Security Engineer - Full-time / Part-time

Brand Overview:ascena retail group, inc. is a leading national specialty retailer offering apparel, shoes, and accessories for women under the Premium Fashion segment (Ann Taylor, LOFT, and Lou & Grey), Value Fashion segment (maurices and dressbarn), Plus Fashion segment (Lane Bryant and Catherines), and for tween girls under the Kids Fashion segment (Justice). ascena retail group, inc. operates ecommerce websites and approximately 4,800 stores throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

Ready to apply? We currently have an opportunity for a Security Engineer to join our team located at our Ascena Corp ETNA-ascena-Pataskala, OH 43062.

Position Overview:The individual in this position will be the Security Engineer responsible for building and maintaining the Ascena Security Operations Center and Incident Response program. This is an individual contributor role but will influence and lead junior level security engineers and analysts to monitor and respond to all security related incidents. This position will act as an advisor for security operations integrations to ascena Retail Group associates, mainly the ascena Brand Services IT teams. A thorough understanding of incident response situations and SOC functions, procedures, and policies is required. Responsible for the building, deployment, and effectiveness of ascena Retail Group, Inc.'s security operations center and incident response program.Drive the migration of existing run books and processes to the new SOC environment and processes. Continuously improve and assist in the documentation of identified gaps in the existing incident response processes and procedures. Work with Security leadership to develop SLA's surrounding incident response typesReword to "Coordinate quarterly testing with the other security engineering teams to ensure maximum effectiveness in detections and response.Work with IT leadership and business stakeholders to define metrics and reporting strategies that effectively communicate successes and progress of the security program.Oversee daily tasking for junior engineers and analysts.Ability to work with SIEM owner to ensure effectiveness and efficiency of the SOC on a continual basis.Manage and escalate roadblocks that may jeopardize security monitoring operations, infrastructure, and SLA's.Serve as the senior mentor to the SOC staff.Serve as the focal technical lead on incident events and incidentsInvestigate network intrusions and other cyber security incidents to determine the cause and extent of the breach. Includes ability to perform host-based and network-based analysis across all major operating systems and network device platforms.Summarize events/incidents effectively to different stakeholders such as legal counsel, executive management and technical staff, both in written and verbal forms.Managing the chain of custody for all evidence collected during incidents and security investigationsRequirements:10 + years of overall IT security experience.2+ years of experience leading teams utilizing a SIEMBachelor's degree in a computer related discipline, or 7 years' comparable work/military experienceTechnical industry certifications (CISSP, SANS, GCIA and\or GCIH)Expert level knowledge regarding incident response processes and proceduresApplied knowledge and hands on experience of common SIEM tools (Splunk, QRadar, LogRhythm)Applied knowledge of common infrastructure architecture, including industry standard ports and protocols.Applied knowledge of common ports and protocols being leveraged for attack purposesExperience with regulatory guidelines (PCI, SOX, HIPAA, etc.)Advanced knowledge of threat and vulnerability landscape. Knowledge of application security testing (static, dynamic) and cloud security conceptsKnowledge of security models and frameworks (SANS Top 20, FAIR, ISO 27002) Ability to communicate and manage 3rd Party service levels and obligations are metAn innate need to protect and serve against malicious operators trying to steal valuable dataOperate as a change-agent within ascena Retail Group and advocate for data protectionAbility to work and communicate in a team environment using strong communication skillsAbility to analyze and solve problems independentlyStrong leadership abilities, with the capability to develop and guide IT team members and to work with only minimal supervision.A strong customer focus, with the ability to manage expectations appropriately, provide a superior customer/client experience and build long-term relationship.The ability to prioritize work efforts between operational tasks and strategic effortsMust possess an understanding of the retail industry

Location:Ascena Corp ETNA-ascena-Pataskala, OH 43062Position Type:Regular/Full time

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The Company is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified people at all levels. It is our policy in all personnel actions to ensure that all associates and potential associates are evaluated on the basis of qualifications and ability without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability that can reasonably be accommodated without undue hardship, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. We do not discriminate in any of our employment policies and practices. All associates are expected to follow these principles in all relationships with other associates, applicants, or others with whom we do business.