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Maverik Information Security Engineer in Des Moines, Iowa
Description
Starting Salary Range at $105,000/year + DOE and Bonus Opportunity
Maverik/Kum&Go is seeking out next Information Security Engineer to join our team! In this role, you'll be essential in maintaining and optimizing our security infrastructure, serving as a technical subject matter expert on a variety of advanced security tools. You'll collaborate with a dynamic team, contributing to our Red Team program and enhancing our incident response capabilities. This position offers excellent growth potential, with opportunities to advance to architect roles and participate in professional development, including SANS training.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Security Infrastructure: Effectively design, deploy, maintain, evaluate, and optimize the Company’s security infrastructure, serving as the technical subject matter expert and System Manager on assigned tools, coordinating cross-functionally to ensure optimal performance
Red Team Program: Develop and execute the Company’s Information Security Testing program, including conducting in-house penetration testing and coordinating third party penetration test engagements
Security Development: Design, develop, and maintain scripts using Python and/or PowerShell to automate security tasks, integrate security tools, and enhance incident response capabilities
Security Awareness: Provide advice and guidance to the business and other IT teams from a cybersecurity perspective and assist with the Security Awareness & Training Program
Incident Handling: Provide escalation response to security incidents
Threat Intelligence: Monitor threat feeds analyze the risk to the organization and assist in coordinating the appropriate response
Qualifications: Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or a related technical
discipline preferred
- Certifications preferred: CEH, CISA, GCED, GPEN, CHFI, OSCP, SSCP
Qualifications: Experience
3+ years working in information security or related technical experience
5+ years experience in Information technology or related experience
Operational competency in Python and/or PowerShell required
Demonstrate advanced knowledge on multiple subjects among access control, network security, operating system security, email and communications security, vulnerability management, endpoint protection, application security, risk management, operational security, authentication systems, system security testing and hardening, and cloud security
Strong written skills, including documentation skills specifically with the drafting and updating of process and procedures
Analytical skills, including familiarity with troubleshooting, problem solving and investigation of incidents to determine root causes.
A history of leveraging others appropriately & overcoming unexpected obstacles while utilizing appropriate metrics to measure progress
Efficient & effective Project Management skill
Qualifications: Team Member Competencies
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including strong listening skills
Practice operating independently without the need for continuous oversight or direction
Proven ability to effectively prioritize and balance competing needs
A history of taking the initiative to identify and solve work-related problems
Experience in exercising initiative and sound judgment in decision-making
Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity may be added, deleted, or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing. Scheduling and shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity.