Security Engineer

Job Details

Job Location Lakeland, FLPosition Type Full Time

Description

Why have a job when you can build a career?  We are proud to be defined by the excellent service and convenience offered to our members, as well as our diverse workforce and company culture. There are many reasons to work for MIDFLORIDA, which is probably why we were voted one of Florida Trend's "Best Places To Work."  MIDFLORIDA offers a positive team culture, an open door management style, a commitment to diversity, stability, competitive benefits, and a career path with a growing, successful company! Join us on our mission to improve the financial well-being of our members.

 

As an IT Security Engineer, you will be responsible for a wide range of information security systems. In this role, you will ensure appropriate system resources and configuration are in place to support secure enterprise solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background with next-generation firewalls with advanced features such as NAT, transparent deployments, IDS/IPS, URL inspection, HTTPS decryption, and anti-virus. Primary responsibilities include support and administration of next-generation firewall, IDS, URL filtering, and other related technologies. This role is based out of our corporate office in Lakeland, FL but we are open to remote candidates that are based out of other locations in central Florida.

 

IT Security Engineers perform the following functions:

• Identifies security risks and develops solutions to eliminate or minimize risks.
• Performs capacity reviews and recommends expansions or reductions as warranted.
• Produces and maintains design documentation.
• Reviews vendor product update releases for feature inclusion and bug awareness prior to implementation.
• Provides operational support such as training and documentation.
• Primary support and central point of contact for next-generation perimeter security devices.
• Forward thinking to identify upcoming trends and security best practices on the network.
• Responsible for up-time, reliability, stability and policy maintenance of supported systems.
• May function as team lead, providing technical leadership to the team.
• Facilitates automation wherever possible to create efficiencies and eliminate errors.
• Serves as escalation point in troubleshooting system problems.
• Leads implementation efforts for security initiatives and resolutions resulting from internal and external assessments.

Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates will possess:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS or related degree and five (5) years of relevant experience in information security development, software engineering or combination of training, education and experience in-lieu of a degree
• Subject matter expert in next-gen firewalls, Palo Alto experience highly preferred
• Working knowledge of desktop management and patching systems
• Working knowledge of networking, ideally in a Cisco environment.
• Working knowledge of F5 Web Application Firewalls

MIDFLORIDA Perks:

• Stability
• Opportunity for growth
• Paid time off and Paid Holidays
• Tuition assistance after 6 months of service
• 401K Plan with Employer Matching
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance - Generous and affordable plans for employee and family
• Employee Assistance Program- No waiting period to access benefit
• Salary and Bonuses – Bonus programs and annual appraisals with salary increase opportunities
• Partially Remote Employment – Option to work remotely up to three days a week after the initial on-boarding and training period

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.