IT Security Engineer

***Local Remote Position: To be considered you MUST live 2.5 hours within the greater Brentwood area***

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Part and Full Time Benefits Eligibility

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Associate assistance program
• Employee discounts
• Referral program
• Early access to earned wages for hourly associates (outside of CA)
• Optional voluntary benefits including ID theft protection and pet insurance

Full Time Only Benefits Eligibility

• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Company provided life insurance
• Adoption benefit
• Disability (short and long term)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• Optional life and dependent life insurance
• Optional voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity Insurance, and legal plan 
• Tuition reimbursement

Base pay in range will be determined by applicant’s skills and experience. Temporary associates are not benefits eligible but may participate in the company’s 401(k) program.

Veterans, transitioning active duty military personnel, and military spouses are encouraged to apply. To support our associates in their journey to become a U.S. citizen, Brookdale offers to advance fees for naturalization (Form N-400) application costs, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been with us for at least a year.

The application window is anticipated to close within 30 days of the date of the posting.

Responsibilities

Responsible for working with network administrators, system administrators, developers, business managers, and end users to manage the security of the IT environment.  The IT Security Engineer must stay abreast of evolving security issues and ensure the appropriate preventive and detective measures are in place.  This role requires the ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information.  The role will oscillate, as needed, between supporting daily operational tasks (i.e. logs review, account management, AV threat management, etc.) and enterprise wide projects while keeping an eye toward reaching management goals for the organization-wide policies based on industry best practices.  The role will require ongoing team building as well as information security administration.

1. Administers security infrastructure, such as firewalls, anti-virus, intrusion prevention systems, VPNs, SMTP gateway, SEIM, etc
2. Ensures that security configurations of key systems are properly implemented, monitored and reported.
3. Investigates and resolves incident tickets.
4. Provides technical support and consultation for enhancement of and change to network security configuration
5. Performs active tests; discovers vulnerabilities in information systems
6. Performs all security administration functions within Mission Critical maintenance of user profiles and roles
7. Assists the business in achieving security certifications (e.g. external – SOX and HIPAA, internal - network, database, end user computing) and evaluates compliance of IT Policies
8. Conducts risk assessments, compliance and control reviews for the organization
9. Reviews security settings with business process owners to ensure they are in compliance with company standards for segregation of duties.

This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position.  It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities.  An associate should perform all duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.

Qualifications

Education and Experience
Associate Degree in the field of Computer Science preferred.  Minimum of 5 or more years of progressive experience in IT engineering.

Certifications, Licenses, and Other Special Requirements
None

Management/Decision Making
Uses limited independent judgment to make decisions based on precedents and established guidelines. Solves problems using standard procedures and precedents. Knows when to refer issues to supervisor and when to handle them personally.

Knowledge and Skills
Has a working knowledge of a skill or discipline that requires basic analytic ability. Has an overall understanding of the work environment and process. Has working knowledge of the organization. Well-rounded understanding of technology, operations and key business processes. Strong knowledge of hardware, software, database, operating system and networking technologies. Track record demonstrating maturity and responsibility with an ability to work with confidential situations. Strong problem solving and analytical capabilities. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Standing
• Requires interaction with co-workers, residents or vendors
• Walking 
• Sitting
• Use hands and fingers to handle or feel
• On-Call on an as needed basis
• Reach with hands and arms
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Talk or hear
• Ability to lift: Up to 25 pounds
• Vision

Brookdale is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.