The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Job Description

The Information Security Engineer 2 is an intermediate level professional role that functions as an oversight engineer for the organization. This role works to improve and maintain security infrastructure while adhering to Church policy. This position may work on initiatives involving internal and external compliance, risk, vulnerability and threat monitoring and assessments. This position works under moderate supervision. This role ensures that information security controls are properly implemented, monitored and maintained to protect organizational data and systems. This individual assists the business in defining objectives, processes and measurements. This is an individual contributor role.

This is a US-based hybrid role, but non-local exceptions may be approved under special circumstances.

This individual works with divine guidance to provide or support technology that furthers the mission of the Church and reflects the eternal impact of the gospel.

We value early, mid and late-career candidates and encourage all applicants with the posted skills and abilities to apply.

Responsibilities

Execute established security practices with consistency and discipline

Lead tactical projects as assigned to clarify and respond to identified security risks across technical domains

Mentor junior Information Security Engineers as assigned

Research and correct new or unusual security configurations and implementations as identified by intelligence, analysts or monitoring

Implement tools and processes that support information security initiatives

Collaborate with engineers in other groups to implement standardized practices and follow routine process to promote secure systems

Participate in the development and refinement of Information Security programs

Participate in the evaluation, selection, testing and implementation of security-focused products and services

Develop and maintain documentation for security systems and procedures

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent professional experience
• Two years of related experience (can be an internship in Information Security, IT and/or Computer Science including expertise in one or more of the following areas:
• Security, privacy, business continuity, compliance or related area(s), attacker tactics for both enterprise and web systems, cyber threat intelligence, incident handling, continuous monitoring, intrusion detection, advanced network forensics, host forensics, SIEM, SOC processes, and malware analysis
• Proven ability to assist with the design and implementation of security controls that meet business operational needs
• Ability to successfully collaborate with a team
• Familiarity with programming and scripting
• Good professional written and oral communication skills
• This job operates in a professional office environment
• To successfully perform the essential functions of the job there may be physical requirements which need to be met such as sitting for long periods of time and using computer monitors/equipment

Preferred:

• Relevant security certification from one or more of the following or equivalent certifying authorities: GIAC, CompTIA, ISC2, EC-Council, etc.

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.