Security Engineer, Cox Farms

About Cox Farms

Cox Farms, which operates across North America, is part of the Cox Enterprises family of businesses and a pioneering leader in the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) industry. Backed by Cox Enterprises’ long-standing commitment to building stronger businesses and a better world, Cox Farms is dedicated to revolutionizing food production through sustainable and innovative technology. Our cutting-edge facilities leverage advanced agronomic, production, and greenhouse systems to deliver fresh, high-quality produce to consumers year-round-minimizing environmental impact while maximizing resource efficiency.

As we continue to expand and innovate, we are seeking an experienced Security Engineer to design, implement, and operate the security controls that protect our people, systems, and operational technology across a growing multi-site agricultural business.

Position Overview

Cox Farms is building its security operation from the ground up and the Security Engineer will have direct influence over how that operation takes shape as the business grows.

The Security Engineer designs and implements security controls, standards, and procedures that protect Cox Farms systems, networks, and data. The role will serve as a hands-on technical resource across the Cox Farms, North American, security environment, owning the day-to-day administration, tuning, troubleshooting, and improvement of security technologies. Where the Director, IT Security sets program direction and policy, the Security Engineer builds and operates the infrastructure that makes it operate.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on security professional who is comfortable working across a broad range of security technologies and responsibilities, from infrastructure and network security to monitoring, detection, and response. They should be technically strong, self-directed, and equally comfortable administering existing tools, troubleshooting issues, implementing new controls, and helping mature security practices as the organization grows.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, administer, and continuously tune security tooling including: SIEM, EDR/endpoint protection, email security platforms, and network security appliances
• Own the day-to-day operation of the vulnerability management program including scan configurations, results analysis, remediation prioritization and tracking with infrastructure teams
• Implement and maintain identity and access management controls including conditional access policies, MFA enforcement, and access review processes in coordination with the Security Lead
• Configure and maintain the Microsoft security stack including Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, and Entra ID security policies
• Monitor security alerts across all platforms; investigate, triage, and escalate incidents according to established playbooks
• Review cybersecurity assessments and technical findings to identify security gaps and support remediation efforts
• Perform technical security assessments and control testing to validate the effectiveness of security measures
• Assist with report writing related to investigations of information security breaches or network evaluations to identify or implement solutions to information security problems
• Support incident response activities including log analysis, evidence collection, containment actions, and post-incident documentation
• Implement and maintain security configurations for OT/IT boundary controls across greenhouse and facility environments
• Develop and maintain security runbooks, standard operating procedures, and configuration documentation
• Support phishing simulation programs, security awareness activities, and user security communications. Provide security-related technical support to Cox Farms’ computer users

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field; or equivalent experience
• 2 years of experience in security engineering, security operations, or closely related technical security role
• Hands-on experience deploying and administering SIEM platforms and building effective detection and alerting content
• Proficiency with endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, including platform configuration, policy tuning, and alert investigation
• Working knowledge of identity security, including: Entra ID, conditional access, privileged access management, and MFA implementation
• Experience with vulnerability scanning platforms, such as Qualys, Tenable, or equivalent, including scan configuration and results interpretation
• Strong understanding of common attack techniques and the ability to identify and investigate indicators of compromise
• Ability to communicate security findings and risk clearly to both technical peers and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in security engineering, security operations, or closely related technical security role
• Expertise in an environment with operational technology, industrial control systems, or facility automation where IT/OT security boundaries are a real consideration
• Demonstrated proficiency with CrowdStrike Falcon Complete or similar managed detection and response platforms, including alert investigation, policy configuration, detection tuning, and coordination of response activities. Experience with network security monitoring and the ability to interpret packet captures and flow data
• Background building security tooling and processes in a growth-stage and/or developing security environment. CompTIA CySA+, GIAC GCED, CISSP, Microsoft Security certifications, or equivalent

Culture & Values at Cox Farms

At Cox Farms, we live out our Rooted Together culture:

Our Purpose, Vision & Mission

• Purpose: Nourish the Planet

• Vision: To be the most trusted partner in food

• Mission: Delivering the world a reliable supply of healthy and sustainable food powered by our people

• Anthem: The Future of Food Grows Here

Our Core Values

At Cox Farms, our culture is Rooted Together. We live our values every day:

• Growth & Innovation - Always learning, improving, and finding better ways

• Responsibility (Ownership & Accountability) - Own results, act like owners

• Open & Honest (Transparency, Trust, Speaking Up) - We build trust through clarity, candor, and courage

• We Before Me (Collaboration, Care, Service) - Support our people, our partners, our communities, and the consumers we serve

• Safety - Safety in everything we do

Employment Notice

This role will support all Cox Farms businesses. The employer for this role is BrightFarms Inc. and is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For roles based in the United States: Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without the need for employer sponsorship. For roles based in Canada: applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada.