Sr. Information Security Specialist

Job Description

This role could be hybrid or remote based on proximity to an office location.

AtAmeritas, fulfilling lifeis what we do daily. We continuously strive to help our customers and employees enjoy life at its very best by reducing uncertainty, helping grow assets and protecting what is most cherished. We're here to help people put worry behind and the future ahead and help enable a life that's rich in family, happiness, health, and financial security. When lives are fulfilled, our mission is fulfilled.

As an active part of the Enterprise Security Engineering team, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining our security systems while following our standard operating procedures including change management. You will identify, research, prioritize tasks and make recommendations of improvements to our security tools and programs.

What you do

• Planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, and upgrading security measures for the protection of the organization's data, systems, and networks.
• Identify, define, and document system security requirements and recommend solutions to management while adhering to best practices and security standards.
• Configure, troubleshoot, and maintain security infrastructure, while effectively analyzing and seeking security improvements on a continuous basis
• Ensuring that the organization's data and infrastructure are protected by enabling the appropriate security controls.
• Daily administrative tasks, reporting, and communication with the relevant departments in the organization.
• Following standard security operating procedures to mitigate the cyber security weaknesses or improve cyber security visibility and controls
• Work effectively with multiple teams to report possible threats or and resolve cyber related events

What you bring

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of experience and education required
• 0-2 years Related Experience required in areas including:
• Basic understanding of Cyber Incident Response
• Basic understanding of Endpoint Detection and Response tools and concepts
• Basic understanding with Data Loss Prevention tools and concepts
• Basic understanding on how to develop and implement the appropriate safeguards of critical infrastructure services.
• Basic understanding on how to manage cybersecurity risk to systems, assets, data, and capabilities.
• Experience building workflows, processes, and procedures desired
• Experience performing host, network, and log analysis from a variety of sources and platforms desired

What we offer:

• Our company motto is "Fulfilling Life" and we take that job seriously, with a heavy commitment to volunteering and community support, employee well-being, and providing quality products and services that help our customers create a brighter future.
• Being a mutual-based organization, the return on our investment goes back into the company, to benefit our members/customers.
• We're committed to professional development, opportunity, inclusion, and diversity. Team building and collaboration are also priorities.
• A total rewards package with all the comprehensive health and welfare benefits you'd expect, including competitive pay and incentives, 401(k), flexible work schedules and time off to care for yourself and others.
• Additional popular benefits, including tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment, an incentivized well-being program, adoption assistance, paid time off for volunteering, training, and career development opportunities.

An Equal Opportunity Employer:

Ameritas has a reputation as a company that cares, and because everyone should feel safe bringing their authentic, whole self to work, we're committed to an inclusive culture and diverse workplace, enriched by our individual differences. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that hires based on qualifications, positive attitude, and exemplary work ethic, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Salary range $64,989 to $97,483 per year.

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