Senior IT Security Engineer

Position:
Senior IT Security Engineer

Company:
Academy Sports and Outdoors

Duration:
PERM/FTE

Interview Process:
2 rounds (Virtual technical interview, In-Person Panel)

Location:
1800 N Mason Rd, Katy, TX 77449

5 days a week onsite with half day Fridays

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field

• 5+ years of experience in IT security engineering or a similar role

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, and Microsoft Purview

• Proven experience managing vulnerability programs using Rapid7

• Experience building or significantly re-architecting enterprise security tools and frameworks

• Strong understanding of security policy, audit requirements, and engineering best practices

• Experience identifying gaps in security operations and driving solutions as an engineer (not just an analyst)

• Ability to evaluate security tools, processes, and application risk holistically

• Comfortable working in an environment with offshore operational support teams

• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical security risks to non-technical leadership

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Background in application security assessments

• Experience supporting or securing large enterprise or retail environments

• Prior experience presenting security posture and risks to executive leadership

Job Description

Insight Global is looking for a Senior IT Security Engineer to join one of our major retail clients in Katy, TX on a full-time basis. This role is ideal for a hands-on security engineer who has strong experience building, maturing, and evaluating enterprise security tools and programs, and who is comfortable communicating risk and strategy to senior leadership. This position will play a critical role in identifying security gaps, improving operational maturity, and ensuring security tooling is configured and functioning as intended across the environment. While day-to-day operational tasks are supported by an offshore team, this engineer will be responsible for oversight, engineering decisions, and continuous improvement. This position is 5 days a week onsite with half day Fridays