Sr. Information Security Engineer

State of Wisconsin Investment Board; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board seeks a Senior Information Security Engineer to design, implement, and improve security across hybrid cloud and on‑prem environments. Partner with infrastructure, cloud, and engineering teams to embed security into platforms and processes.

As a senior member of the Information Security team, you will reduce organizational risk through practical engineering, automation, and reusable security controls, enabling teams to operate securely and efficiently.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of information security, infrastructure, or cloud engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Design security capabilities across hybrid cloud and on-prem environments.
• Improve detection, vulnerability management, and incident response capabilities.
• Investigate complex security incidents and implement long-term improvements.
• Build automation, tooling, and guardrails to make secure practices the easy path.
• Mentor teammates and promote security engineering best practices.

Skills

Enablement mindset

Excellent communication

Security architecture

Hybrid cloud security

Automation & IaC

Python/PowerShell

Git workflows

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity or CS

Tools

Azure

AWS

PowerShell

Python

Git

Job description

We believe security should enable the business. We build security into everything we do, prefer automation over manual effort, and create tooling, guardrails, and reusable controls that make the secure path the easiest path. We partner with teams to help them operate securely at high velocity while continuously improving their security posture.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Information Security Engineer to design, implement, and improve security capabilities that protect the organization's people, data, and technology. You will partner with infrastructure, cloud, application, and engineering teams to build security into platforms and processes

As a senior member of the Information Security team, you will help reduce organizational risk through practical engineering, automation, and reusable security controls. The ideal candidate is a collaborative engineer who builds scalable solutions and enables teams to operate securely and efficiently

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement security capabilities across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments
• Design and improve detection, vulnerability management, and incident response capabilities
• Investigate complex security incidents and implement long-term improvements
• Build automation, tooling, guardrails, and AI-assisted solutions that make secure practices the easy path
• Build trusted partnerships across teams through collaboration, transparency, and practical security guidance
• Partner with engineering and business teams to integrate security into platforms, applications, and pipelines
• Perform security architecture reviews and provide technical guidance on new initiatives
• Continuously identify opportunities to reduce organizational risk through engineering and automation
• Develop security-focused technical standards, documentation, and reusable patterns
• Mentor teammates and promote security engineering best practices

Qualifications

• Enablement mindset and attitude – you win when teams win
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• 8+ years of experience in information security, infrastructure engineering, cloud engineering, or related discipline
• Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• Strong background in designing and implementing enterprise security solutions
• Hands-on experience securing hybrid Cloud and on-premises environments (Azure & AWS preferred)
• Experience designing or implementing security solutions across multiple domains such as cloud, identity, endpoint, network, vulnerability management, or detection engineering
• Proficiency with PowerShell, Python, or similar scripting languages
• Experience with automation, Infrastructure as Code, or API-based integrations
• Experience using AI-assisted tools (such as OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, or similar technologies)
• Experience using Git-based workflows
• Working experience with Agile methodologies