Information Security Engineer

Williams International • Pontiac, MI

45d • Onsite

About The Position

Williams International is a privately-owned company that develops and manufactures jet engines for both military and commercial aircraft applications. We are a company of creators who deliver pioneering ideas and technologies that lead the aerospace industry. Our culture fosters creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning to position our team members to inspire each other and provide quality products and supporting services that exceed the expectations of our customers.

Williams International has an exciting opportunity for a Network Security Engineer to join our team. The Network Security Engineer plays a critical role in maintaining and enforcing cyber security policies across Williams. The Network Security Engineer will monitor our Information Systems environment as it pertains to CMMC and SecDevOps support. The Network Security Engineer will build automated monitoring alerts and response playbooks that replace slow, manual intervention, directly lowering the potential cost of a security breach. By engineering redundant, secure architectures, this role minimizes downtime caused by DDoS attacks or malware, preserving DevOps productivity.

This position is 100% on-site at our Pontiac, MI headquarters. No remote or hybrid is available at this time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Sciences, Information Systems, Business, Engineering, or related discipline is required
• 5 + years of experience supporting the following Technologies: Infrastructure Protection Performance Monitoring and Systems Analysis Demonstrated competencies with Network tools Vulnerability Management Incident Response Security Architecture
• U. S. citizenship is required
• Position requires the ability to obtain a U. S. Government Security Clearance, if needed. Candidates selected may be subject to a U. S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. For more information on Security Clearances, please visit: U. S.  Department of State [https://www.odni.gov/files/NCSC/documents/Regulations/SEAD-4-Adjudicative-Guidelines-U.pdf]

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Protection: Plan, implement, and upgrade security measures (e.g., Firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, Data Loss Prevention) to protect data, systems, and network infrastructure
• Performance Monitoring and Systems Analysis: Continuously review network/system activity to detect, analyze, and mitigate unauthorized access, security breaches, and potential network optimizations
• Demonstrated competencies with network tools such as Wireshark, Nmap, Qualys, Splunk, as well as Cloud security management products
• Vulnerability Management: Perform penetration testing ethical hacking testing to identify and remediate weaknesses in systems and applications in accordance with system plans
• Incident Response: Serve on the front lines for security breaches, providing swift analysis and remediation of network or security incidents
• Security Architecture: Develop and maintain secure network designs, adhering to industry and regulatory standards such as CMMC, NIST 800-171, and NIST 800-53
• Collaboration: Work with Software DevOps and IT teams to ensure security is embedded ("secure by design") throughout the development lifecycle

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level