Security Specialist I

Reporting directly to Security Engineering Management and under the general supervision by Information Security Office Leadership, this role will be responsible for building, maintaining, and leading a secure development & engineering lifecycle, with continuous improvement to meet evolving security and compliance requirements including:

• Design, build, deploy and maintain security automation and orchestration tools
• Create and maintain security tool documentation
• Collaborate with operations & product teams to design and deploy security tools

Responsibilities:

• Provides quality internal and external customer service aligning with Company values.
• Design and implement threat analysis technologies including supporting the organization in implementation of our ADAPT (Elastic) platform for detection and response of security threats and malicious cyber activity.
• Support Security Architecture Leadership in advancing our ADAPT platform through network and system event log parsing and anomaly detection, enabling automated responses and scripted actions in mitigating threats.
• Evaluate new security technologies and products for internal use.
• Lead the software development lifecycle for the Tierpoint information security office.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of APIs, Automation, and System Integration strategies.
• Experience with Python, Powershell, Bash Scripting, PHP, JSON, and development tools.
• Experience with MySQL, MSSQL, and NoSQL Database Administration.
• Experience with GIT.
• Experience with the enrichment of data.
• Functional familiarity with Cloud, Virtualization, and Container technologies.
• Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines.

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1 of the following:

• Bachelors in technical field
• 1+ years of related experience preferably within the information technology or managed services provider industry
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, GOSI, GWEB, GCSA…

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical field
• 1+ years of industry experience
• Industry certificates such as CySA+, CEH, GSEC

Preferred Experience

• Python/Bash/PowerShell
• MySQL/MSSQL/MongoDB/PostgreSQL
• SIEM/SOAR/XDR
• Elasticsearch/Logstash/Beats
• Splunk/Graylog/Loginsight
• Docker/K8s
• Threat Feeds

• Experience with Data Science and/or Data Analysis methodologies and direct application to data intelligence projects.
• Fundamental understanding of neural networks, machine learning and AI
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) management and secure development
• Security Automation
• Defense in depth/Zero Trust
• Compliance requirements (NIST/PCI/HIPAA/etc.)

• Agile/project management
• Documentation/Learning management
• Process management

• We are excited to offer a hybrid position that allows for a combination of remote work and in-office collaboration. However, it’s important to note that candidates must reside near one of the following locations: Dallas, Tek Park, or Raleigh.

Pay Transparency
TierPoint is committed to practices that promote pay equity and transparency. We provide a compensation range for roles that may be hired in locations with pay transparency law requirements. It’s important to note the pay range may be narrower than displayed, as various factors are used to determine the offered compensation package including skill set, level of experience, geographic locations, and other relevant factors- i.e. budgetary requirements.
Pay Range $23.72 – $35.58