Security Engineer I

Bring your IT career and talents to CDW, where you can have a greater impact, be inspired by our mission and excited about your career and future. A Fortune 200 leader, we’re the driven professionals and technology experts companies turn to most to solve their IT challenges.

The Associate Information Security Engineer manages, maintains and implements the capacity planning and optimization of CDW’s network security infrastructure. This role applies experienced knowledge and skills to deliver secure, fault tolerant, scalable, and flexible infrastructure for CDW’s operations. Additionally, the Associate Security Engineer also supports and troubleshoots network and application problems and coordinates implementations with CDW staff and vendor personnel.

What you will be doing:

• Implement and manage systems patching to protect from potential risk reported by Microsoft, Cisco or any security organization.

• Implement and manage URL proxy devices.

• Perform risk analysis for potential security issues to ensure secure applications and data.

• Support security policies, practices and guidelines for the server infrastructure.

• Understand existing IT security policies and make recommendations for change as needed.

• Assist in business continuity planning for network security infrastructure.

• Provide additional analyst, technical and project support to the team as needed

What we except from you:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• Understanding of basic information security concepts

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with team members and stakeholders

• Basic understanding of the deployment and maintenance of information security tools

• Basic knowledge of firewalls, IDS/IPS, privilege access management, network security, and endpoint security

• CompTIA Security+ and/or Network+ Certifications, GSEC, GCIH, a plus.

• Experience in any of the following areas: Security Monitoring, Incident Handling, Packet Analysis, Web Filtering, Anti-Virus, Data Loss Prevention, a plus.

Who we are:
CDW is a leading technology solutions provider to business, government, education and healthcare organizations across the globe. Our fingerprints can be found on technology in workplaces of more than 250,000 companies; from fresh-faced start-ups to international conglomerates. With the breadth of products and services we offer, there is no request too big or too small. 

What you can expect from us: Culture, coworkers, careers. 
CDW is not only the People Who Get IT but the People who get People. Our relationships are fueled by our deep expertise and grounded in the CDW Way. Our empowering leadership makes things happen and inspires their teams to do the same. From the teammates beside us to the leaders who guide us, we move forward together. At CDW, you’ll work with people who inspire you. People with positive, success-driven attitudes who you will learn from and forge strong relationships with. Bring your best true self—and your best ideas—to CDW. Because diverse perspectives bring forth better problem solving—and better solutions for our customers on a rapidly evolving technology landscape.
 

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status

Benefits overview: https://cdw.benefit-info.com/