Security Engineer

altafiber

$80K — $110K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required
  • 3-5 years in telecommunications or IT with 1 year in security or compliance
  • Relevant security certifications (e.g., Security+, CISSP) preferred
  • Strong communication skills for varied audiences
  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple stakeholders' needs

Responsibilities

  • Establish and facilitate security processes for asset protection
  • Track and manage costs for security solutions
  • Identify and evaluate risks using industry standards
  • Ensure compliance with external regulatory security requirements
  • Develop policies and standards to mitigate security risks
  • Design innovative security solutions using technology
  • Operationalize security solutions and manage daily operations

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment
  • Opportunity to lead and coordinate work teams
  • Engagement with innovative security technologies
  • Professional development through relevant certifications
  • Collaborative work atmosphere
Full Job Description
Job Purpose

Supports the strategy, goals, and objectives of altafiber Security organization. altafiber Security develops policies, standards, and guidelines and provides services to mitigate cyber and physical risks to altafiber Information, IT systems, electronic products, facilities, and physical assets. altafiber Security works with the business to assess risk and to ensure that appropriate security measures are implemented. altafiber Security also enables business opportunities by leveraging security capabilities.

Essential Functions
  • Security Management: Establishment, facilitation, or operation of cyber and physical security processes to protect an organization's facilities, assets, information, and services
  • Financials: Track and measure costs to ensure appropriate investment and efficient and effective solutions to drive business value
  • Risk Management: Identify and evaluate risks based on industry standards (NIST RMF, CIS, etc.) to propose and implement solutions to reduce the organization's risk profile
  • Compliance Management: Assess and facilitate the compliance of the organization with external regulatory requirements that relate to security
  • Policies and standards: Develop and deliver commercially acceptable policies and standards that mitigate physical and cyber risks to altafiber information, IT systems, electronic products, facilities, and physical assets
  • Innovative Solutions:
    • Designs creative solutions that use technologies and processes to mitigate physical and cyber risks to altafiber information, IT systems, electronic products, facilities, and physical assets
    • Designs and builds Security Orchestration and Automated Response (SOAR) workflows to reduce Mean Time to Respond/Resolve (MTTR) and enhance altafiber's security posture
  • Security Implementation and Operations: Operationalize documented solutions and deliver day-to-day security operations and support

Education

Four years of college resulting in a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Certifications, Accreditations, Licenses

Relevant security certifications (Security+, CISSP) are a plus

Experience

3-5 years telecommunications or Information Technology experience that includes 1-year security or compliance

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Effective communication and presentation skills of security and technical topics to parties with and without technical knowledge
  • Experience with planning and organizing information in a collaborative environment
  • Ability to plan, orchestrate, and prioritize the work and needs of multiple stakeholders
  • Initiative to proactively identify risk and needs and take action
  • Mastery of scripting and querying languages to quickly and effectively manipulate data

Work Environment

Work is typically performed in a hybrid office environment

Supervisory Responsibilities

Leads work teams (assigns, coordinates, and checks work) for employees performing similar work

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