20167 - Security Engineer III

Hyundai Autoever America•Savannah, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Security Engineer plays a critical role in safeguarding the organization’s information systems, networks, and critical infrastructure. This role ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of corporate assets by participating in all areas of information and network security, including intrusion detection, incident response, vulnerability management, application security, and compliance with corporate security policies. The engineer is responsible for implementing, operating, and continuously improving a variety of enterprise security technologies—such as DLP, Antivirus, IPS/IDS, Endpoint Protection, Database Activity Monitoring, and Web Application Firewalls. This position acts as a technical authority across Security Engineering, Network Engineering, and Security Operations, partnering with cross-functional teams, internal clients, and external stakeholders. The role supports both strategic initiatives and daily operational security needs to maintain a secure, resilient, and compliant environment. It contributes directly to strengthening the organization’s security posture, improving processes, leading or participating in incident response, and enabling secure business operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of hands‑on Security Engineering, Security Planning, or Security Operations experience.
2+ years of network administration/engineering experience and 2+ years of system administration experience.
Advanced knowledge of security technologies with experience operating in medium to complex computing environments.
Hands-on experience with two or more enterprise security technologies, such as IPS/IDS, VPNs (SSL/IPsec), firewalls, NAC, Windows/Linux OS, packet inspection, or directory services (LDAP/AD).
Strong understanding of network architecture and concepts, including routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, subnetting, and security dependencies across server/VM environments.
Experience implementing security technologies, conducting risk assessments, and integrating security controls into operational frameworks.

Nice To Haves

Professional security certifications such as Security+, CISSP, CISSP‑ISSAP, or SANS.
Experience with endpoint security solutions (EDR, AV, DLP) and web filtering tools (e.g., Palo Alto, Forcepoint, Sophos).
Strong technical documentation skills (e.g., reports, proposals, SOWs, white papers).
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while managing multiple tasks in a team environment.

Responsibilities

Design, build, test, and deploy new security technologies, including developing operational documentation and runbooks.
Evaluate, recommend, integrate, and automate security tools and processes to enhance the protection of corporate assets and infrastructure.
Conduct security risk assessments, exposure analyses, and security architecture reviews to ensure secure and cost‑effective system and network performance.
Lead or assist in producing periodic or ad‑hoc security reports that provide situational awareness to senior stakeholders.
Analyze network security elements and architectural designs to maintain optimal performance, security, and operational resilience.
Monitor and manage networks, systems, and infrastructure for attacks, malware, intrusions, and vulnerabilities, including full remediation of impacted systems.
Implement, operate, and tune enterprise security technologies (e.g., IPS/IDS, vulnerability scanners, encryption, endpoint protection).
Support security audits, compliance reviews, and risk‑management activities, delivering required documentation and remediation follow‑up.
Participate in or lead incident response activities and provide rotational after‑hours on‑call support.
Develop and maintain cybersecurity policies, procedures, and controls, including risk management and incident response plans.
Conduct security assessments and penetration tests to identify and evaluate vulnerabilities across systems and networks.
Manage, configure, and monitor security tools and technologies such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, and antivirus platforms.
Investigate, contain, and remediate cybersecurity incidents, including breaches, malware, and other threats.
Provide cybersecurity training to employees, promoting security awareness and safe practices.
Stay current on emerging threats, trends, and best practices through continuous learning and industry engagement.