TITLE: Lead Security Engineer
CLIENT: Stable Global Organization
LOCATION: Houston
TYPE: Permanent
SALARY: $150,000-$160,000 plus bonus
URGENCY: ASAP
Mon-Thurs -ON-SITE w/Friday's remote
Lead Senior Security Engineer
Lead the global company's security initiatives. Configure, Implement, and maintain cutting-edge security solutions to protect our systems and data. Also provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior engineers, fostering a culture of growth and excellence. Keep up with the latest cybersecurity trends, threats, and best practices, and ensure our defenses are always one step ahead.
Responsibilities
- Maintain, enhance and troubleshoot the security infrastructure across endpoint, network, application, and cloud security tools.
- Provide technical mentorship and training to other engineers on the team.
- Ensure that the organization's data and infrastructure are protected by enabling the appropriate security controls.
- Maintain awareness of and respond to cybersecurity trends, best practices, threats, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
- Identify and communicate potential threats to information assets.
- Maintain security standards and procedures.
- Participate in the change management process.
- Clearly and effectively communicate security controls and processes to stakeholders of various technical proficiencies.
Position Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in cyber security, MIS, information technology, related field, or equivalent education/experience
- 6 plus years of professional experience in cyber security
- Experience implementing, maintaining, and improving IT security platforms and technologies.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to analyze and resolve complex security issues.
- Working knowledge of authentication and access systems, system logging, and event correlation tools.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience mentoring junior staff and lead security initiatives.
- Knowledgeable of industry and threat landscape changes.
Technical Skills & Competencies (Advantageous)
- Certifications that are a PLUS:
o CompTIA Security +
o GIAC Security Essentials CISSP
o Other advanced SANS certification(s) preferred but not required.
- Experience with automating routine work and configuration management via scripting, platform native automations, API calls, etc.
