SEGRA

Staff Information Security Engineer

SEGRA$116K — $140K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent; advanced degree preferred.
  • Minimum 10 years of industry experience or equivalent mix of education and relevant experience.
  • Deep knowledge of security and telecommunications protocols and architectures.
  • Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, or equivalent).
  • Current industry certifications (SANS/GIAC, Azure or AWS) are a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information systems.
  • Stay updated on security trends, regulations, and standards (NIST, ISO).
  • Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to address security risks.
  • Support the business operations relating to security practices.
  • Monitor and respond to developments in security tools and protocols.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Life insurance for employees.
  • 401(k) matching program with immediate vesting.
  • Flexible Spending/Health Savings Accounts available.
  • Tuition and gym reimbursements offered.
  • Generous vacation/PTO, holidays, and volunteer days.
  • Supportive programs for mental, physical, and financial well-being.
Full Job Description
Segra is searching for a qualified and experienced Staff Information Security Engineer to join us in a full-time capacity.

Location Requirement:

The work arrangement for this role is a hybrid position, requiring a minimum of three (3) days in the office, with flexibility to work remotely two (2) days each week.

Role Overview:

This is a senior-level technology-oriented position protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information systems and data at Segra.

The Staff Information Security Engineer is expected to understand complex technology systems and tools in both the traditional Information Technology and Service Provider domains. It is essential for this role to maintain awareness of security trends, government regulations and 3rd-party standards (NIST, ISO), as well as to monitor developments in systems, protocols, tools, and other changes in the information security space. Additionally, the staff engineer understands and supports the business environment in which security operates.

This role requires collaboration with architects, senior-level engineers, management, and stakeholders inside and external to the organization, both to ensure awareness of security risks and to ensure appropriate mitigation steps are taken.

Qualifications:

Education:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. Advanced Degree preferred.


Required Experience:
  • A minimum 10 years of related industry experience, or equivalent mix of education and related experience.
  • Deep knowledge of security and telecommunications protocols and architectures
  • Proficient in one or more scripting language (Python, PowerShell, or equivalent)


Preferred Experience:
  • Experience with asset discovery and logical asset management
  • Solid understanding of authentication and identity technologies (IAM, SSO, RADIUS, TACACS+, AD/LDAP/Kerberos)
  • Experience with compliance frameworks, particularly NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, and/or ISO 27001
  • Experience with administration of Splunk, Splunk ES or other SIEM platforms
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, git)
  • Familiarity with AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Office 365 security controls (e.g., IAM, PIM, Identity Governance, Azure Policies, Entra, Intune, DLP, IaaS)
  • Familiarity with EDR/MDR/XDR platforms
  • Experience with security incident response
  • Strong understanding of operating systems and command line administration at all levels.
  • Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking protocols at all layers of the OSI stack
  • Understanding of the HTTP protocol, Web Application Firewall (WAF) technologies, BurpSuite testing, and APIs
  • Understanding of PKI, SSL/TLS, and cryptographic functions
  • Experience working in micro-segmented environments
  • Comfortable with regular expressions
  • Current relevant industry certifications (SANS/GIAC, etc.), Azure or AWS architecture or security certifications.


Key Competencies:
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Excellent critical thinking, analytical, and engineering skills, including the ability to independently analyze and understand both new technologies and legacy solutions.
  • Demonstrated commitment to ongoing skills development


Benefits Overview:

Segra offers a very robust benefits package to our full-time employees, some of which include:
  • Medical, dental, vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • 401(k) match
  • Flexible Spending/Health Savings Accounts
  • Tuition and gym reimbursements
  • Vacation/PTO, paid holidays, floating holidays
  • Volunteer days, parental leave
  • Legal, accidental, hospital indemnity, identify theft, pet insurance


Salary Range: $116,025 - $140,000

Beyond competitive health and retirement benefits with immediate 401(k) vesting, Segra also invests in your total well-being through programs supporting physical, mental, financial, and social wellness.

About SEGRA

SEGRA is a telecommunications company that provides fiber-based broadband services to residential and business customers in the southeastern United States. The company was formed in 2018 through the merger of Lumos Networks and Spirit Communications. SEGRA's services include high-speed internet, voice, and video services, as well as cloud and managed services. The company is headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina, and has operations in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
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