
Senior Associate, Information Security
Harrison Street
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $100,000 - $150,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Configure, tune, and manage HSAM’s cybersecurity toolset, including but not limited to endpoint detection and response (EDR), SIEM, vulnerability management, and data loss prevention (DLP) tools.
- Maintain and apply security policies and rules within cybersecurity platforms in alignment with HSAM standards and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct periodic security configuration reviews of technology systems and platforms against internal policies, industry best practices, and vendor hardening guidelines.
- Identify configuration gaps across technology systems, document findings, and coordinate with platform owners to remediate.
- Support a criticality-based review cadence for technology platform security configurations.
- Work cross-functionally to support security configuration needs and related enhancements.
- Support identity and access management (IAM) operations, including user access reviews, conditional access policy maintenance, and identity governance.
- Assist with the improvement of HSAM’s existing cybersecurity toolset and execute toolset enhancements, as appropriate.
- Support vulnerability scanning operations, including scan execution, result triage, and remediation tracking.
- Assist with the management of patching cadence and remediation timelines, ensuring open findings are tracked to closure.
- Monitor SOC alerting and assist with tuning detection rules to reduce noise and improve signal quality.
- Assist with incident triage, investigation, and documentation under direction of the CISO.
- Help maintain and update incident response runbooks and playbooks.
- Assist with monitoring threats and taking preventative measures to protect HSAM’s environment.
- Assist in maintaining a program aligned to applicable security standards, regulations, and industry best practices.
- Support the mitigation of information security risks within HSAM in a manner that meets compliance and regulatory requirements.
- Provide input to and assist with updates of policies, procedures, and other program-related documentation.
- Provide technical input into firmwide risk meetings and participate in security strategy meetings, as appropriate.
- Generate technical evidence and artifacts to support compliance audits and third-party assessments.
- Assist with technical writing, internal communications, and documentation related to security controls and configurations.
- Provide technical support for third-party assessments as needed.
- Attend meetings and serve on committees, as requested.
- Maintain and increase knowledge and skills through attendance at meetings, conferences, training seminars, and in-service training sessions.
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience in information security with hands-on experience administering security tools and infrastructure in a regulated environment.
- Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline such as Information Security, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
- Experience administering and troubleshooting enterprise security platforms (e.g., EDR, SIEM, vulnerability management, DLP tools).
- Working knowledge of cloud and SaaS security administration (e.g., Microsoft 365, Azure, GCP, AWS).
- Knowledge of data communications, network security fundamentals, and identity and access management concepts.
- Security certifications such as CompTIA Security+, GIAC certifications (GSEC, GCIH), or equivalent preferred.
- Knowledge of security frameworks, standards, and industry best practices preferred.
- Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python) for automation and reporting preferred.
- Experience working in financial services, asset management, or other regulated industries preferred.
- Must be able to evaluate technical problems and determine solutions.
- Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Must be able to follow and apply established security policies, procedures, and standards.
- Must be able to read and understand technical manuals and vendor documentation.
- Must be able to manage multiple technical workstreams independently.
- Must be able to maintain professional and effective working relations with supervisors and co-workers.
- Must be able to work flexible hours, including weekends and evenings.
- Must be able to learn new skills and technologies.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
cybersecurityendpoint detection and responseSIEMvulnerability managementdata loss preventionidentity and access managementcloud security administrationscripting languagestechnical writingincident response
Soft Skills
written communicationverbal communicationproblem-solvingindependent workinterpersonal skillsflexibilitylearning agilityorganizational skillscollaborationattention to detail
Certifications
CompTIA Security+GIAC GSECGIAC GCIH