Sr. Associate Engineer, Security & Governance Operations, Global IT Group

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

Sr. Associate Engineer, Security & Governance Operations, Global IT Group### Sr. Associate Engineer, Security & Governance Operations, Global IT GroupApply: New York: New Jersey - IT: Full time: Posted Today: R-208**Take the next step in your career with us.** Allied World is an ideal place for talented professionals who are driven by a belief in the value of collaboration and the power of knowledge. We believe that when our great people work together and support one another, our clients receive the best solutions. We embrace unique perspectives and empower each person to grow through professional development, career training and mentoring programs. Our people are our most important asset, and we are very proud of the quality of our team members.**Job Summary**The Sr. Associate Engineer, Security Operations independently administers and maintains assigned security platforms, implements configuration changes and integrations, identifies coverage gaps, and supports Incident Response with tooling and emergency changes. The role may supervise and mentor Associate Engineers. **Position Details****Team:** Cyber Team – Security Operations**Level:** Sr. Associate Engineer (2 of 5: Associate Engineer, Sr. Associate Engineer, Specialist Engineer, Sr. Specialist Engineer, Technical Lead)**Reports to:** Technical Lead, Security Operations, or SVP, Chief Information Security Officer**Supervisory scope:** May supervise, mentor, and assign work to Associate Engineers. **Job Duties and Responsibilities****Platform Administration & Configuration*** Independently administer assigned security platforms, including policy configuration, tuning, and access management.* Identify and remediate coverage gaps, misconfigurations, and platform health issues.**Change, Upgrades & Integration*** Plan and implement changes and upgrades with testing and rollback plans, in line with change management.* Support integrations between security platforms and log sources.**Automation*** Develop basic scripts and automations to reduce manual administration.**Incident Support*** Execute emergency changes requested by Incident Response, such as isolation, blocking, and policy updates.**Team Support*** Mentor Associate Engineers, assign and review their work, and support their development. **Incident Availability and On-Call**All members of the Cyber Team, in both Incident Response and Security Operations, support the organization's incident response capability. The following availability expectations are a condition of this role:* Participate in the team's formal after-hours on-call rotation, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, and acknowledge and respond to alerts and escalations within defined response times while on call.* Be available and readily reachable outside normal business hours at any time during a material cybersecurity incident, including when not scheduled for on-call coverage. Material incidents require an all-hands response from every member of the Cyber Team.* Keep mobile notifications enabled and monitor designated incident communication channels (phone, text, email, collaboration, and paging tools) after hours so that material incident notifications are received and acknowledged promptly.* Support containment, investigation, remediation, recovery, and post-incident activities as directed by incident leadership for the duration of the incident, which may include extended, overnight, or weekend hours.* Maintain current emergency contact details with the Cyber Team and notify management in advance of planned unavailability (such as travel or leave) so that coverage can be arranged.* These expectations apply regardless of the employee's home location or time zone.* Serve in the on-call rotation for security platforms and execute emergency changes requested by Incident Response, such as isolation, blocking, and policy updates. **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.### **The salary range** for this role is between:**Compensation**$67,000– $96,000The annualized base pay range is a broad range based on analysis of similar positions in the market. The actual base pay for the position may be above or below the listed range and determined by a number of considerations, including but not limited to complexity, location, and scope of the role, along with experience, skills, education, training, and other conditions of employment. Base salary represents one component of Allied World’s comprehensive total reward package, which may also include annual incentive compensation rewards.Our generous benefits package includes: Health, Dental and Disability Insurance, a company match 401k plan, and Group Term Life Insurance. Allied World is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without consideration of any disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.