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WSP in the U.S. · 2 months ago

Senior Security Engineer (Req #200)

1 Penn Plaza, New York, NY, 10119, US

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$123K/yr - $219K/yr

10+ years exp

WSP is a global company focused on innovation and technology, seeking a highly skilled cybersecurity professional to join their Global Security Operations and Engineering team. The role involves leading technical security initiatives, particularly in Microsoft Cloud Security, and coaching team members to enhance their capabilities.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Work with a globally distributed team, taking inputs from the business, SOC, and management to roll out systems and troubleshoot (Tier-3) support for security issues

Lead-guide the local Service Desk/ OSS teams with knowledge bases to resolve tickets at first instance for issues relating to security software and configurations

Develop the automation (including playbooks, SOAR), scripts to monitor system-health, as well as management the SOC tools in use

Extract data from systems and build reports for management; PowerBI skills would be an advantage

Knowledge transfer and sharing

Monitor and respond to feedback from the customers (employees and business stakeholders)

Bring a problem-solving and solutions-mindset, coordinate with the IT teams as needed

Provide feedback on tooling and identify additional needs

Plan for expanse of security tools to cover ongoing needs

Evaluation of license usage and potential growth

Qualification

Microsoft Cloud SecuritySIEMThreatVulnerability ManagementPowerBIPrivileged Account ManagementEDR systemsAutomationCybersecurityAnalytical skillsCoaching

Required

10 + years of experience, including 7+ years of specialization in information technology roles, security experiences are preferred

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, data sciences, or related field

Strong analytical skills with a keen eye for detail and accuracy

Extreme technical skills in the security area, especially with Microsoft tools, (including but not limited to) MS Sentinel, Defender, Purview, Entra, AD, etc

A proven track record in improving and maturity existing security implementations and configurations

Ruthless about securing the attack landscape, and hardening the existing systems in the enterprise hybrid landscape (end-user devices, servers, etc)

Skills and experiences with other vendors and services would be an added advantage

Solid knowledge about the overall security landscape, including Threat and Vulnerability Management, and the ability to guide on their remediation

Guide and implement automations, develop and fine-tune the SIEM detection rules to reduce manual efforts

Cyber professional at heart, tracking and mitigating emerging cyber threats against the company (e.g. zero-day exploits, APTs etc)

Experiences with other concepts and systems like Privileged Account Management, Key Management (certificates, keys, ciphers, etc.)

Ability to lead security systems integration, e.g., defining the architecture to work with ticketing systems, e.g. integrating Defender to create–manage the tickets and communications in ServiceNow

Knowledge of extracting relevant data, creating security reports etc. would be a definite advantage

Solid abilities to lead and plan the architecture, deliveries, and even more importantly coach and teach other members of the technical team to high levels of technology excellence

Previous experiences in security tools and systems administration, including experience as a security administrator for security platforms

Knowledge and experience in SIEM and Microsoft platforms (Microsoft Azure ecosystems), other vendor security systems are good experiences as well (e.g. CyberArk, Akeyless)

Good knowledge of EDR systems e.g. MS Defender, KQL etc. (or alternatively the willingness to learn them)

Planned and meticulous approach to deliveries

Knowledge and/or willingness to learn about advanced security capabilities, including integrations with other systems

Preferred

Master's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, data sciences, or related field

Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Company

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