Senior Security Operations Engineer

AWAC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 67,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Disability Insurance

401k - company match

Group Term Life Insurance

Job summary

Allied World is seeking a Sr. Associate Engineer for Security Operations within the Global IT group in the US. The role includes platform administration, change management, and incident response support.

You may mentor junior engineers and participate in after-hours on-call rotations to ensure rapid containment and remediation during incidents. Ideal candidates have 2–4 years in security engineering or related admin roles, a relevant degree or equivalent experience, and scripting skills in

Qualifications

• 2–4 years' experience in security engineering, systems administration, or network administration.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on experience administering endpoint, network security, identity, or email security platforms.
• Working knowledge of networking, directory and cloud identity services, and cloud platforms.
• Scripting experience (e.g., PowerShell, Python) preferred.
• Security certifications such as CompTIA Security+ or CySA+ preferred.
• Clear written and verbal communication and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to meet the on-call and material incident availability requirements of the role.

Responsibilities

• Platform Administration & Configuration: Independently administer security platforms, configure policies, tune settings, and manage access.
• Change, Upgrades & Integration: Plan and implement changes/upgrades with testing and rollback plans; support integrations with log sources.
• Automation: Develop basic scripts to reduce manual administration.
• Incident Support: Execute emergency changes as requested by Incident Response (isolation, blocking, policy updates).
• Team Support: Mentor Associate Engineers, assign/review work, support development.
• Incident Availability and On-Call: Participate in after-hours on-call rotation and respond to alerts promptly.

Skills

Security engineering

Systems administration

Network administration

PowerShell

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

CompTIA Security+ or CySA+

Job description

Allied World is seeking a Sr. Associate Engineer for Security Operations within the Global IT group in the US. The role includes platform administration, change management, and incident response support.

You may mentor junior engineers and participate in after-hours on-call rotations to ensure rapid containment and remediation during incidents. Ideal candidates have 2–4 years in security engineering or related admin roles, a relevant degree or equivalent experience, and scripting skills in