Sr. Security Engineer

Who is Forcepoint?

Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint’s all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20+ years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k+ customers. 300+ patents. If our mission excites you, you’re in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we’re missing is you!

Location: US Remote

Position: CONTRACTOR 9-12 months

The successful candidate is mission driven, a self-starter, able and willing to work with a geo-dispersed team.

Essential Functions

• Work with cross-functional teams to identify, resolve, and mitigate security issues in Forcepoint’s on-premises, cloud environments and processes.

• Architects, designs, implements, maintains, and operates information security controls and countermeasures.

• Analyzes and recommends security controls and procedures in acquisition, development, and change management lifecycle of information systems, and monitors for compliance.

• Administer and support Identity and Access Management solutions

• Designs, implements, and maintains the SIEM

• Network security program oversight (patching, security practices of networking)

• Assist with implementing and administrating security controls for cloud environments

• Assist IT teams in identifying security requirements in migrating on-prem applications to cloud environments

• Develop security architecture and/or security view diagrams depicting expected and actual cloud implementations

• Administer and support FP security products

• Create, update, and maintain documentation for all configurations for the production environment

• Provide tuning and reporting recommendations of security tools

• Research, evaluate, implement, and administer new security technologies

• Participate in rotational on-call duties in support of a 24x7 global production environment

• Respond to and resolve security incidents as required

• Develop and maintain strong and mutually supportive relationships with internal partners, to ensure joint objectives are achieved.

• Play a key role in helping Forcepoint through transformation and program maturity initiatives.

• Experience with domain registars and certificate management

• Architecture and support of Security Diode’s a plus

• Knowledge of domains, web content gateway, email security gateways

• Perform other duties and projects as assigned

• This role does not have direct reports

Education and Experience

• Be willing to bring your best to work every day, challenge the status quo, and move the Forcepoint culture forward

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience

• Applicant must be US based

• At least six (6) years of experience in Information Technology or Information Security

• At least three (3) years of experience with security in one or more public clouds

• Experience with Okta, RSA, InTune and JAMF

• Strong familiarity with Linux, Mac OS, and Windows and cloud provider ecosystems like Amazon AWS/Microsoft Azure/Google Cloud, etc.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Proficient troubleshooting skills in the areas of security and networking

• Proactive individual (seeks out problems and addresses before they occur)

• Must be a self-starter able to work under little to no supervision and handle ambiguity in direction

• 2 or more accredited security certifications such as: (AWS Certified Security, CISSP, CCSP, CSA, etc.)

Nice to Have:

Experience with Solarwinds, Cloudhealth, ManageEngine, Crowdstrike AV/EDR, DLP services, Zero Trust networks

Don’t meet every single qualification? Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they don’t meet all requirements listed in a job posting. Forcepoint is focused on building an inclusive and diverse workplace – so if there is something slightly different about your previous experience, but it otherwise aligns and you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.

US Covid-19 Vaccination Policy: In compliance with Executive Order 14042, all Forcepoint US jobs require employees to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination as a condition of employment.  If you are unable to receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief, Forcepoint offers reasonable accommodations unless the accommodation causes Forcepoint or its customers undue hardship or poses a direct threat to the health and safety of others.

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Forcepoint is a Federal Contractor. Certain positions with Forcepoint require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.

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