Senior Enterprise Security and Monitoring Engineer

Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm with locations across the world in 15 countries, has an exciting employment opportunity for you. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package, along with the opportunity to work within an innovative and collaborative environment.

Join our Technology Team as a Senior Enterprise Security and Monitoring Engineer in one of our various offices.

We are seeking a professional who thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. The ideal candidate possesses strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in every task. With a dedicated work ethic and a can-do attitude, you will take initiative and approach challenges with confidence and resilience. Excellent communication skills are essential for collaborating effectively across teams and delivering exceptional client service. If you are someone who demonstrates initiative, adaptability, and innovation, we invite you to join our team.

This role will be based in one of our various offices on a hybrid basis and reports to the Director of Enterprise Monitoring and Systems Management.

Position Summary

The Enterprise Security and Monitoring Engineer plays a critical role in designing, implementing, securing, and maintaining enterprise-level systems, applications, services, and cloud platforms, while proactively and reactively defending against security threats. The engineer will troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, investigate and mitigate security incidents, ensure the security of servers, applications, services, and data, maintain the integrity of the server environment with regular security updates and patches, and provide technical support and guidance to other IT staff and users. The engineer will also monitor the performance and availability of the IT infrastructure, identify and resolve issues, and generate reports. This role requires a strategic thinker with deep hands-on technical expertise in IT infrastructure, security operations, automation, and cloud security. This role also requires individuals who are trustworthy, reliable, and uphold strict ethical standards in all professional dealings.

Key Responsibilities

• Implements, manages, and optimizes enterprise security and monitoring tools and systems, such as antivirus, endpoint detection and response (EDR), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), and file integrity monitoring platforms.
• Implements, manages, and enhances privileged access management (PAM) systems.
• Monitors, detects, and responds to security threats, leading incident response efforts, from detection to resolution and post-incident reviews.
• Performs regular audits and assessments of server security and application, system, and data access controls, vulnerability management, and implements security best practices and recommendations, to ensure compliance with security policies and standards, and to protect the firm's data and assets.
• Plans and implements server and application security updates and patches to remediate vulnerabilities in collaboration with IT, compliance, and vulnerability management teams.
• Manages security measures, such as server, application, and unstructured file system access controls, to protect against unauthorized access, data loss, and other security threats against the firm’s on-prem infrastructure and cloud-based platforms.
• Monitors, supports, and troubleshoots servers, appliances, and applications.
• Provides Tier 3 technical support, root cause analysis, and guidance for IT infrastructure, application, and security operations tasks.
• Secures and governs Microsoft Entra ID and Azure tenants, applying best practices for cloud security and governance.
• Develops and maintains PowerShell scripts (or equivalent scripting languages) to automate administrative, security-related, and routine tasks.
• Leverages APIs for integration, automation, and enhancements of monitoring and management across systems and tools.
• Works cross-functionally with technology teams, including, but not limited to, information security, compliance, networking, and application teams.
• Proactively identifies opportunities for automation to improve system reliability and reduce manual effort.
• Researches and evaluates new security and monitoring technologies and solutions and recommends improvements and enhancements to the existing systems and processes.
• Stays updated with emerging trends and best practices in security and monitoring solutions, server and endpoint protection, identity protection and governance, data security, cloud security, and AI model infrastructure security.

Qualifications

Skills & Competencies

• Strong expertise with Microsoft operating systems (Windows Server 2012-2025 and Windows 11).
• Strong working knowledge of cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure.
• Strong knowledge and expertise in enterprise monitoring and security tooling, such as antivirus, EDR, ITDR, file integrity monitoring, SIEM, and data security platforms.
• Strong background in security operations, endpoint security, and incident response.
• Hands-on experience managing a Privileged Access Management system.
• Strong knowledge of public key infrastructure (PKI) and cryptography.
• Hands-on experience with Azure/Entra ID cloud security, including, but not limited to conditional access, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud, and Defender for Identity.
• Proven expertise in Active Directory Domain Services and Entra ID management.
• Advanced understanding of authentication and authorization flows.
• Deep understanding of identity and access management and role-based access control concepts.
• Good working knowledge of and experience troubleshooting Microsoft technologies, such as SQL, IIS, and SharePoint.
• Strong working knowledge with basic networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP.
• Experience managing secure file transfer tools.
• Strong knowledge of single sign-on and multifactor authentication management.
• Experience working with WMI, Syslog and Performance Monitor.
• Good working knowledge of SQL and SSRS and ability to write and optimize queries and reports.
• Solid understanding and familiarity with Linux and MacOS a huge plus.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Graph PowerShell and Microsoft Graph API.
• Proficient in PowerShell scripting; experience with other scripting/programming languages (Python, Bash, etc.) is a plus.
• Solid understanding and experience with API programming (REST, JSON, authentication mechanisms) and security.
• Basic understanding of AI model infrastructure security.

Education & Prior Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of professional experience managing medium to large enterprise Microsoft Windows environments, preferably in a law firm or similar environment.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve system, application, security and performance issues.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to articulate issues, risks, and proposed solutions to various levels of technology staff, management, and non-technical audiences.
• High degree of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to document and maintain security and monitoring policies, procedures, and configurations.
• Ability to multitask efficiently yet prioritize and organize competing work demands.
• Demonstrated integrity and commitment to strict ethical standards in all professional dealings.
• Proven record of reliability and dependability.
• Candidate must be a self-starter and independent, yet function as an integral part of a team.
• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, and security-conscious environment.
• Candidate must demonstrate a high degree of initiative and motivation.
• Ability to work flexible hours and be on-call.

Technology

• Microsoft certifications: Azure Security Engineer Associate and Identity and Access Administrator Associate, or equivalent are a big plus.
• Industry certifications: CEH, CISSP, or equivalent are a big plus.

GT is an EEO employer with an inclusive workplace committed to merit-based consideration and review without regard to an individual’s race, sex, or other protected characteristics and to the principles of non-discrimination on any protected basis.