Senior IT Security Engineer - Remote Opportunity

About the Role

We're hiring a Senior IT Security Engineer to join our team at Great West Casualty. This position offers a hybrid work schedule, with three days working in the office and two days working remotely. As a Senior IT Security Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in protecting our enterprise systems, data, and infrastructure.

What You'll Do

• Lead root cause analysis and security investigations across endpoints, servers, network infrastructure, identity platforms, and cloud environments.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve security controls to protect data, reduce risk, and align with cybersecurity best practices and frameworks.
• Own and enhance monitoring, detection, and incident response processes—triaging alerts, coordinating containment/eradication, and driving lessons learned.
• Engineer and operationalize security tooling to strengthen our security posture.
• Drive vulnerability management activities including identification, prioritization, remediation coordination, and verification.
• Lead or significantly contribute to vendor risk management activities, security assessments, and third-party control validation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or Masters in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in IT security engineering, security operations, or a closely related role.
• Strong knowledge of security principles, common frameworks, and practical risk reduction techniques.
• Hands-on experience with modern security tools and technologies, vulnerability management, and network security controls.
• Support compliance initiatives and security standards.
• Security certifications such as CISSP, Security+, Azure/AWS security certifications are a plus.

Nice to Have

• Experience with incident response and threat hunting.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001).
• Familiarity with cloud security best practices.

What We Offer

• Compensation includes a salary commensurate with experience, estimated between $120,000 and $150,000 annually.
• Generous paid time off and paid company holiday schedule.
• Comprehensive benefits from day one including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Long-Term Disability, Company Match 401(k), HSA, FSA.
• Paternal Leave, Adoption Assistance, Fertility and Family Planning Assistance, Pet Insurance, Retail Discount Programs.
• Community volunteer opportunities and support of healthy lifestyles through a wellness program including gym subsidies.
• Scholarships for dependents of Great West employees and tuition reimbursement for current employees.
• Company paid continuing education and monetary awards for professional development.
• Opportunities for a hybrid work schedule (three days in the office, two days remote).

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