Associate Director, Information Security Engineer

Purpose:

The Security Engineer manages Information Technology security protections with the goal of protecting PPFA from and reducing the impact of security incidents and system compromises for the organization. This position provides security monitoring, event investigation and analysis, and countermeasure proposals on a 24x7 basis along with providing support and guidance to Tier I Analysts, will provide technical assistance for Tier II & III incidents as assigned, and is responsible to directly interface with the InfoSec Operations Team, Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) and IT Managed Service Provider (MSP) as it relates to security event architecture, collection, management, reporting, and alerting within PPFA’s SIEM Platforms.

Engagement:

The Security Engineer will engage with InfoSecOps, InfoSec, ITOps/MSP, the MSSP, ATS and staff within both PPFA and Affiliates.

Delivery:

The Security Engineer will deliver by identifying, implementing, and maintaining Information Security toolsets, primarily focused on SIEM, to protect the organization; interfacing with IT Ops to ensure proper security event logging setup; and, where applicable, supporting the Information Security SIEM management needs of PPFA and Affiliates.

 Act as a Subject Matter Expert for PPFA’s SIEM (currently Splunk) and be able to configure, manage, operate, and administer the platform from a managed SIEM perspective. 

SIEM Security Monitoring – Provide security monitoring and threat/risk analysis in a 24/7 environment.

SIEM Event Filtering – Monitor & ensure established processes for event identification are followed, and, where required, make recommendations for new or refined event filtering, ensuring all updates are completed.

SIEM Event Investigation & Assignment – Monitor & ensure established processes are followed for collecting relevant data and performing the necessary levels of analysis on that data. Ensure events are assigned appropriately. 

Tier II Event Escalations - Follow an established process for handling Tier II escalations, identifying the source of the escalation (MSSP, MSP, Affiliate, or other) and the appropriate triage and documentation processes.

Creating and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the Information Security Ops group, and providing recommendations on security process improvements

Support and engage on complex security tool-specific tasks with the assistance and guidance of management, vendor & MSSP resources

Assist in Vulnerability Assessments setup, scanning, analysis, and remediations, working with IT Ops staff and corporate vendors as needed in correcting errors and alerts as found with the IT infrastructure systems. 

Assist in IR incidents as assigned by management

All other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of industry experience
Passion for working on newer technologies and exploring the security domain.
Independent decision-making capabilities, especially in identifying analysis tracks for escalated events, analysis assignments, and escalation decisions ranging from a base Tier I event to Incident Response-level remediations. 
Experience in compliance requirements and industry standards like PCI, HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST, CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, ITIL, COBIT, Sarbanes-Oxley, and SANS 20.
UNIX, AIX & Solaris, Linux, Windows Server Operating Systems
Network/System Intrusion Detection or Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS)
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) 
Vulnerability scanner/Penetration testing systems
Wireless Networking
Switches/Routers, Firewalls (basic configuration)
TCP/IP networking, VPN, VLAN, NAT, and security concepts
Software & Hardware Asset Management
Security threat and attack countermeasures
Experience conducting forensic analytical studies and investigations
Flexibility and ability to adapt to quickly changing priorities and ambiguous situations
A deep commitment to Planned Parenthood’s mission of promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health