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Sr. Security Engineer

WiseTech Global
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 12/4/2025 CLOSED ON 12/26/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Security Engineer position at WiseTech Global?

Position Overview:

The position of Security Engineer involves performing professional security analysis and monitoring for a SaaS organization. You will represent our company’s offerings while conducting requirements and risk analysis to ensure our SaaS platforms, network, and managed data are secure from unauthorized access and adequately protected from attacks. You will also assist R&D in prioritizing security features, requirements, and testing solutions to ensure they meet WiseTech's security standards before release. Determining security needs, developing policies and solutions, controls and enforcing security policies are essential skills to this position. You must also be able to relate technical security and risk-related matters to management at an appropriate level.


Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement robust security architectures for cloud and on-prem environments
  • Lead incident response efforts, including investigation, containment, and remediation
  • Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing across systems and applications
  • Develop and enforce security policies, standards, and procedures
  • Manage and optimize SIEM, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and endpoint protection platforms
  • Collaborate with DevOps and IT teams to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines
  • Monitor threat intelligence feeds and apply insights to strengthen defenses
  • Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers
  • Ensure compliance with frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, etc
  • Prepare detailed reports for executive leadership and auditors


Qualifications & Experience:

  • Minimum of 8 years’ experience working on Information Security
  • Experience with cybersecurity requirement and analysis
  • Experience with Linux/Unix and windows security patch management, analysis of security scans and defect eradication
  • Experience with writing/implementing security policies
  • Experience with the Apache web server and plugins and configuration
  • Security Tools experience desired: Automation tools (e.g. AppScan, Nessus, Tripwire)
  • Networking protocol knowledge (must have): ssh, DNS, TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSL
  • Networking protocol knowledge (nice to have): SNMP, SMTP, LDAP
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited 4 year university
  • Professional Information Security credentials (e.g. CRISC, CISM), CISSP preferred


Physical Requirements:

General office environment and responsibilities requiring:

  • Extensive use of computers involving viewing a monitor and keyboarding most of the workday
  • Placing, receiving and participating in conference calls


The posted salary range is a general guideline and represents a good faith estimate of what WiseTech Global could reasonably expect to pay for this position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs. The Company reserves the right to modify this range in the future, as needed, as market conditions change.


Pay range for this role $130,000—$150,000 USD


We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.


Before You Apply:

From time to time, WiseTech Global may use external service providers to assist us with assessing applications, including background checks, on our behalf. Accordingly, by applying for this role and providing your personal information to WiseTech Global, you consent to WiseTech Global providing this information to our external service providers who are required to treat such information with strict confidentiality in line with privacy and data protection laws and regulations.

Salary : $130,000 - $150,000

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