Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Great West Casualty Company is a premier insurance provider for trucking companies in America. They are seeking an experienced Senior IT Security Engineer to protect enterprise systems and data, design security controls, and enhance the organization's security posture.
Responsibilities
- Lead root cause analysis and security investigations across endpoints, servers, network infrastructure, identity platforms, and cloud environments
- Design, implement, and continuously improve security controls to protect data, reduce risk, and align with cybersecurity best practices and frameworks
- Own and enhance monitoring, detection, and incident response processes—triaging alerts, coordinating containment/eradication, and driving lessons learned
- Engineer and operationalize security tooling
- Drive vulnerability management activities including identification, prioritization, remediation coordination, and verification
- Lead or significantly contribute to vendor risk management activities, security assessments, and third-party control validation
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or Masters in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field
- 7+ years of progressive experience in IT security engineering, security operations, or a closely related role
- Strong knowledge of security principles, common frameworks and practical risk reduction techniques
- Hands-on experience with modern security tools and technologies, vulnerability management and network security controls
- Support compliance initiatives and security standards
- Security certifications such as CISSP, Security+, Azure/AWS security certifications are a plus
Benefits
- Generous paid time off and paid company holiday schedule
- Comprehensive benefits from day one
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Long-Term Disability, Company Match 401(k), HSA, FSA
- Paternal Leave, Adoption Assistance, Fertility and Family Planning Assistance, Pet Insurance, Retail Discount Programs
- Community volunteer opportunities
- Support of healthy lifestyles through a wellness program including gym subsidies
- Scholarships for dependents of Great West employees
- Tuition reimbursement for current employees
- Company paid continuing education and monetary awards for professional development
- This position qualifies for relocation assistance
Company Overview
This page is no longer active. It was founded in 1956, and is headquartered in South Sioux City, Nebraska, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://ssl.gwccnet.com.