Responsibilities and Duties:

• Responsible for monitoring IT systems for threats and compliance
• Is part of the Incident Response Team to respond to reported threats and incidents. This requires a period of "on-call" duty to respond to incidents as they occur
• Conduct periodic internal and external vulnerability scanning and work with internal and external teams to remediate findings
• Assist in managing internal and external penetration testing and remediation of findings
• Coordinate data security log reviews in a timely manner and report on findings. Make recommendations for improvements
• Assist in the management of the Company’s third-party Security Scorecard
• Automation of Security related tasks
• Provide companywide security alerts to known vulnerabilities
• Assist in Managing the Companies third party Managed Security Services Provider for end-point protection
• Stay current with the latest cyber security threat landscape and notify IT teams of applicability to the company's systems.
• Duties as assigned.

Skills Required:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to work with both team members and internal and external customers in a collaborative environment to provide security solutions that meet compliance requirements and enterprise needs

Qualifications:

• Minimum 1-2 years of IT Security work experience with a broad range of exposure to network, systems, application support, and/or database administration.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience.
• Knowledge of networking, Microsoft Windows desktop systems, Microsoft Windows Servers, Linux, Active Directory, Web Servers, Microsoft Exchange, Oracle DB, Web Application Firewalls and storage technologies.
• Strong technical background in information systems, systems administration, network design, network traffic analysis, and disaster recovery
• Experience with Cloud Security is a plus
• Experience with CrowdStrike Falcon is a plus
• CompTIA Security+ or CISSP is a plus
• Python, Bash Shell scripting, and/or PowerShell scripting is a plus

Party City Holdco Inc. (PCHI) is a global leader in the celebrations industry, with its offerings spanning more than 70 countries around the world. PCHI is also the largest vertically integrated designer, manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of party goods in North America.

PCHI team members demonstrate a daily commitment to the company's Brand Purpose: to inspire joy by making it easy for customers to create unforgettable memories.

PCHI operates across multiple businesses within its Retail Division and Consumer Products Division. On the retail side, Party City (partycity.com) is the leading omnichannel retailer in the celebrations category, operating more than 800 company-owned and franchise stores, as well as Halloween City (halloweencity.com) seasonal pop-up stores. The Consumer Products Division includes design and manufacturing entities Amscan, an industry leader in celebration décor, tableware, costumes, and accessories, and Anagram, the global market leader in foil balloons.

PCHI is headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, N.J. with additional locations throughout the Americas and Asia.

Job Overview:

The IT Security Specialist is a supporting function to ensure our business operations and procedures comply with Federal and Industry regulations and internal policies. The IT Security Specialist provides support to ensure that business systems are monitored and managed for threats while also performs a range of duties including evaluating all current and new threats. The IT SA will participate on the cyber incident response team as well as participate in investigative efforts by having knowledge of common security exploits, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures. The IT Security Specialist enforces and audits security controls, policies and procedures which safeguard the integrity of and access to enterprise systems on-prem as well as in the cloud that support all business units. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, with knowledge of the latest industry procedures and regulations.