Senior Security Engineer - Columbus, OH

Kimball Midwest; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) + match

Paid time off (PTO)

Tuition assistance

Parental leave

Dress for your day

Job summary

Kimball Midwest, a national distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation products, seeks a Senior Security Engineer for our Columbus, Ohio location. You will join a growing company with strong values and an emphasis on security, risk management, and operational excellence.

You will lead hands-on security initiatives across IAM, cloud security, vulnerability management, and incident response, partnering with leadership and cross-functional teams to weave security into projects from

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of relevant security experience.
• Experience across IAM, cloud security, vulnerability management, GRC, and incident response.
• Ability to independently own and drive initiatives while collaborating with leadership.
• Strong understanding of security principles across technologies and business initiatives.
• Hands-on security environment experience.
• Security certifications preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead security initiatives across multiple domains end-to-end.
• Partner with leadership to execute security programs including IAM, cloud security, and incident response.
• Own and drive security projects with cross-functional teams.
• Identify requirements, address risks, and embed security in projects from start to finish.
• Evaluate security capabilities and propose improvements to strengthen posture.
• Apply broad security knowledge to complex problems across disciplines.

Skills

Identity & Access Management

Cloud Security

Vulnerability Management

GRC

Incident Response

Security Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Security certifications (CISSP/CCSP/GIAC/AWS/Azure)

Job description

Kimball Midwest, a national distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation products, is searching for a Senior Security Engineer for our Columbus, Ohio location.

As a Kimball Midwest associate, you'll be part of a company built on long-term growth and strong values. From $1 million in sales in 1983 to over $500 million today, our success has been driven by our people. Despite our growth, we have stayed true to our family-owned and operated roots-where employees are recognized as individuals and our culture remains a top priority.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a senior, hands-on security engineer responsible for helping build, mature, and support security capabilities across multiple security domains.
• Partners closely with leadership to execute security initiatives across areas including identity and access management, cloud security, vulnerability management, governance, risk and compliance (GRC), and incident response.
• Independently owns and drives security initiatives while collaborating closely with leadership and other teams throughout the organization.
• Works cross-functionally with teams across the company to identify security requirements, address risks and considerations, and incorporate security into projects and technology decisions from the beginning rather than as an afterthought.
• Evaluates existing security capabilities and environments to identify opportunities for improvement and helps develop solutions that strengthen the organization's overall security posture.
• Applies broad security knowledge to complex problems and initiatives rather than focusing exclusively on a single security discipline.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of relevant security experience
• Broad technical security experience across multiple areas such as identity and access management, cloud security, vulnerability management, GRC, and incident response.
• Demonstrated ability to independently own and execute initiatives while working collaboratively with leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of security principles and the ability to evaluate security requirements and considerations across a variety of technologies and business initiatives.
• Experience working as an individual contributor in a hands‑on security environment.
• Security certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, GIAC certifications, or relevant AWS or Microsoft Azure certifications are preferred but not required.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent relevant work experience preferred.

Additional Information

This is a fully on-site position reporting to the office Monday through Friday.

The annual salary for this position is $120,000-$160,000.

We offer a benefits package that includes health, dental and vision insurance, company sponsored life, optional life and disability insurance, Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts, a 401(k) plus match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (PTO), a Dress for your Day dress code and paid holidays.

Kimball Midwest is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a program of recruitment of females, minority group members, individuals with disabilities, qualifying veterans and any other classification that is protected by federal, state or local law.

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