Security Engineer III

Do you have impressive experience as a Security Engineer?

Do you enjoy solving security issues?

About the Business

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions provides customers with solutions and decision tools that combine public and industry-specific content with advanced technology and analytics to assist them in evaluating and predicting risk and enhancing operational efficiency. We use the power of data and advanced analytics to help our customers make better, timelier decisions. By bringing clarity to information, we ultimately help make communities safer, insurance rates more accurate, commerce more transparent, business decisions easier, and processes more efficient. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at the link below, https://risk.lexisnexis.com/.

About our Team

We are a team of about 100 professionals with diverse skills across the cybersecurity sphere. We understand that securing our business is not one-and-done. In essence, we are a team that values continuous learning and improvement. We have a Global CISO supported by 2 business-level CISOs. The way our organization is shaped is key to the success of the peculiar nature of our business. We are very agile in performance and thinking, and we look for talents that align with our team and can work well with colleagues across the team.

About the Role

We are looking for a skilled and detail-oriented Security Engineer III to join our cybersecurity team. This role involves monitoring, detecting, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity incidents while ensuring compliance with regulatory and organizational requirements and contributing to continuous improvement in security operations.

This is a hybrid role based out of Alpharetta, GA. Qualified applicants must be local to the area.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, investigate, and respond to security alerts and incidents using tools such as SIEM, documenting findings and actions.

• Identify and assess emerging threats, conduct threat surveillance, and recommend proactive solutions.

• Collaborate across teams to communicate risks, implement security programs, and align controls with organizational goals.

• Support compliance with frameworks like NIST, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and SOX, and assist with audit documentation.

• Analyze threat intelligence and generate reports on security trends, posture, and compliance gaps.

• Maintain and improve SOC procedures, including guidelines, flow diagrams, and incident response documentation.

• Participate in security exercises and recommend automation or process improvements to enhance SOC efficiency.

Requirements

• Possess a bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Display experience in SOC, cybersecurity operations, or a related role.

• Be familiar with audit, compliance, or risk management practices.

• Be proficient with SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel). 

• Demonstrate a solid understanding of security tools such as EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and vulnerability management platforms.

• Demonstrate an understanding of regulatory frameworks and audit methodologies.

• Possess solid analytical, documentation, and communication skills.

• Certifications such as Security+, CySA+, CISA, CISM, or GIAC are highly valued.

Working For You

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental, and vision benefits

• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan

• Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance, and Time-off Programs

• Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity

• Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption, and surrogacy benefits

• Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care, and Commuter Spending Accounts

• In addition to annual Paid Time Off, we offer up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice

Learn more about the LexisNexis Risk team and how we work

Salary Range

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