Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. This is our mission at Make-A-Wish America. The Information Security Engineer is a key contributor to the mission by protecting the organization’s information and stakeholders. This is an exciting opportunity as Make-A-Wish is making a large investment in Information Technology (IT) with a focus on Information Security. Designs, builds and manages security solutions for the IT enterprise. and security awareness. This position requires a hands-on technical specialist who can handle the complex and detailed technical work necessary to establish security systems such as firewalls, monitoring software, encryption technology, cloud security and endpoint security. Conducts security assessments, develops policies and procedures, and is the subject matter expert for security-related issues.
- Works with IT teams to design, install, configure, setup, test, troubleshoot, and document security solutions including IAM, endpoint security, firewalls, email security, content filtering and security awareness.
- Proficient with network, system, application and cloud security
- Define security policies for IT systems
- Conduct with risk assessments, vulnerability scanning and remediation/mitigation.
- Escalation point for security-related incidents
- Information Security representative on IT projects to provide security advice and recommendations
- Conduct security awareness training
- Planning, researching and developing security policies, standards and procedures
- Ensure the tuning and effectiveness of security tools deployed across the environment
- Work closely with our Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) and IT teams to review alerts and investigate security incidents
- Performs other related job duties, as assigned
- Demonstrated successful problem-solving abilities.
- Proficiency in project management, research and data analysis.
- Possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Engage effectively with professionals at all levels of the organization.
- Organize work, prioritize, delegate to meet deadlines and make timely decisions with sound judgment.
- Information Systems or related field preferred
- Minimum of 1-3+ years hands-on experience designing, building and supporting enterprise information security solutions
- Experience with endpoint security, network firewalls, email security gateways, content filtering, IAM, Single Sign On (SSO), windows servers and virtualization technology
- Preferred vendor experience: Okta SSO, Cisco Firewalls, Mimecast Email Security, VMWare, Cisco Umbrella DNS Security
- Knowledge of Microsoft Cloud Products (Office 365, Intune, ATP, Azure Active Directory)
- Preferred Certifications: CompTIA Security+, PenTest+, CySA+, CCNASecurity, MCSA (Infrastructure or Security), , CEH,
Working Conditions:
- Work in an office environment.
- May require work outside a traditional Monday – Friday work week, and outside normal business hours for security-related matters
- Competitive compensation with annual incentive potential
- Comprehensive benefit package: Medical, Vision, Dental, Wellness
- *100% employer paid for employee*
- Health and Flexible Spending Account Options
- Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability and Life Insurance
- *100% employer paid for employee*
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- 15 PTO days, 10 Sick Days, 10 Paid Holidays, and 2 Personal Days
- Maternity Leave
- Educational Tuition Assistance
- Employee Awards and Recognition Programs
- Individual and Leadership Development
- Discounts and special offers for theme parks, events, hotels, concerts, and movie tickets