Senior Security Engineer

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Troy University is hiring a Senior Security Engineer. The role requires leading the security team to meet organizational goals, managing and updating the security program, coaching team members, and maintaining an enterprise application security scanning infrastructure. The engineer also develops security strategy, resolves conflicts, keeps documentation current, and promotes security awareness across the university.

Highlights

Lead security team and collaborate with leadership to achieve organizational goals.

Conduct coaching, mentoring, and annual performance reviews for team members.

Define and manage Troy University's security strategy and program progress.

Establish and maintain an application security scanning and vulnerability assessment infrastructure.

Maintain technical documentation and escalate issues promptly.

Stay current with information security trends and conduct awareness initiatives throughout the university.

Require bachelor's degree in related fields and at least 3 years of enterprise security experience plus 4 years of security or IT management experience.

Knowledge of security frameworks/regulations such as ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, GDPR, SOX, ITIL, COBIT, COSO.

Preferred certifications include CISSP, OSCP, GCIH, GCIA, CEH, or CCNA; SOC/NOC experience is advantageous.

Full-time role in the Information Technology department under Finance and Administration division with supervisory responsibilities.

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Position Information

Posting Number	SF2491P
Position Title	Senior Security Engineer
Position Type	Professional/Salaried
Department	Information Technology - Troy
Division	Finance and Administration
Campus	Troy
Work Status	Full-Time (FT)
Temporary	No
Location	Troy - T01
Job Summary	The Senior Security Engineer position in Information Technology is responsible for: • Collaborate with Security Leadership to lead the team on delivering against agreed upon organizational goals, accounting for the way Troy University operates and the unique challenges of securing the environment • Schedule and participate in coaching and mentoring sessions with the team • Perform and document annual performance reviews for the team • Participate in defining security strategy for Troy University • Actively manage the security program and provide consistent status updates to Security Leadership regarding progress against objectives • Raise accountability by escalating issues in a timely manner and creating and maintaining detailed documentation • Resolve issues, dependencies, and conflicts; ensuring that the team is involved, engaged, and informed • Establish and maintain an enterprise application security scanning and vulnerability assessment infrastructure that will collect and store application vulnerability data from all environments, in a unified performance dashboard • Design and ensure technical documentation is maintained for the area of responsibility • Stay up-to-date with trends in the information security community • Perform tech talks and other awareness campaigns to spread security knowledge throughout Troy University • Other tasks as assigned
Minimum Qualifications	1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Security, Information Systems, or related field 2. Minimum of three years of enterprise security experience 3. Minimum of four years of Security or IT management experience, preferably for teams of four or more 4. Knowledge of various frameworks/regulations such as ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, GDPR, SOX, ITIL, COBIT, COSO or similar 5. Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and projects and assist/advise engineers in establishing appropriate priorities 6. Ability to manage key customer relationships, including with senior managers 7. Ability to influence a cross functional team to accomplish goals 8. Excellent analytical skills and ability to learn quickly 9. Excellent written and verbal communication skills 10. Ability to be flexible
Preferred Qualifications	1. Accredited certifications, such as: CISSP, OSCP, GCIH (Certified Incident Handler), GCIA (Certified Intrusion Analyst), CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), or CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) 2. Previous SOC/NOC experience
Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties?	Driving may be necessary but is not a primary responsibility
Work Hours	- Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm - Additional work hours as needed - Some travel required
List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position	NA
Does this position have supervisory responsibility?	Yes
Posting Date	04/14/2026
Closing Date
Open Until Filled	Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Quick Link	https://www.troyuniversityjobs.com/postings/43300

Reference Letters

Solicit References Through the System?	No
Last Day a Reference Provider Can Submit Reference
Applicant Special Instructions	Qualified applications will be made available to the department/committee for review immediately upon submission. We ask that you provide email addresses for your reference providers and please be certain that the email addresses you list are accurate. If you are selected as a candidate for consideration by the department/committee, an instructional email will be sent to your reference providers to ask that they submit a reference letter on your behalf via a link to our reference portal. Separate reference letters will be requested for each position to which you apply (if applicable), so your reference providers will be contacted separately for each application on which you list them. Reference letters will not be copied from one application to another. You can assure your reference providers that our system is secure and that all letters are confidential. If your reference providers have trouble using the reference portal, please advise them to contact jobs@troy.edu.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

* How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- Troy University employment website (www.troyuniversityjobs.com)
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Higher Ed Jobs
- Social Media website
- Indeed
- Other employment website (please specify below)
- Employee Referral (please specify below)
- Local newspaper (please specify below)
- Professional journal (please specify below)
- Other source (please specify below)
Please specify:
(Open Ended Question)
* Regarding your current employment status, please select one of the following:
- Not a current Troy University employee
- Current part-time Troy employee (including adjunct faculty)
- Current full-time Troy employee - initial appraisal period complete
- Current full-time Troy employee - still within initial appraisal period (six months for new employees and three months for promoted employees)
* Do you have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Security, Information Systems, or related field?
- Yes
- No
* Do you have a minimum of three years of enterprise security experience?
- Yes
- No
* Do you have a minimum of four years of Security or IT management experience?
- Yes
- No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

Resume
Cover Letter
List of References

Optional Documents

Letter of Reference 1
Other Document
Unofficial Transcript 1
Letter of Reference 2
Unofficial Transcript 2

- Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background check.
- Troy University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
- Troy University participates in eVerify.

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Posting Details

Position Information

Posting Number	SF2491P
Position Title	Senior Security Engineer
Position Type	Professional/Salaried
Department	Information Technology - Troy
Division	Finance and Administration
Campus	Troy
Work Status	Full-Time (FT)
Temporary	No
Location	Troy - T01
Job Summary	The Senior Security Engineer position in Information Technology is responsible for: • Collaborate with Security Leadership to lead the team on delivering against agreed upon organizational goals, accounting for the way Troy University operates and the unique challenges of securing the environment • Schedule and participate in coaching and mentoring sessions with the team • Perform and document annual performance reviews for the team • Participate in defining security strategy for Troy University • Actively manage the security program and provide consistent status updates to Security Leadership regarding progress against objectives • Raise accountability by escalating issues in a timely manner and creating and maintaining detailed documentation • Resolve issues, dependencies, and conflicts; ensuring that the team is involved, engaged, and informed • Establish and maintain an enterprise application security scanning and vulnerability assessment infrastructure that will collect and store application vulnerability data from all environments, in a unified performance dashboard • Design and ensure technical documentation is maintained for the area of responsibility • Stay up-to-date with trends in the information security community • Perform tech talks and other awareness campaigns to spread security knowledge throughout Troy University • Other tasks as assigned
Minimum Qualifications	1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Security, Information Systems, or related field 2. Minimum of three years of enterprise security experience 3. Minimum of four years of Security or IT management experience, preferably for teams of four or more 4. Knowledge of various frameworks/regulations such as ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, GDPR, SOX, ITIL, COBIT, COSO or similar 5. Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and projects and assist/advise engineers in establishing appropriate priorities 6. Ability to manage key customer relationships, including with senior managers 7. Ability to influence a cross functional team to accomplish goals 8. Excellent analytical skills and ability to learn quickly 9. Excellent written and verbal communication skills 10. Ability to be flexible
Preferred Qualifications	1. Accredited certifications, such as: CISSP, OSCP, GCIH (Certified Incident Handler), GCIA (Certified Intrusion Analyst), CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), or CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) 2. Previous SOC/NOC experience
Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties?	Driving may be necessary but is not a primary responsibility
Work Hours	- Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm - Additional work hours as needed - Some travel required
List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position	NA
Does this position have supervisory responsibility?	Yes
Posting Date	04/14/2026
Closing Date
Open Until Filled	Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Quick Link	https://www.troyuniversityjobs.com/postings/43300

Reference Letters

Solicit References Through the System?	No
Last Day a Reference Provider Can Submit Reference
Applicant Special Instructions	Qualified applications will be made available to the department/committee for review immediately upon submission. We ask that you provide email addresses for your reference providers and please be certain that the email addresses you list are accurate. If you are selected as a candidate for consideration by the department/committee, an instructional email will be sent to your reference providers to ask that they submit a reference letter on your behalf via a link to our reference portal. Separate reference letters will be requested for each position to which you apply (if applicable), so your reference providers will be contacted separately for each application on which you list them. Reference letters will not be copied from one application to another. You can assure your reference providers that our system is secure and that all letters are confidential. If your reference providers have trouble using the reference portal, please advise them to contact jobs@troy.edu.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

* How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- Troy University employment website (www.troyuniversityjobs.com)
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Higher Ed Jobs
- Social Media website
- Indeed
- Other employment website (please specify below)
- Employee Referral (please specify below)
- Local newspaper (please specify below)
- Professional journal (please specify below)
- Other source (please specify below)
Please specify:
(Open Ended Question)
* Regarding your current employment status, please select one of the following:
- Not a current Troy University employee
- Current part-time Troy employee (including adjunct faculty)
- Current full-time Troy employee - initial appraisal period complete
- Current full-time Troy employee - still within initial appraisal period (six months for new employees and three months for promoted employees)
* Do you have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Security, Information Systems, or related field?
- Yes
- No
* Do you have a minimum of three years of enterprise security experience?
- Yes
- No
* Do you have a minimum of four years of Security or IT management experience?
- Yes
- No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

Resume
Cover Letter
List of References

Optional Documents

Letter of Reference 1
Other Document
Unofficial Transcript 1
Letter of Reference 2
Unofficial Transcript 2

- Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background check.
- Troy University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
- Troy University participates in eVerify.

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