Information Security Engineer

Company Overview:

MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication and Industrial and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard.

MACOM has more than 65 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Click here to view our facilities. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represents a key core competency within our business.

MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized sales representatives and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our customers insights into our entire portfolio.

Information Security Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Performing ongoing threat analysis, incident response and investigations across a wide-ranging security stack encompassing all aspects of a corporate environment - infrastructure, network, end user device, web applications etc.

• Performing threat hunting and analysis within SIEM, including UEBA, managed AV and firewall, internal events etc.

• Researching and tracking information about current security threats and potential vulnerabilities, assigning priority and response based on risk and exposure, guiding other areas of IT through remediation and verification

• Develop detailed technical documentation, focusing on security process and policy, and application configuration baselines.

• Participating in Incident Response exercises and operations

• Providing specific assistance and subject matter expertise in IT security projects and initiatives.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or a related field

• Four or more years' work experience as a System Security Engineer or related position

• Three or more years' hands-on experience utilizing SIEM and involvement in incident response team

• Proven experience developing, operating and maintaining security systems

• Solid understanding of the commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within the Information Security field including, but not limited to operating systems and network security, application security, vulnerability analysis, encryption technologies, intrusion detection, incident response, business continuity management, security policy, etc.

• Knowledge of security systems including next-gen anti-virus applications, DLP tools and methodologies, firewalls, authentication systems, intrusion detection and notification systems

• In-depth knowledge of security protocols and principles

• Critical thinking skills and ability to solve complex problems

• Due to ITAR regulations, candidate must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident

EEO:

MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military obligations, or membership in any other category protected under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation:

MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to any part of the application process please call +1-978-656-2500 or email HR_Ops@MACOM.com. Provide your name, phone number and the position title and location in which you are interested, and nature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you. We also work with current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.