IT Security Engineer

Company Description

At Link Snacks, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago.

We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands—Jack Link’s®, Lorissa’s Kitchen®, Golden Island®, BiFi®, and Peperami® and KOOEE!® to name a few—there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just be a participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it.

Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together. A team that’s full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks.

Real Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks.

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

Jack Link’s is seeking a highly skilled and experienced IT Security Engineer to join our Global IT organization. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and operating security controls across identity, network, endpoint, and infrastructure domains in both cloud and on‑premises environments. The IT Security Engineer serves as a technical authority and escalation point for security initiatives, driving security hardening, automation, and incident response efforts aligned with our business objectives.

This position requires deep hands‑on technical expertise, strong security engineering fundamentals, and the ability to translate risk into actionable security solutions. The IT Security Engineer will collaborate closely with infrastructure, network, application, and OT teams globally, playing a key role in security detection, response, and continuous improvement. The role also requires the ability to communicate complex security concepts clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders across domestic and international teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and execute advanced alert triage, investigation, and incident response activities across global cloud and on-premises environments, including root cause analysis and post-incident improvement initiatives.
• Design, implement, and maintain identity and access management (IAM) controls, including user lifecycle management, role-based access, privileged access management, and secure authentication mechanisms across enterprise systems.
• Perform in-depth vulnerability assessments and risk analysis, prioritize remediation efforts, and partner with IT and business stakeholders to design and implement effective mitigation strategies.
• Serve as a technical expert for MDR, SIEM, and security service providers; driving effective detection, response, and tuning of security monitoring capabilities.
• Automate and standardize security processes to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Implement and align security controls with regulatory frameworks (e.g., NIS2, ISO 27001, GDPR).
• Identify technical security risks and communicate risks to the appropriate enterprise stakeholders.
• Support and integrate physical security technologies, including badge access systems and CCTV, ensuring alignment with cybersecurity and identity controls.
• Develop and maintain security documentation, policies, and procedures.
• Design and implement actionable security metrics to evaluate and optimize the effectiveness and efficiency of deployed security controls.
• Lead security-focused initiatives, including the hardening and ongoing management of the organization’s Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solution and enforcement of robust device security policies.
• Design and enforce secure remote access and vendor access controls, ensuring least-privilege access and secure connectivity across global infrastructure.
• Conduct regular security testing of applications, networks, and systems.
• Partner in the design and evaluation of