Security Engineer II

Since 2012, we've grown to become one of the leading single-family rental companies and homebuilders in the country, recently recognized as a top employer by Fortune and Great Place To Work®.  At AMH, our goal is to simplify the experience of leasing a home through professional management and maintenance support, so our residents can focus on what really matters to them, wherever they are in life. 

The Security Engineer II is responsible for responding, monitoring, and investigating security incidents.

Responsibilities:

• Research, test and implement new security solutions to address future and current threats.
• Provide support to operational, development and deployment teams and investigate potential security violations.
• Develops, maintains, and supports processes to support the IT Security Framework such as incident management and risk management.
• Perform vulnerability scanning, prioritize risk of vulnerabilities and track remediation performed internally and externally.
• Respond to and investigate security incidents.
• Provide incident reports as part of the incident process.
• Identifies and investigates actual or potential information security violations.
• Performs follow up investigations with written reports.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Security, and/or related field preferred
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in IT Security
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in Cloud Technologies
• Experience in vulnerability management and penetration testing
• Experience in managing SIEM solutions and analyze log streams
• Experience in endpoint security solutions
• Experience in Security incident management and reporting
• CISSP Certification is preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication, planning, analysis and organizing skills
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• May occasionally be required to work evenings and/or weekends.

Compensation

The anticipated pay range/scale for this position is $91,597.00 to $114,496.00 Annually. Actual starting base pay within this range will depend on factors including geographic location, education, training, skills, and relevant experience.

Additional Compensation

This position is eligible to receive a discretionary annual bonus.

Perks and Benefits

Employees have the opportunity to participate in medical, dental and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts and/or health savings accounts; dependent savings accounts; 401(k) with company matching contributions; employee stock purchase plan; and a tuition reimbursement program. The Company provides 9 paid holidays per year, and, upon hire, new employees will accrue paid time off (PTO) at a rate of 0.0577 hours of PTO per hour worked, up to a maximum of 120 hours per year.

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