IT Security Engineer

Polsinelli

Security Engineer ensuring secure operations of IT infrastructure and applications at Polsinelli. Focused on cybersecurity engineering, threat hunting, and team collaboration on security strategies.

Posted 4/15/2026full-timeRemote • Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $100,000 - $120,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCyber SecurityPythonSplunk

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Configure business operating environments securely
Perform penetration testing and threat hunting to identify potential risks
Monitor for and respond to incidents in the Firm's hybrid environment
Keep infrastructure current, make recommendations, and continually improve security technologies
Analyze, design, and develop programs, shell scripts, tests, and infrastructure automation capabilities
Work with analysts and engineers across the organization to continually improve cyber resilience
Provide support to understand and develop system requirements and technical solutions for cybersecurity engineering based on system architectures (CIS Controls, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, and NIST Cyber Security Framework).
Support the maturation of the enterprise architecture to align with the Firm’s information security and risks to the organizational operations, organizational assets, and individuals
Develop alternatives of system designs and/or architecture, which consider trade-offs between security requirements, functional/operational requirements, and cost
Identify and define the requirements of the overall security of the network
Plan, engineer, and monitor overall security implementation of network systems
Support in configuring and implementing network security tools
Test and provide solutions for system weaknesses, threats, security issues
Research and identify latest suitable technologies and processes that will improve the overall security of the system
Regularly audit the existing network configuration and provide improvement recommendations
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Microsoft Active Directory with Azure experience
2-4 years of experience in on-premises environment focused on security
2-4 years of experience in security engineering
Ability to perform detection engineering to interrogate computer logs to identify anomalous behavior
Develop workflows within a SIEM to automate detections and actions taken
Demonstrative knowledge/experience with (2) scripting languages like Python and PowerShell
Demonstrative knowledge and expertise with common enterprise-grade security solutions
Excellent verbal and written communication
2-4 years of experience with Metrics, Events, Logging, in an environment similar to Splunk
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or equivalent experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid time off
Sick time off
A referral program
Medical insurance and benefits
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
AD&D insurance
ID Theft insurance
Long-term disability benefits
Short-term disability benefits
Parking/Transit reimbursement (varies depending on location)
401(k) benefits
Employee assistance benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

penetration testingthreat huntinginfrastructure automationscripting languagesdetection engineeringsecurity engineeringnetwork securitysecurity solutionssystem requirements analysissecurity implementation

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingrecommendation skills