Senior Security Engineer

Since 2012, we've grown to become one of the leading single-family rental companies and homebuilders in the country, recently recognized as a top employer by Fortune and Great Place To Work®.  At AMH, our goal is to simplify the experience of leasing a home through professional management and maintenance support, so our residents can focus on what really matters to them, wherever they are in life. 

The Senior Security Engineer is responsible for the research, testing, implementation, optimization, and maintenance of security products and services supported by effective change management.

Other responsibilities include cloud security and cloud risk management. Additional responsibilities can include designing, testing, and implementing secure operating systems, networks, and databases. Password auditing, network based and Web application-based vulnerability scanning, virus management, and intrusion detection. Conducting risk audits and assessments, providing recommendations for application design. Monitoring and analyzing system access logs. Planning for security backup and system disaster recovery. Managing projects/processes, working independently with limited supervision. Coaching and reviewing the work of lower-level professionals. Problems faced are difficult and sometimes complex.

• Research, test, implement, optimize, and maintain new security products and services to address future and current threats supported by effective change management.
• Develops, maintains, and supports processes to support the IT Security Framework such as incident management, cloud risk management, and cloud security.
• Act as an escalation path to Security issues and lead forensic investigations.
• Identifies and investigates actual or potential information security violations. Performs follow up investigations with written reports.
• Participate in application and infrastructure projects to provide security planning and implementation.
• Develop dashboards and metrics that includes incident reporting and risk management reporting.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Security, and/or related field preferred
• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in IT Security
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in Cloud Technologies
• Experience in managing SIEM solutions
• Experience in endpoint and email security solutions
• Experience in Security incident management and reporting
• Advanced knowledge of networking/web, phishing/cyberattacks, and incident response
• CISSP, cloud security, and other security related certifications preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication, planning, analysis and organizing skills
• May occasionally work evenings or weekends as this position is part of an on-call rotation.

Compensation

The anticipated pay range/scale for this position is $105,322.00 to $131,652.00 Annually. Actual starting base pay within this range will depend on factors including geographic location, education, training, skills, and relevant experience.

Additional Compensation

This position is eligible to receive a discretionary annual bonus.

Perks and Benefits

Employees have the opportunity to participate in medical, dental and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts and/or health savings accounts; dependent savings accounts; 401(k) with company matching contributions; employee stock purchase plan; and a tuition reimbursement program. The Company provides 9 paid holidays per year, and, upon hire, new employees will accrue paid time off (PTO) at a rate of 0.0577 hours of PTO per hour worked, up to a maximum of 120 hours per year.

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