Lead Manager, IT Security Engineer

Make-A-Wish America is hiring a Lead Manager, IT Security Engineer to protect the organization’s information, infrastructure, and stakeholders. The role designs, implements, and manages enterprise security solutions, conducts security assessments, develops policies and procedures, and provides security expertise throughout technology and project lifecycles.

Responsibilities:

• Expertise in designing secure networks, systems, and application architectures
• Manage/implement design, installation, configuration, setup, testing, troubleshooting, documentation of security solutions including IAM, endpoint security, firewalls, email security, content filtering and security awareness
• Proficient with networks, systems, applications, and cloud security
• Proficiency with risk assessment and vulnerability scanning tools, technologies, and methods
• Escalation point for security-related incidents
• Proactively report possible threats and or vulnerabilities
• Proactively research weaknesses and find ways to counter them
• Find cost-effective solutions to cybersecurity problems
• Information Technology Security representative on IT projects to provide security advice, expertise, and recommendations
• Conduct security awareness training
• Planning, researching, and developing security policies, standards and procedures
• Ensure the tuning and effectiveness of security tools deployed across the environment
• Work closely with our Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) and IT teams to review alerts and investigate security incidents
• 24/7 Availability for Identity & Access Management, Security Incident Response and Escalation
• Performs other related job duties, as assigned

Requirements:

• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We do not sponsor employment visas or other immigration processes to attain or maintain employment eligibility
• Demonstrated successful problem-solving abilities
• Proficiency in project management, research, and data analysis
• Critical thinking and analytical skills to identify and diagnose threats
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills
• Engage effectively with professionals at all levels of the organization
• Organizational skills to create detail reports
• Multitasking skills to complete other tasks while monitoring data systems
• Organize work and prioritize to meet deadlines. Make timely decisions with sound judgment
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technology field or equivalent experience required
• 5+ years of total experience with 2+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and supporting enterprise information technology security solutions
• Hands-on experience with endpoint security, network firewalls, email security gateways, content filtering, IAM, Single Sign On (SSO), windows servers and virtualization technology
• Knowledge of Microsoft Cloud Products (Office 365, Intune, Azure, Azure VM, NSG's, Azure Sentinel, ATP, Azure Active Directory)
• Azure, SSO, Cisco Firewalls, Defender Security, VMWare, EDR, XDR, Cisco Umbrella DNS Security, Hybrid Infrastructure
• Relevant and Current Certifications Preferred: e.g., CompTIA Security+, PenTest+, OSCP, CEH, CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CCNP Security, CISA, etc