IT Security Engineer - Remote

It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they are doing!

Job Summary: As a member of the Security team, you will be helping us protect Neogen across our global enterprise. An IT Security Engineer at Neogen is responsible for building, installing, and maintaining security related technologies and systems. They ensure all hardware and software is designed, configured, and operating using industry leading security principles. This includes but is not limited to computer, mobile, network, telecom, cloud, as well as, 3rd party and custom built software.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Design, build, install, test, document, and maintain security systems and services.
• Continuously identify threats and develop remediation plans to reduce risks to the organization.
• Collaborate with global technology teams on security best practices, configurations, risk assessments, and remediations.
• Commonly lead security design whiteboarding and sound boarding sessions.
• Perform and coordinate vulnerability testing and risk analysis for a variety of systems.
• Perform and coordinate activities related to Neogen's Security Awareness program.
• Investigate security incidents, conduct investigations and participate in incident responses.
• Act as the point of escalation for security alerts.
• Evaluate new technologies and processes that enhance security capabilities and reduce threats.
• Develop automation to handle and track incidents, analyze logs, apply mitigations, perform repeatable tasks.
• Proactively perform security event monitoring, including logs flow management.
• Stay up to date on all industry trends, threat intel, changes in security policies, technologies, and regulations.
• Perform other duties as agreed upon with supervisor.

Qualifications:

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, engineering, cybersecurity, or technology from a four-year college university
• OR a minimum of 5 years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Skilled with the majority of the following security related tools and concepts: IDS/IPS, vulnerability testing, firewalls, identify and access management, authentication, encryption technologies, secure network architectures, components of OSI and how to secure each layer, security awareness training methods, AV/EDR systems, secure coding practices, windows/unix/mobile operating systems, virtualization technologies, database platforms.
• Knowledgeable with security frameworks, defensive security and security-in-depth practices, and related audit procedures.
• Comfortable with automation, scripting and leveraging APIs.
• Practical experience with security incident investigation and response preferred.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, project management, documentation, communication and teamwork to effectively collaborate with others in and outside of IT.
• Certification(s) preferred but not required, ex. CEH, CCNP, GSEC/GSOC/GCIA, SSCP.

Travel Requirements: Up to 5% - 15% as needed

Come Be Part Of A Mission that Matters!

From inside the farm gate to our dinner plates, Neogen protects the world's food supply. Through a variety of animal healthcare products, to food safety solutions for dangerous bacteria, allergens, toxins, drug residues and much more, Neogen is there - and you can be too.