Security Engineer
Kansas City, United States of America
Information Technology
2400P4
Working at Lockton
At Lockton, we’re passionate about helping our people achieve their ultimate potential. Our people are curious, action-oriented and always striving to make ourselves and those around us better. We’re active listeners working to ensure understanding and problem solvers developing innovative solutions. If you can see yourself delivering excellent service to clients, giving back to our communities and being a part of our caring culture, you belong here.
Business unit
Lockton Management, LLC
Schedule
Full-time
Job type
Standard
Workplace
Hybrid
Your Responsibilities
Lockton is looking for an experienced Security Engineer to play a critical role in protecting the organization’s computer networks and systems. This position requires a thorough understanding of traditional network security measures and cloud-based protections, including expertise in Azure Network Security Groups (NSGs), Azure Web Application Firewalls (WAFs), network segmentation, Palo Alto technologies, and hardening standards for servers and network devices. The candidate will implement and manage security frameworks that protect sensitive data and systems from cyber threats while ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
• Work with information security, technology, and business leadership to design, implement, and manage network security measures to safeguard company assets.
• To ensure robust security, perform regular reviews and suggestions for Palo Alto firewalls, Azure Web Application Firewalls (WAFs), Azure Network Security Groups (NSGs), and other security infrastructure devices.
• Develop and maintain hardening standards for physical and virtual servers, network devices, and other critical infrastructure to mitigate vulnerabilities.
• Create and enforce security baselines for all network and system devices, ensuring consistent application of security policies across the organization.
• Ensuring SIEMs, like Sentinel and Splunk, are updated and optimized to capture, analyze, and respond to security events and incidents effectively.
• Experience with data protection such as Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Microsoft Information Protection (MIP), and Microsoft Purview.
• Must be able to respond to security-related emergencies that may arise outside of regular business hours.
• Participate in security team On-Call rotation.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• Professional certifications are highly desirable.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in information security, focusing on network and server security.
• Strong understanding of server and network architectures, including security best practices.
• Experience with scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, etc.) for automation of security tasks.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, etc.).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Lockton Companies is proud to provide everyone an equal opportunity to grow and advance. We are committed to an inclusive culture and environment where our people, clients and communities are treated with respect and dignity.
At Lockton, supporting diversity, equity and inclusion is ingrained in our values, and we believe that we are at our best when we fully embrace everyone. We strive to cultivate a caring culture that learns from, celebrates and thrives because of our breadth of differences. As such, we recognize that recruiting, developing and retaining people with diverse backgrounds and experiences is vital and enabling our people to thrive personally and professionally is critical to our long-term success.
About Lockton
Lockton is the largest privately held independent insurance brokerage in the world. Since 1966, our independence has allowed us to serve our clients, take care of our people and give back to our communities. As such, our 10,000+ Associates doing business in over 100 countries are empowered to do what’s right every day.
At Lockton, we believe in the power of all people. You belong at Lockton.
How We Will Support You
At Lockton, we empower you to be true to yourself in all that you do. Your success is our success, and we provide opportunities to help you grow and create a rewarding career path, however you envision it.
We are ready to meet you where you are today, and as your needs change over time. In addition to industry-leading health insurance, we offer additional options to support your overall health and wellbeing.
No Agencies Please
Any Employment Agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of Lockton Companies, Inc. Lockton Companies will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting Employment Agency, person or entity. Employment Agencies, who have fee Agreements with Lockton Companies must submit applicants to the designated Lockton Companies Employment Coordinator to be eligible for placement fees.
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