IT Security Engineer
About The Position
As a Security Engineer on the Acacia IT Operations team, you will drive day-to-day security operations (focusing on identity security, vulnerability management, and endpoint protection) to ensure a resilient security posture for our global operations. You will manage the vulnerability lifecycle and triage security alerts to mitigate threats in real-time. By partnering with Infrastructure and Network teams, you will enhance Privileged Access Management (PAM) processes to protect our sensitive data. You will also develop and refine security runbooks and operational procedures to ensure consistent, repeatable security standards across all sites. This role is critical in safeguarding the technology at the forefront of our business, ensuring that our security measures evolve alongside our rapid business growth.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree and 5 years of professional experience in security operations, infrastructure security, or identity management.
- Management of the end-to-end vulnerability lifecycle, including scanning, tracking, and verifying remediation.
- Administration of Active Directory environments, including the management of group policies and access control hygiene.
- Triage and response to security incidents using SIEM, EDR, or similar monitoring platforms.
- Creation and maintenance of technical security runbooks or operational procedures.
Nice To Haves
- Use endpoint security platforms (e.g., CrowdStrike, SentinelOne) to monitor, harden, and maintain the security health of servers and workstations.
- Implement vulnerability management campaigns using tools like Tenable or Rapid7 to track, report, and drive remediation progress across cross-functional teams.
- Implement and manage DNS security strategies using platforms like Cisco Umbrella or Zscaler to mitigate network-level threats.
- Analyze logs and security events within platforms like Splunk to identify, triage, and escalate potential security incidents effectively.
- Apply data classification and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) strategies to identify and protect critical information across enterprise environments.
Responsibilities
- Drive day-to-day security operations focusing on identity security, vulnerability management, and endpoint protection.
- Manage the vulnerability lifecycle and triage security alerts to mitigate threats in real-time.
- Enhance Privileged Access Management (PAM) processes by partnering with Infrastructure and Network teams.
- Develop and refine security runbooks and operational procedures to ensure consistent, repeatable security standards across all sites.
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- paid parental leave
- short and long-term disability coverage
- basic life insurance
- grants of Cisco restricted stock units
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
- 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
- paid year-end holiday shutdown
- 4 paid days off for personal wellness
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt employees)
- flexible vacation time off program (exempt employees)
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
- up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
- Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
- annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
- performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
