Security Engineer

Granicus is the leading provider of citizen engagement technologies and services for the public sector, bringing governments closer to the people they serve with the first-and-only Civic Engagement Platform. Granicus works with more than 5,500 government organizations and connects more than 280 million people in the largest Citizen Subscriber Network of its kind.

What your impact will look like here

• Manage and improve existing security tools, including SIEM, EDR, Endpoint security, and more
• Review and provide security feedback on technical projects and during audits
• Research new security technology trends that can be used to reduce exposure
• Manage the lifecycle of organizational security tools
• Help technical teams determine application risks related to privileged access on endpoints
• Work with cross functional teams as a security representative during incidents
• Review proposed changes for potential security issues
• Use APIs to automate processes and tie tools together (e.g. pull data from a CSPM into a SIEM, pull assets from a CMDB into a scanner, and integrate alerts into Slack automations)
• Serve as an escalation point for SOC Analysts and other junior staff
• Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure 24x7 escalation support for incidents
• Ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets

You will love this job if you have

• A passion to figure out the who, what, when, and why of a situation
• Direct experience in the specific technical areas of systems administration, application development, database administration, network operations, or data center operations
• Experience managing any (not all) common security tools like SIEM, EDR, endpoint security, vulnerability scanner, IPS, WAF, etc.
• The ability to continuously learn new methods and technologies and identify gaps that should be addressed
• Experience in a common scripting language like Python, Powershell, etc
• Experience operating with cloud platforms, APIs, and event-driven automation
• Understanding of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud platforms, such as IAM, compute (EC2), networking (VPC, Load Balancers), serverless (Lamda), and Containers (EKS), in order to identify and prioritize potential security challenges
• Ability to write technical Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and train team members
• Three years of experience in an Information Security role
• Industry standard certifications like CISSP, CISM, GSEC, GCIH, etc

The Team

• We are a remote-first company with a globally distributed workforce across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, India, Armenia, Australia, and New Zealand.

The Culture

• At Granicus, we are building a transparent, inclusive, and safe space for everyone who wants to be a part of our journey. A few culture highlights include –
• Employee Resource Groups to encourage diverse voices
• Coffee with Mark sessions – Our employees get to interact with our CEO on very important and sometimes difficult issues ranging from mental health to work life balance and current affairs.
• Slack communities focused on wellness, art, furbabies, family, parenting, and more.
• We bring in special guests from time to time to discuss issues that impact our employee population 

The Company

• Serving the People Who Serve the People
• Granicus is driven by the excitement of building, implementing, and maintaining technology that is transforming the Govtech industry by bringing governments and its constituents together. We are on a mission to support our customers with meeting the needs of their communities and implementing our technology in ways that are equitable and inclusive. Granicus has consistently appeared on the GovTech 100 list over the past 5 years and has been recognized as the best companies to work on BuiltIn.
• Over the last 25 years, we have served 5,500 federal, state, and local government agencies and more than 300 million citizen subscribers power an unmatched Subscriber Network that use our digital solutions to make the world a better place. With comprehensive cloud-based solutions for communications, government website design, meeting and agenda management software, records management, and digital services, Granicus empowers stronger relationships between government and residents across the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. By simplifying interactions with residents, while disseminating critical information, Granicus brings governments closer to the people they serve—driving meaningful change for communities around the globe.
• Want to know more? See more of what we do here. 

The Impact

• We are proud to serve dynamic organizations around the globe that use our digital solutions to make the world a better place — quite literally. We have so many powerful success stories that illustrate how our solutions are impacting the world. See more of our impact here.