintenance the Zero Trust Security framework and associated tooling across the organization. Strata has a hybrid environment, and the ideal candidate will need to be comfortable working in a hybrid environment with on premises and cloud infrastructure. In your role as the Senior Security Engineer, you will be tasked with managing and maintaining this environment including configuration management, upgrades, identification of end of life/support systems that need to be replaced, architecture of new solutions, and recommending and executing modifications to these systems to improve efficiency, reliability, and performance.

The engineer in this role will focus on the following areas and technologies

• Zero Trust Principles Expansion: Mature Strata’s newly implemented Zero Trust program through policy refinement, tool optimization, roadmap development, and alignment to business use cases.
• Manage identity, access, and secure connectivity controls, including MFA, conditional access, privileged access, least privilege, DNS/content filtering, secure web gateway, and certificate-based controls.
• Partner with IT, networking, security, and business teams to resolve access issues, blocked traffic, policy behavior, connectivity problems, and related security events.
• Strengthen enterprise security controls across endpoint, cloud, SaaS, AI, identity, network, and data protection platforms using security frameworks, CIS benchmarks, lifecycle management, and threat data.
• Tool Deployment & Integration: Lead the selection, deployment, and optimization of security tools including SIEM, EDR, XDR, IAM, and cloud security solutions.
• Implement automation for security operations to improve efficiency, accuracy, and response times.
• Assist in tuning tools to alleviate alert fatigue and false positives.
• Leverage AI to ensure workflows are efficient and automated.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with IT, DevOps, and other teams to integrate security best practices into all aspects of the business.
• Partner with other members of the security organization to establish security guidelines that enable the organization to move fast in a safe and secure manner.
• Communicate with all levels of business to explain complex concepts in terms they understand.

What we’re looking for

• Minimum 4-6 years of security experience
• Certifications such as CCIE, CCSE, GIAC, or equivalent.
• Strong analytical skills – the ability to assist in resolving various systems issues for multiple integrated locations and systems.
• Previous experience with scripting and use of Terraform is a plus.
• Time management and organizational skills are imperative.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal, with all levels of management and personnel.
• This role will interface with Strata clients from time to time.
• Ability to learn quickly and apply learned principles.

Estimated Salary Range

$130,000 - $150,000. Actual salary will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to, skill set and level of experience. This salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Strata also provides discretionary variable pay programs based on role.

Benefits

• Retirement benefits
• Health and welfare benefits
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Life and accident insurance
• Other voluntary and well-being benefits

How we work

Our preferred location for open roles is Chicago, IL. We value in‑person connection and regularly host on‑campus events to create meaningful opportunities for our team to build relationships and collaborate

Research shows that women and underrepresented groups tend to apply to jobs only when they check every box on a job posting. If you’re currently reading this and hesitating to click “Apply” for that reason, we encourage you to go for it! A true passion and excitement for making an impact is just as important as work experience. Should you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please reach out to [e-mail].

Here @ Strata…

Our culture is driven by our people solving problems together. We embrace learning, collaboration, and continuous career growth. Together, we lift our customers, our products, our company, and our community.

We believe that each of our team member’s unique perspectives and experiences is what drives innovation and positive change. Our individual differences are what make us a more forward-thinking organization. We foster a culture of inclusion, equity and belonging, regardless of race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

Our Core Values

While we celebrate what makes each member of our team unique, our core values are what connect us. They set clear expectations for how we approach our work and how each of us can positively influence the experience of our team and our customers. We connect with positive intent. We are helpful. We own it. We get better every day. We are humble.