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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.\nAs 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.\nPosition Overview\nCox 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.\nThe 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.\nThe 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.\nKey Responsibilities\nDeploy, administer, and continuously tune security tooling including: SIEM, EDR/endpoint protection, email security platforms, and network security appliances\nOwn the day-to-day operation of the vulnerability management program including scan configurations, results analysis, remediation prioritization and tracking with infrastructure teams\nImplement and maintain identity and access management controls including conditional access policies, MFA enforcement, and access review processes in coordination with the Security Lead\nConfigure and maintain the Microsoft security stack including Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, and Entra ID security policies\nMonitor security alerts across all platforms; investigate, triage, and escalate incidents according to established playbooks\nReview cybersecurity assessments and technical findings to identify security gaps and support remediation efforts\nPerform technical security assessments and control testing to validate the effectiveness of security measures\nAssist with report writing related to investigations of information security breaches or network evaluations to identify or implement solutions to information security problems\nSupport incident response activities including log analysis, evidence collection, containment actions, and post-incident documentation\nImplement and maintain security configurations for OT/IT boundary controls across greenhouse and facility environments\nDevelop and maintain security runbooks, standard operating procedures, and configuration documentation\nSupport phishing simulation programs, security awareness activities, and user security communications. Provide security-related technical support to Cox Farms’ computer users\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field; or equivalent experience\n2 years of experience in security engineering, security operations, or closely related technical security role\nHands-on experience deploying and administering SIEM platforms and building effective detection and alerting content\nProficiency with endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, including platform configuration, policy tuning, and alert investigation\nWorking knowledge of identity security, including: Entra ID, conditional access, privileged access management, and MFA implementation\nExperience with vulnerability scanning platforms, such as Qualys, Tenable, or equivalent, including scan configuration and results interpretation\nStrong understanding of common attack techniques and the ability to identify and investigate indicators of compromise\nAbility to communicate security findings and risk clearly to both technical peers and non-technical stakeholders\nPreferred Qualifications\n3+ years of experience in security engineering, security operations, or closely related technical security role\nExpertise in an environment with operational technology, industrial control systems, or facility automation where IT/OT security boundaries are a real consideration\nDemonstrated 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\nBackground building security tooling and processes in a growth-stage and/or developing security environment. CompTIA CySA+, GIAC GCED, CISSP, Microsoft Security certifications, or equivalent\nCulture & Values at Cox Farms\nAt Cox Farms, we live out our Rooted Together culture:\n Our Purpose, Vision & Mission \nPurpose: Nourish the Planet \nVision: To be the most trusted partner in food \nMission: Delivering the world a reliable supply of healthy and sustainable food powered by our people \nAnthem: The Future of Food Grows Here \nOur Core Values\nAt Cox Farms, our culture is Rooted Together. We live our values every day:\nGrowth & Innovation - Always learning, improving, and finding better ways \n Responsibility (Ownership & Accountability) - Own results, act like owners \n Open & Honest (Transparency, Trust, Speaking Up) - We build trust through clarity, candor, and courage \n We Before Me (Collaboration, Care, Service) - Support our people, our partners, our communities, and the consumers we serve \nSafety - Safety in everything we do \nEmployment Notice\nThis role will support all Cox Farms businesses. The employer for this role is BrightFarms Inc. and is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. 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