Information Security Engineer - Dallas, TX

Information Security Engineer - Dallas, TX

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Job Summary: The Information Security Monitoring and Response (M&R) Engineer triages, analyzes, and responds to information security–related system alerts and user reports as a frontline capability in addressing potential risks to the Company. This role has a heavy focus on optimizing related workflows and implementation of automation to promote work at scale. The M&R Engineer works with a team of other engineers within a designated shift to ensure that highly urgent alerts and incidents are addressed within established SLAs with a strong level of resiliency.

Responsibilities:

• Conducts monitoring and response activities for security alerts that are originated from users and security-related systems.
• Performs work within team that follows a shift-based schedule.
• Triages alerts to determine incidents and assesses appropriate priority level of any information security–related incidents; performs incident escalations, when necessary.
• Applies technical expertise and capabilities to contain and resolve security-related incidents in a manner that minimizes risk.
• Documents incident-related information within proper systems while maintaining accuracy, clarity, and adherence to formal documentation standards.
• Identifies opportunities to leverage automation to increase efficiency and improve ability to work at scale.
• Develops automation capabilities using available security automation, orchestration, and response (SOAR) tooling and custom scripts; implements automation while adhering to established processes and standards.
• Takes accountability for assigned tasks, ensuring compliance with established processes and escalating concerns when the processes are insufficient to address associated risks.