Principal Security Engineer - Information Security

Ascensus is the leading independent technology and service platform powering savings plans across America, providing products and expertise that help nearly 16 million people save for a better today and tomorrow.

Section 1: Position Summary

The Principal Security Ops Analyst will be responsible for operational security responsibilities across Ascensus.

Section 2: Job Functions, Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• •Accountability for team’s effectiveness and success
• •Establish cross-training within team for availability of SecOps functions
• •Security Event Monitoring & Response
• •Monitor security events from all tool sources
• •Analyze events filtering for false positives
• •Understanding of basic network services, vulnerabilities and attacks
• •Incident response process and escalation of events
• •Work with the security team to enhance and build new processes & procedures
• •Contribute to and maintain documented processes around monitoring & response
• •Work closely with information security, IT, risk & governance, and facilities teams.
• •Report on security operations metrics quarterly
• •Process phishing email escalations from Associates
• •Correlate events with other known social engineering attempts

• •Management of Security Solutions
• •Build, manage and maintain tools including, but not limited to:
• •IAM
• •IPS
• •SEIM
• •Web Application Firewall
• •Anti-Virus, Malware and Endpoint Protection
• •CASB
• •UBA
• •DLP
• •Web Proxy/Web content filtering
• •Vulnerability management
• •File integrity monitoring
• •Network Access Control (NAC)

• •Maintain documentation around tools
• •Champion the information security tool’s usage to maximize features
• •Review access requests around content filtering, removable media and exceptions

• •Work collaboratively with the various technology teams to accomplish security objectives
• •Additional security experience may be gained depending on associate’s level of interest and availability:
• •Assessing and selecting security vendors or solutions
• •Identify emerging vulnerabilities and evaluate associated risks
• •Assisting in corporate incident response events
• •Security testing (vulnerability scans, aspects of ethical hacking/penetration testing)
• •Detailed configuration reviews

• •Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients.
• •Our I-Client service philosophy and our Core Values of People Matter, Quality First and Integrity Always® should be visible in your actions on a day to day basis showing your support of our organizational culture.
• •Assist with other tasks and projects as assigned

Section 3: Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements

• •Experience managing security tools noted above
• •Experience with monitoring, detecting, and responding activities
• •Knowledge of information security risks, at least technical aspects including working knowledge around remediation.
• •Ability to lead, inspire and motivate associates on the team
• •Ability to objectively review the team’s work, implement enhancements and monitor quality
• •Strong written and oral communication skills. The ability to communicate effectively (clear, concise and professionally) with all levels within Ascensus.
• •Highly organized and able to process and manage inventories of controls and findings.
• •Excellent analytical and problem resolution skills.
• •Self-starter and able to work independently.
• •Persistence and strength to champion initiatives.

Minimum Requirements:

• •A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Information Security or Security Operations
• •Knowledge of networking preferred.
• •Expert level proficiency in MS Office software applications, specifically Word, Excel and Power Point
• •Bachelor’s degree plus equivalent work experience required.
• •CISSP certification preferred.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

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