Security Engineer - Murfreesboro, TN

Smyrna Ready Mix, LLC • Murfreesboro, TN

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About The Position

Smyrna Ready Mix (SRM) is seeking an Information Security Engineer to implement and continuously improve the company’s cybersecurity posture across a rapidly growing enterprise environment. The role partners with the Director of Information Security & Compliance on information security governance, risk management, compliance, and operations, helping protect SRM’s systems, data, and infrastructure while supporting business objectives.

The engineer collaborates with the Director and other IT roles to develop scalable security policies, incident response capabilities, and proactive defenses across on-premises and cloud environments, including Azure and OCI. The position balances technical expertise with business insight and works closely with IT and business teams to support secure, reliable, and innovative technology practices.

The role is responsible for work across SRM’s cybersecurity program, from design and implementation through monitoring and continuous improvement. It reports directly to the Director of Information Security & Compliance.

Requirements

• Associate and/or bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent professional certifications.
• At least 3 years of experience in information security engineering or related infrastructure roles.
• Strong technical foundation in network, system, and cloud security, including firewalls, SIEM, endpoint protection, and identity management.
• Deep understanding of endpoint management and security suites such as Defender, Entra ID, Intune, SentinelOne, Avanon, Azure Security Center, or similar.
• Experience in at least two of these focus areas: incident response, vulnerability management, network security, application security, and cloud security.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with system engineers, application teams, and field personnel.
• Ability to contribute to team knowledge sharing, mentoring, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, Security+, PenTest+, or CySA+.
• Experience with Zero Trust architecture and/or cloud-native security solutions.
• Knowledge of data loss prevention (DLP), MFA, SIEM/SOAR, and endpoint detection and response (EDR) platforms.
• Familiarity with network monitoring and analysis tools.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Experience with Zero Trust, SD-WAN, or network segmentation strategies.
• Experience developing and maintaining automation scripts using PowerShell, Python, or Bash for provisioning and maintenance tasks.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the information security team and foster collaboration and accountability.
• Collaborate with system and network engineers to align network infrastructure with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Active Directory, and identity-based access controls.
• Implement solutions supporting cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures in line with industry best practices.
• Implement security controls across network, system, application, and cloud infrastructure, including Azure, OCI, and O365.
• Work with IT leadership to integrate security into technology projects and promote secure configuration and deployment practices.
• Perform vulnerability management and remediation, prioritizing mitigation based on business impact.
• Conduct enterprise security operations and incident response using SIEM, threat intelligence, analytics, and an MSSP SOC to detect and mitigate risks.
• Participate in threat assessments, penetration testing, and post-incident reviews.
• Define and track risk metrics and cybersecurity KPIs, including health, incidents, and strategic initiatives, and provide executive reports to the Director of Information Security & Compliance, CIO, and IT leadership.
• Evaluate emerging threats and technologies and recommend security solutions through demonstrations, pilots, and proof-of-concept/value work.
• Collaborate across systems, networking, and applications teams to support end-to-end resilience, visibility, and alignment of security priorities with operational needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Information Security & Compliance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree