Security Engineer

Job Purpose

Supports the strategy, goals, and objectives of altafiber Security organization.

Essential Functions

• Security Management: Establishment, facilitation, or operation of cyber and physical security processes to protect an organization's facilities, assets, information, and services

• Financials: Track and measure costs to ensure appropriate investment and efficient and effective solutions to drive business value

• Risk Management: Identify and evaluate risks based on industry standards (NIST RMF, CIS, etc.) to propose and implement solutions to reduce the organization’s risk profile

• Compliance Management: Assess and facilitate the compliance of the organization with external regulatory requirements that relate to security

• Policies and standards: Develop and deliver commercially acceptable policies and standards that mitigate physical and cyber risks to altafiber information, IT systems, electronic products, facilities, and physical assets

• Innovative Solutions: Designs creative solutions that use technologies and processes to mitigate physical and cyber risks to altafiber information, IT systems, electronic products, facilities, and physical assets

• Designs and builds Security Orchestration and Automated Response (SOAR) workflows to reduce Mean Time to Respond/Resolve (MTTR) and enhance altafiber’s security posture

• Security Implementation and Operations: Operationalize documented solutions and deliver day-to-day security operations and support

Education

• Four years of college resulting in a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

• Relevant security certifications (Security+, CISSP) are a plus

Experience

• 3-5 years telecommunications or Information Technology experience that includes 1-year security or compliance

Special Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Effective communication and presentation skills of security and technical topics to parties with and without technical knowledge

• Experience with planning and organizing information in a collaborative environment

• Initiative to proactively identify risk and needs and take action

• Mastery of scripting and querying languages to quickly and effectively manipulate data

Work Environment

Work is typically performed in a hybrid office environment

Supervisory Responsibilities

Led work teams (assigns, coordinates, and checks work) for employees performing similar work