Senior Information Security Engineer

About the Firm

McDermott Will & Schulte is a leading global law firm with more than 1,700 lawyers and 1,400 business professionals. We celebrate excellence, collaboration, and community and have been recognized as a top workplace by USA Today, Fortune, The American Lawyer, Vault, and others. We are also certified by Great Place to Work. At McDermott, we invest in your future and accelerate your career, supporting you both in and outside of the office.

• A firm where everyone belongs: Our award-winning culture prioritizes warmth and authenticity.
• Enthusiasm for all perspectives: We welcome unique viewpoints and ideas, ensuring everyone has a voice and a seat at the table.
• Support to feel your best and do your best: Our benefits program supports physical, emotional, mental, and financial health, emphasizing work-life balance.
• Real rewards for real work: We offer generous compensation packages that recognize hard work and excellence.

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 necessary 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 and maintain controls necessary 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.

Benefits

• Outstanding career opportunities.
• Competitive total rewards package with the opportunity to earn performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive benefits package for full-time positions.

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. Base pay is only one part of the Total Rewards package, which includes discretionary bonuses for full-time positions.

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.

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stoop, talk, and hear. The employee must occasionally lift up to twenty (20) pounds.
• Work Environment: Typical indoor office environment.