Senior Information Security Engineer

About the Firm

McDermott Will & Schulte is a leading global law firm with over 1,700 lawyers and 1,400 business professionals. We celebrate excellence, collaboration, and community, recognized as a top workplace by USA Today, Fortune, The American Lawyer, Vault, and others. We are Great Place to Work certified and invest in accelerating your career while supporting your well-being both in and outside the office.

Our award-winning culture prioritizes warmth, authenticity, and enthusiasm for all perspectives. We welcome unique viewpoints and provide opportunities for your career to thrive. Wellness is integral to our benefits program, supporting physical, emotional, mental, and financial health with an emphasis on work-life balance. We offer generous compensation packages that recognize hard work and excellence.

About the Role

The Senior Information Security Engineer oversees the security of the Firm’s applications, networks, and systems. This role manages the security and integrity of information systems throughout their lifecycle, ensuring secure operations. As a primary technical point of contact for other Firm departments, this position works under minimal supervision, relying on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage security requirements of Firm assets and systems.
• Create and maintain the Firm-wide security architecture.
• Manage security requirements throughout the development and acquisition lifecycles for all assets.
• Perform certification and accreditation prior to releasing software to production.
• Develop and maintain software, application, network, hardware, systems, and mobile device inventories.
• Define, implement, assess, and maintain controls to protect software, applications, networks, hardware, systems, and mobile devices in accordance with security requirements.
• Manage security configuration and changes for software, applications, networks, hardware, systems, and mobile devices.
• Develop and maintain information asset inventories and establish controls to protect information and critical assets.
• Collaborate with individuals and teams outside of Information Security.
• Mentor and support other team members in day-to-day activities.

Requirements

• At least seven (7) years of related work experience.
• Experience with or strong aptitude for AI-assisted development tools, LLMs, and agentic AI.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word).
• Knowledge of information systems security risk frameworks and server architecture.
• Knowledge of network concepts, host-based security settings/controls, and security technologies.
• Knowledge of CI/CD concepts/tools and secure code development.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and prioritize responsibilities.
• Ability to handle and maintain confidential information.
• Ability to work independently and under own direction and initiative.

Pay

Target hiring range: $121,000 - $203,000. Base pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. Full-time positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stoop, talk, and hear.
• Employee must occasionally lift up to twenty (20) pounds.
• Work environment is a typical indoor office setting.