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About us

KnitWell Group, a specialty retail operating company, comprises some of the most iconic brands in America – Ann Taylor, Chico's, Haven Well Within, Lane Bryant, LOFT, Soma, Talbots, White House Black Market. Individually, our brands are unique and strong. Together, we are powerful.

Our common thread is our commitment to create exceptional products, provide memorable experiences, and achieve superior results. Our associates are innovators who thrive through collaboration and are dedicated to excellence. At the heart of it all are the customers we serve. We are dedicated to creating fashion that not only looks good but also makes our customers feel good.

Sr Security Engineer (IT)

About the role
Under the direction of the Manager of Security Engineering, the Security Engineer is a security technology leader who selects, configures, and implements security controls to reduce information security risk in the organization. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with KnitWell Group’s corporate information security policies and enforcing implementation of KnitWell Group’s security architecture. This includes safeguarding the security of all computing platforms, data, and networking within the corporation, oversight of the security configuration, and monitoring.

The Impact You Will Have

• Design, implement and configure security applications and infrastructure to support corporate policies, federal and state security regulations.
• Be an information security Subject Matter Expert; lead application and system development teams to configure and deploy systems and applications in a secure manner, including familiarity with Cloud implementations of applications and infrastructure.
• Design, plan, and conduct infrastructure security assessments of all layers of the information system including networking, servers, operating systems, databases and applications.
• Understand a secure network infrastructure including the design of network segmentation, firewall policies, and configuration of security devices.
• Perform security baseline discovery of current infrastructure and identification of gaps between existing procedures, policy, and industry standards/best practices.
• Research and identify industry information security best practices and develop an action plan for executing changes as needed to enhance system security and ensure the integrity of the KnitWell Group’s infrastructure.
• Serve as a technical Team Lead on security projects.
• Prepares deployment and post deployment plans to support the conversion and deployment of the security solution.
• Manage the full lifecycle of digital certificates including issuance, renewal, revocation, replacement, and inventory tracking to ensure secure communications and compliance.
• Implement and maintain automated certificate management solutions integrated with enterprise PKI infrastructure.
• Monitor certificate expiration timelines and proactively coordinate renewals to prevent service disruptions.
• Conduct regular audits of certificate usage across systems and applications to identify anomalies or misconfigurations.
• Administer and optimize Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools for real-time threat detection, analysis, and response.
• Develop and fine-tune SIEM correlation rules, dashboards, and alerts to improve visibility into security events.
• Analyze logs and security data from various sources (firewalls, endpoints, servers, cloud services) to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with incident response teams to investigate and remediate security incidents using SIEM insights.
• All other security engineering duties as assigned.

You’ll bring to the role

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering or other related engineering discipline preferred, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years in information security, with emphasis on security engineering.
• CISSP and GIAC certification desirable, other industry security certifications a plus.
• Risk Assessment experience; knowledge of IT risk management concepts such as risk assessment, risk identification, risk response and mitigation, risk monitoring and reporting etc.
• Experience in Cloud computing.
• Understanding of industry accepted framework, such as the NIST SP800 framework.
• Hands-on experience not only in assessing complex networks and systems, but also in leading the design and configuration of complex security controls.

Benefits

• You will be eligible to receive a merchandise discount at select KnitWell Group brands, subject to each brand’s discount policies.

• Support for your individual development plus career mobility within our family of brands    
• A culture of giving back – local volunteer opportunities, annual donation and volunteer match to eligible nonprofit organizations, and philanthropic activities to support our communities*   
• Medical, dental, vision insurance & 401(K)*  
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
• Time off – paid time off & holidays* 

*Any job offer will consider factors such your qualifications, relevant experience, and skills. Eligibility of certain benefits and associate programs are subject to employment type and role.

This position works a hybrid model from our Etna, OH office location or we are open to considering a fully remote option. Occasional travel may be required.  

Applicants to this position must be authorized to work for any employer in the US without sponsorship. We are not providing sponsorship for this position.

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Location:

Ascena Corp ETNA-ascena-Pataskala, OH 43062

Position Type:

Regular/Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. Hiring decisions are based upon a candidate's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration and are made without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other category protected by applicable law. The Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for job applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position you are seeking or to participate in the application process, please contact myHRSupport@knitwellgroup.com. The Company will make reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified applicants or employees, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the operations of the Company’s business. The Company will not revoke or alter a job offer based on an applicant’s request for reasonable accommodation.