Security Engineer (Dallas Ft Worth Metroplex)

Hiring near our Irving, TX  Center of Excellence

About Gartner IT:

Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients.  We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner.  Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team. 

About the role 

Gartner information security teams are a group of passionate information security professionals dedicated to Protecting, Detecting, and Responding to threats. Our team is filled with lifelong learners who are consistently researching ways to better defend and stay ahead of the threats of tomorrow. We are a collaborative group, where good ideas come together whether they come from the most experienced or the newest members of the team. 

We are looking for a well-rounded and motivated Security Engineer to join its Threat & Vulnerability Management team which is responsible for full lifecycle management of vulnerabilities for all Gartner assets, products, and applications. Additionally, the team works closely with key resources throughout Gartner IT to design secure applications/solutions/platforms, build context-aware threat models for existing applications, and partner with teams on strategic remediation initiatives to continuously improve Gartner’s security posture. 

What you will do 

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to design secure applications, test applications for security weakness, and partner on remediation of identified issues. 

• Work with key stakeholders to identify, respond to, and remediate information security issues. 

• Coordinate the orchestration, automation, and management of security technologies and platforms. 

• Own day-to-day life cycle management, including identification and remediation of security vulnerabilities.

• Create reasonable and actionable reports showing direct impact to the security posture. 

• Define and implement meaningful metrics to measure the effectiveness of security controls through KRIs and security scorecards. 

• Serve as a subject-matter-expert for Threat & Vulnerability Management; act as a first point of contact for critical issues, security risk assessments, third-party audits, and regulatory requirements. 

• Evaluate business and technical requirements to identify and implement tools, processes, and technologies to improve our security posture in our environments. 

• Ensure the continuous improvement of existing compliance processes. 

What you will need 

Ideal candidates will have 2+ years of experience in a Security Engineering role with proven experience in Threat & Vulnerability Management, Cloud Security, and Application Security. Candidates should have strong independent critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and the ability to consistently evaluate and pivot based on the current organizational priorities. The ideal candidate will maintain one or more of the following certifications. CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CCSP, AWS or Azure Security. 

        Must have 

• Experience using vulnerability scanning technologies, AST platforms, and cloud security tooling. 

• Scripting or programming experience (Java, .NET, HTML, Ruby, PHP, Perl, C#, Python, JavaScript, PowerShell, Bash) 

• Experience leading projects, initiatives, and resources through direct and indirect leadership. 

• Deep knowledge of Threat & Vulnerability Management with an ability to think like a bad actor and use that context to conduct threat models. 

• Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP) 

Who you are 

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science or a related field required . 

• Proven communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills. 

• Ability to build trusting, meaningful relationships with peers, stakeholders, partners and suppliers. 

• Ability to define and communicate risk in a business-relevant language to both non-technical and technical audiences. 

• Ability to apply expert knowledge to solve complex business/technical issues. 

• Desire for life-long learning and continuous personal/professional development. 

Don’t meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or other roles.

What you will get:

• Competitive compensation.

• Limitless growth and learning opportunities.

• Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship; Leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, certification opportunities and more!

• A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.

• A chance to make an impact – your work will contribute directly to our strategy.

• Enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.

• 20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.

• Extensive medical, dental insurance and vision plan.

• 401K with corporate match, immediate vesting.

• Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.

• Parental leave.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Gartner Gives Charity Match.
  And much more!

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Who are we? 

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to more than 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work? 

Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

What do we offer? 

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers. 

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 74,000 USD - 113,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.

The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.

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