IT Security Engineer at JackLinksProteinSnacks

JOB SUMMARY Jack Link’s is seeking a highly skilled and experienced IT Security Engineer to join our Global IT organization. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and operating security controls across identity, network, endpoint, and infrastructure domains in both cloud and on‑premises environments. The IT Security Engineer serves as a technical authority and escalation point for security initiatives, driving security hardening, automation, and incident response efforts aligned with our business objectives. This position requires deep hands‑on technical expertise, strong security engineering fundamentals, and the ability to translate risk into actionable security solutions. The IT Security Engineer will collaborate closely with infrastructure, network, application, and OT teams globally, playing a key role in security detection, response, and continuous improvement. The role also requires the ability to communicate complex security concepts clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders across domestic and international teams. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Lead and execute advanced alert triage, investigation, and incident response activities across global cloud and on-premises environments, including root cause analysis and post-incident improvement initiatives. • Design, implement, and maintain identity and access management (IAM) controls, including user lifecycle management, role-based access, privileged access management, and secure authentication mechanisms across enterprise systems. • Perform in-depth vulnerability assessments and risk analysis, prioritize remediation efforts, and partner with IT and business stakeholders to design and implement effective mitigation strategies. • Serve as a technical expert for MDR, SIEM, and security service providers; driving effective detection, response, and tuning of security monitoring capabilities. • Automate and standardize security processes to ensure consistency and compliance. • Implement and align security controls with regulatory frameworks (e.g., NIS2, ISO 27001, GDPR). • Identify technical security risks and communicate risks to the appropriate enterprise stakeholders. • Support and integrate physical security technologies, including badge access systems and CCTV, ensuring alignment with cybersecurity and identity controls. • Develop and maintain security documentation, policies, and procedures. • Design and implement actionable security metrics to evaluate and optimize the effectiveness and efficiency of deployed security controls. • Lead security-focused initiatives, including the hardening and ongoing management of the organization’s Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solution and enforcement of robust device security policies. • Design and enforce secure remote access and vendor access controls, ensuring least-privilege access and secure connectivity across global infrastructure. • Conduct regular security testing of applications, networks, and systems. • Partner in the design and evaluation of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) strategies, ensuring security considerations are integrated into resilience planning. • Stay current with emerging security trends, tools, and best practices through continuous learning. • Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is an office setting with varying degrees of temperature and noise levels. The vast amount of work is conducted in a climate-controlled office. Travel may be required. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an Team Member to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   While performing the duties of this job the Team Member is regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The Team Member is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The Team Member must occasionally lift and/or more up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.