About the Role
Kloeckner Metals Corporation (KMC) is seeking an experienced Senior Security Engineer who combines strong technical depth with an understanding of governance, risk, and operational realities across a distributed environment. You will own and advance core security capabilities for KMC, support US focused regulatory and contractual requirements, and act as a hands on technical leader within the global security program.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Security
- Continuously improve security controls across cloud (Azure/M365), on-prem, and hybrid environments
- Drive detection engineering, SIEM use-case development, log modernization, and security telemetry improvements
- Lead vulnerability management lifecycle: scanning, coordination, remediation oversight, and executive reporting
- Lead escalated incident response activities: forensics, containment, post incident reviews, and resilience measures
- Oversee endpoint security (Defender Suite), identity protection, secure configuration baselines, network segmentation, and hardened remote access
Security Governance & Compliance
- Support US specific regulatory and contractual requirements (CMMC readiness where applicable, NIST 80053/171, CCPA)
- Maintain security standards, runbooks, and technical procedures for KMC operations
- Ensure alignment with global frameworks (CIS v8.1, ISO 27001, NIS2informed policies where applicable)
Risk, Vendor & Project Enablement
- Perform technical assessments of third party vendors; support procurement with security input
- Lead or contribute to major security initiatives such as SIEM uplift, EDR optimization, IAM modernization, network security baseline, and MDM/secure mobility
- Collaborate with IT, operations, warehousing, and corporate functions to ensure secure-by-default designs
- Partner closely with IT Infrastructure teams to help them understand, assess, and oversee ongoing and upcoming infrastructure projects, ensuring that security requirements are embedded early and consistently
Awareness & Coaching
- Mentor junior team members and support the KMC local security champions network
- Provide security input to leadership and help translate technical risk into business impact language
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years in cybersecurity with hands on engineering responsibility
- Strong knowledge of cloud security (Azure/M365), endpoint security, identity protection, network security, logging & monitoring
- Strong understanding of SIEM (Sentinel), EDR/MDE, KQL, detection engineering
- Experience in incident response, forensics, and threat driven defense
- Relevant certifications preferred (CISSP, GIAC, AZ500, MS500, GCIA, GCIH)