Senior Security Engineer

Company: Swisher International, Inc
Location: Jacksonville
Posted on: April 4, 2025

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Description

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For the past 162 years, Swisher has been an industry leader known for its iconic products and commitment to high quality standards. With a rich history, Swisher serves adult consumers through a diverse range of businesses, including Swisher Sweets Cigar Company, Helme Tobacco Co., Hempire, Rogue Holdings, and Drew Estate: The Rebirth of Cigars. We have a passion for people and helping them build rewarding careers. If you're ready to create excitement and drive what's next in the industry, we'd love to hear from you.

The Senior Security Engineer is responsible for designing and implementing security strategies that meet the business's needs. You will focus on designing, implementing, and managing comprehensive security solutions to protect systems, data, and applications from cyber threats.

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for the design, deployment, and support of secure systems aligned with business objectives and regulatory compliance
Responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining security policies, standards, and best practices to maintain compliance and improve overall security posture
Responsible for architecture development, build, and supporting the security infrastructure to detect and respond to threats including security information and event management (SIEM), data loss prevention (DLP), intrusion prevention systems (IPS), and other tools in action plan designs
Responsible for managing security systems, including provisioning, monitoring, and incident response
Responsible for providing on-call support to address production incidents or issues that occur outside of normal business hours
Proactively research emerging threats, evaluate and pilot mitigation technologies, and collaborate with engineering teams to seamlessly deploy these protections into production
Continuously improve security posture through infrastructure management, threat analysis, and vulnerability mitigation
Collaborate with business leaders, project managers, and technical teams to ensure security considerations are factored into all technology projects
Responsible for performing system patching, maintenance, and administration, as necessary

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study
5+ years of related IT experience
Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks
Demonstrated experience with encryption, system and network security, cloud security, and identity management
Strong understanding of security tools (e.g. SIEM systems, firewalls, anti-malware)
Working knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
Experience with security assessment methods and penetration testing techniques
Demonstrated experience in identifying risk and development of mitigation plans
Knowledge of security related legislation/regulations with emphasis on PCI and Privacy
Strong problem solving skills with an ability to develop creative alternatives to complex problems, as well as continuous improvement process skills
Demonstrated professional written, verbal, and presentation communications skills
Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment as part of a high performance team
Security accreditation (e.g., CISSP, GCIH, CISM, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or a related field
Experience in developing and delivering security awareness training
Major cloud provider platform certification (e.g. AWS Solution Architect, Google Cloud Engineer, Microsoft Solution Architect, etc.)
Proficiency in scripting languages

What we offer

Base salary and bonus program
Medical, dental, vision, life insurance effective on date of hire
Generous 401(k) Plan
Defined Contribution Plan
Paid vacation and paid holidays
Tuition reimbursement
Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career!



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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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