Senior CyberSecurity Engineer

What You Need To Know

Shape a remarkable future with us. Build a career working for an industry leader that truly invests in their people – and equips them with leading technology, continuous learning, and the ability to bring their best selves to work. As the premier wine and spirits distributor, Southern Glazer’s isn't just one of Forbes’ Top Private Companies; it's a family-owned business with deep roots dating back to 1933.

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As a full-time employee, you can choose from a wide-ranging menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition assistance, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

By joining Southern Glazer’s, you would be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and community. This is more than just a job – it's an opportunity to build the future of beverage distribution and grow with a company that truly cares about its people.

Overview

The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer plays a pivotal role in safeguarding SGWS’s digital assets by developing, enhancing, and maintaining advanced security systems. This role requires a deep understanding of cybersecurity principles and the ability to design secure solutions, implement robust security measures, and counter sophisticated threats. The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer responsibilities involve conducting threat modeling, pinpointing process inefficiencies, and collaborating with both internal and external teams to resolve challenges identified through incident response, assessments, and penetration testing. Coordinate operational and support activities for enterprise-wide security issues encompassing resource allocation and the management of problems and solutions. Additionally, this role involves leading cross-functional initiatives, mentoring, providing guidance and technical expertise to emerging engineers, and applying broad knowledge to complete complex assignments with system-wide impact. The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer also ensures compliance with regulatory standards and drives continuous improvement in security practices across the organization.

Primary Responsibilities

Manage, monitor, and respond to threats from EDR and SIEM solutions.

Assist with computer forensic and eDiscovery requests as needed

Design comprehensive incident response playbooks ensuring well-structured and effective responses to security incidents

Aggressively automate repeated tasks to allow the team to scale with the organization’s growth

Provide technical support for routine security services.

Participate in setup and configuration tasks with supervision.

Perform capacity and future growth planning of the enterprise security infrastructure to ensure a highly available security environment.

Administer technology used in support of cybersecurity efforts.

Assess and mitigate risks.

Apply laws, regulations, policies and ethics in daily practice.

Create test plans, execute system tests, analyze results, coordinate feedback of results, and fix problems as needed.

Research, design, and implement cyber security solutions for organization systems and products that comply with all applicable security policies and standards.

Participate in on-call rotation.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Typically, 4 – 6 years of experience in cybersecurity, information security, or a related field.

At least 2 years of hands-on experience managing EDR configurations, deployments, and automation both on-premises and cloud environments.

2 or more years of experience of utilizing threat intelligence tools and frameworks

2 or more years of hands-on experience with an enterprise SIEM solution

2 or more years of hands-on experience utilizing Email security platforms

2 or more years of hands-on experience actively leading and conducting threat hunting operations

Native-level proficiency / fluent in English.

Experience in Agile technology environments.

Must be willing to participate in an on-call rotational schedule

Preferred Qualifications

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

GIAC or Offensive Security Certifications – GPEN, GCIH, GREM, OSCP, etc.

Experience in both red team and blue team operations demonstrating expertise in offensive and defensive security strategies

Experience in Computer Forensics and eDiscovery

Experience with cloud security technologies and platforms

Familiarity with scripting and automation to enhance security operations

Demonstrated leadership experience in managing cross-functional cybersecurity initiatives.

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Proven ability to mentor, provide guidance, and technical expertise to emerging engineers.

Deep knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., Perl, Python, and PowerShell).

Expertise in operating systems, including Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Familiarity with established information security management frameworks

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or equivalent certification.

Physical Demands

Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing / keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or adding machine

Physical demands with activity or condition may include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping

May require occasional lifting / lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

EEO Statement

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action / EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicant's arrest and / or criminal conviction records. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.