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Crowe · 3 days ago

Kodiak Security Operations Engineer

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$82K/yr - $180K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Works with the MSSPs, Security, IT and other business units to manage day-to-day security activities, monitor alerts, and respond to incidents.

Works with the MSSP’s in identifying, assessing, and remediating security vulnerabilities across the organization’s systems.

Collaborates on protecting and managing endpoints (e.g., computers, servers) by implementing security controls and monitoring solutions.

Configures and maintains network firewalls to control traffic and enforce security policies.

Ensures secure cloud environments by implementing best practices, managing access controls, and monitoring cloud services.

Leads in incident handling, investigates security breaches, and coordinates response efforts.

Meet regularly with security team leaders and MSSP vendor to assess and collaborate on changes that would be built into security operations and controls.

Facilitate and drive updates to security processes and tools to meet industry and technology evolution.

Research relevant security technologies for potential improvements / best practice application.

Research relevant security news topics to maintain understanding of current security threats, methodologies and potential risks to the firm

Qualification

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Industry security standardsSecurity toolsIT fundamentalsSecurity architectureInfrastructureAzureAWSOperating systemsVirtualizationNetworking conceptsCommandsScriptingNetwork securityOperational securityThreatsHost securityAccess controlCryptographyEvent monitoringSecurity testingRemediation plansVulnerability assessmentRisk analysisMitigation strategiesSecurity monitoring toolsThreat detectionThreat huntingIncident responseThreat intelligenceInformation security

Required

In-depth knowledge and practical experience with industry security standards and frameworks

In-depth knowledge and practical experience with industry standard security tools, including deployment, administration and usage, is needed maintain firm security programs owned by Information Security

Advanced understanding of IT and Security and Architecture fundamentals is required (Infrastructure, Azure, AWS, Operating Systems, Virtualization, Networking Concepts, Commands and Scripting, Network Security, Operational Security, Threats, Host Security, Access Control, Cryptography, etc.). This knowledge is necessary for designing effective event monitoring, security testing, and remediation plans for business applications and systems in the environment

Technical knowledge of vulnerability assessment and exploitation, and practical experience with risk analysis and mitigation strategies are necessary to perform security testing, and to work with other stakeholders to design effective remediation plans

Technical knowledge of security monitoring tools and practical experience with threat detection, threat hunting and incident response are necessary to perform event monitoring in this role

Maintain awareness of threat actors and attack trends, as well as those specific to the firm, to identify risks and provide recommendations to management in response to changing threat landscape

The ability to manage a number of projects, and be able to adjust quickly to changing priorities in a dynamic environment

Flexible, agile and able to manage work within ambiguity as necessary

Excellent organizational/project management and analytical skills

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Information Systems, or equivalent experience

5 years in Information Security role

Travel maybe required to perform job/project duties

As required, work after-hours

Preferred

Graduate degree and /or relevant certification(s) desired

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Career Coach for guidance in career goals and aspirations

Company

Crowe

Glassdoor

4.0

Crowe LLP is a public accounting, consulting, and technology firm.

Founded in 1942

Chicago, Illinois, USA

5,001-10,000 employees

https://www.crowe.com/

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