Principal Security Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the Firm’s information security systems and processes, assuring enforcement of security policies.
• Manage the information security threat lifecycle, analyzing and responding to security events escalated by the Security Operations Center (SOC).
• Coordinate actions to limit risks identified through our automated systems.
• Provide subject matter expertise in information security as it relates to networks and systems.
• Manage the Firm’s security technology including but not limited to: anti-virus, vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, content filtering, and insider threat systems.
• Review security events from all monitoring environments not integrated with the firm SIEM, and those events escalated by the SOC, on a daily basis, and follow defined incident response processes in their analysis and reporting.
• Maintain knowledge of the information security needs of firm clients and implement measures to satisfy those requirements in the most efficient manner.
• Provide notification to all impacted parties related to the actions needed to mitigate threats and manage the threat lifecycle in totality.
• Manage and lead evaluations of the firm’s environment by external 3rd parties. Produce recommendations that integrate any findings with the business needs of the firm.
• Design and build operational environments that scale to meet the needs of our security products and assure appropriate reliability.
• Support general troubleshooting related to information security tasks and provide support to end users as needed.
• Provide other teams with security consulting services, including responding to requests for additional information and assisting with specific projects.
• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years of experience in Information Security.
• One or more of the following certifications preferred: GIAC, CISSP, CISM, CEH, CIPP.
• Focus on knowledge of direct support for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems (e.g. configuration of feeds, developing alarm/report concepts), Red Teaming concepts and execution, and Linux skills including command line and operational/administrative usage.
• Extensive knowledge of traditional security controls and technologies, such as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), public key infrastructure (PKI), identity and access management (IDAM) systems, antivirus and firewalls, in addition to newer offerings such as endpoint detection and response (EDR), threat intelligence platforms, security automation and orchestration, deception technologies and application controls.
• Experience with windows desktop, server, and database security.
• Ability to identify security technology risks and perform incident response.
• Extensive knowledge of TCP/IP networking including wireless, network monitoring/design and routing.
• Extensive understanding of the cyber kill-chain.
• Experience in cloud computing technologies, including software-, infrastructure and platform-as-a-service, as well as public, private, and hybrid environments.
• Experience working in a law firm or professional services firm environment desired.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers and communicate clearly and effectively with people from both technical and non-technical backgrounds.