Associate Security Engineer

Associate Security Engineer is a cybersecurity professional responsible for monitoring and defending an organization's IT infrastructure against cyber threats. They work within a Security Operations Center (SOC) and play a crucial role in identifying, analyzing, and responding to security incidents. The information security professional will be result oriented, show clear exhibition of superior judgement, have good troubleshooting skills, and be comfortable interacting with others.

Key Accountabilities:

• Security Operations
  
  
  
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    Incident Response: Investigate, document, and respond to security incidents, including malware infections, unauthorized access, and other cyber threats.

    
    
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    Security Monitoring: Use various security tools (e.g., SIEM, IDS/IPS) to monitor network traffic, system logs, and alerts for suspicious activity.

    
    
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    Reporting: Prepare detailed reports on security incidents and provide recommendations for improving security measures.

    
    
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    Collaboration: Work closely with other security team members, including security engineers and managers, to develop and implement security strategies.

    
    
  
  
  
  
• Vulnerability
  
  
  
  • Threat and Vulnerability Analysis: Continuously monitor security systems to detect and analyze potential threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with other security team members, including security engineers and managers, to develop and implement security strategies.
  
  
  
  
• Policy & Compliance
  
  
  
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    Provide evidence and participate in audits (e.g., HITRIST, HIPAA).

    
    
  
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, related field or equivalent experience.
• 0-2+ years of experience in the IT Security field or a related area.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Knowledge of security tools such as firewalls, web proxy servers, vulnerability scanners, DLP, malware scanners, disk encryption, SIEM, etc.
• Familiarity with standard ITSM processes.
• Knowledge or familiarity with scripting languages such as Python and PowerShell.

This position is an Office role, which requires an employee to work from the designated office -Minnetonka, MN - on average, 2+ times per week.

The full salary range for this position is $61,500 - $105,400. Annual salary range placement will depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, education, work experience, applicable certifications and/or licensure, the position's scope and responsibility, internal pay equity and external market salary data. In addition to compensation, Medica offers a generous total rewards package that includes competitive medical, dental, vision, PTO, Holidays, paid volunteer time off, 401K contributions, caregiver services and many other benefits to support our employees.

The compensation and benefits information is provided as of the date of this posting. Medica's compensation and benefits are subject to change at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer, where all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.