Sr. Associate Engineer, Security & Governance Operations, Global IT Group

Allied World Assurance Company • New York, NY

5d • $67,000 - $96,000

About The Position

The Sr. Associate Engineer, Security Operations independently administers and maintains assigned security platforms, implements configuration changes and integrations, identifies coverage gaps, and supports Incident Response with tooling and emergency changes. The role may supervise and mentor Associate Engineers.

The position is part of the Cyber Team – Security Operations and is at the Sr. Associate Engineer level. It reports to the Technical Lead, Security Operations, or the SVP, Chief Information Security Officer. Supervisory responsibilities may include mentoring Associate Engineers, assigning and reviewing their work, and supporting their development.

All Cyber Team members support the organization’s incident response capability. This role participates in a formal after-hours on-call rotation, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, and must be available outside normal business hours during material cybersecurity incidents, including when not scheduled for on-call coverage. The role involves responding to alerts within defined response times, monitoring designated incident communication channels, and supporting incident containment, investigation, remediation, recovery, and post-incident activities. Incident work may involve extended, overnight, or weekend hours.

Requirements

• 2–4 years' experience in security engineering, systems administration, or network administration.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on experience administering endpoint, network security, identity, or email security platforms.
• Working knowledge of networking, directory and cloud identity services, and cloud platforms.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to meet the on-call and material incident availability requirements of the role.

Nice To Haves

• Scripting experience, such as PowerShell or Python.
• Security certifications such as CompTIA Security+ or CySA+.

Responsibilities

• Independently administer assigned security platforms, including policy configuration, tuning, and access management.
• Identify and remediate coverage gaps, misconfigurations, and platform health issues.
• Plan and implement changes and upgrades with testing and rollback plans in line with change management.
• Support integrations between security platforms and log sources.
• Develop basic scripts and automations to reduce manual administration.
• Execute emergency changes requested by Incident Response, such as isolation, blocking, and policy updates.
• Mentor Associate Engineers, assign and review their work, and support their development.
• Participate in the formal after-hours on-call rotation, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, and acknowledge and respond to alerts and escalations within defined response times while on call.
• Be available and readily reachable outside normal business hours during material cybersecurity incidents, including when not scheduled for on-call coverage.
• Keep mobile notifications enabled and monitor designated incident communication channels after hours so material incident notifications are received and acknowledged promptly.
• Support containment, investigation, remediation, recovery, and post-incident activities as directed by incident leadership for the duration of an incident.
• Maintain current emergency contact details with the Cyber Team and notify management in advance of planned unavailability so coverage can be arranged.
• Serve in the on-call rotation for security platforms.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Company match 401(k) plan
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Annual incentive compensation rewards may be included in the total reward package.
• Structured coaching program
• Learning and development tools and resources

What This Job Offers

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