Senior Security Engineer: Cloud, IAM & Incident Response

Tech Ladies®; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Producers National Corporation in Chicago seeks a Senior Security Engineer to own hands‑on security across a hybrid AWS and Microsoft 365 environment. You will run vulnerability management, patching, and third‑party risk programs while guiding remediation and governance controls.

You will partner with IT leadership and staff to implement practical security solutions, automate repeatable tasks, and provide clear risk communication to non‑technical audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an IT or cybersecurity‑related discipline, or 7 years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in security or infrastructure engineering.
• Practical experience securing Microsoft 365 and Entra ID.
• Practical experience securing AWS environments.

Responsibilities

• Find and fix real security issues across AWS, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Active Directory, and Windows Server, not just report on them.
• Harden identity and access: Conditional Access, MFA, privileged access, and Microsoft 365 data governance, including how Copilot and shared content are exposed.
• Secure our AWS environment, from IAM and network controls to logging, encryption, and backup.
• Run vulnerability and patch management with a risk‑based approach, and drive remediation to closure.
• Work with our managed detection and response partner to investigate alerts and respond to incidents.
• Work with a security vendor and a risk management program to address security findings and risk items: decide what matters most, then fix it.
• Automate repeatable work with PowerShell, Python, and infrastructure‑as‑code.
• Turn governance requirements and audit expectations into technical controls with evidence behind them.
• Assess and monitor third‑party vendors, and help decide where the real risk is.
• Partner with staff across the organization to find secure ways to get their work done, offering practical solutions instead of just saying no.

Skills

Windows security

AWS security

Microsoft 365 security

Entra ID security

PowerShell

Python or AWS CLI

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT or cybersecurity

7 years of relevant experience or equivalent

Tools

Active Directory

SQL Server

IIS

AWS

Job description

Producers National Corporation in Chicago seeks a Senior Security Engineer to own hands‑on security across a hybrid AWS and Microsoft 365 environment. You will run vulnerability management, patching, and third‑party risk programs while guiding remediation and governance controls.

You will partner with IT leadership and staff to implement practical security solutions, automate repeatable tasks, and provide clear risk communication to non‑technical audiences.