IT Security Engineer
Chicago, IL

Job Description

Wake up each day knowing that you are a part of something special. Something real. Something bold. What you do can make a difference. Coyote is an industry-leading transportation and logistics service provider that believes in doing the right thing every time. Every hour. Every minute. Every second. Are you looking for a place where you will have a role in shaping an industry? Are you Tenacious, True, Tribal, and Smart? Then it's time for you to apply to join the pack.

The Coyote Information Security Team has an opening for an IT Security Engineer. This role is responsible for expanding Coyote's information security program through the implementation of technical and process controls. The Coyote Information Security team is also responsible for threat and vulnerability management, incident response, solution review, and risk management.

Daily Tasks & Responsibilities

* Offer security architecture guidance for IT infrastructure and applications.
* Ability to work with both technical and business teams for requirements gathering.
* Performs detailed analysis to identify IT security impacts or considerations and translates into secure, viable technical solutions.
* Review, prioritize, analyze, and correlate threat data and implement mitigating controls.
* Deliver reports and assessments to senior management, facilitating understanding of cyber threats relevant to the organization.
* Research, recommend, evaluate and assist in implementing corporate infrastructure security solutions.
* Ensures the integrity and protection of networks, systems, and applications by technical enforcement of organizational security policies.
* Work to continually improve the tools, processes, documentation, and systems utilized within the organization.
* Assist with internal audit initiatives for IT processes and systems to evaluate the adequacy and appropriateness of IT controls.
* Regularly collaborate with IT Compliance and Audit to remediate findings and mitigate risk.
* Ability to work both independently and with internal teams in a project oriented environment.

Essential Skills, Characteristics, & Experience

* At least 3-5 year of enterprise IT security engineering experience
* The ability to manage information security projects independently and as a team leader.
* Endpoint security expertise
* Risk and vulnerability assessments
* Network security
* System patching and hardening

Valued Skills & Experience

* CISSP, OCP, or equivalent certification
* Experience supporting and maintaining Windows environments
* Identity Management
* Experience with Cylance, Rapid 7, Proofpoint, Secret Server, Ping, RSA or other and other industry standard security tools
* Experience with Check Point firewalls

Why Coyote?

* Onsite training & ongoing career development
* Competitive base salary
* Comprehensive benefits package
* Great perks like onsite haircuts, massages, and intramural sports
* Significant advancement opportunities for outstanding performers
* Casual dress and company lunch

Coyote is an at-will employer.