Systems Security Engineer at Impact Networking
Lake Forest, IL
$90,000–$110,000from the description
Jul 1, 2026
Lake Forest, IL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on engineering role responsible for designing and operating data governance and security controls across a hybrid Microsoft environment, spanning Microsoft 365, Azure, on-premises infrastructure, and SaaS applications. The work centers on Microsoft Purview, Entra ID, and Defender — covering data classification, DLP, identity governance, compliance frameworks, and incident response. Suits an experienced security engineer with deep Microsoft security tooling expertise and familiarity with regulatory standards such as CMMC, NIST 800-171, HIPAA, and GDPR.
Senior level · 5+ years · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 6 people in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 1–9
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $128,066 (middle half $101,954–$161,689). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The job title is 'Systems Security Engineer' with no seniority level in the title; advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 5+ year overall and 3+ year focused experience requirements, combined with subject-matter-expert scope and mentoring responsibilities, support a Senior classification.
Location is tagged '#LI-Onsite' with no city specified in the posting. Impact Networking (impactmybiz.com) is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL, within the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin CBSA — used as the best available location inference.
Degree requirement is listed as 'Bachelor's degree … or equivalent work experience,' which means equivalent experience is accepted; the degree requirement is therefore None.
SC-400 is described as 'strongly preferred'; AZ-500, SC-200, SC-300, MS-102, CISSP, CCSP, and CCSK are listed as 'a plus' — all treated as preferred.
Zero Trust architecture and Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management appear under the preferred/experience section and are treated as preferred.
The compliance frameworks (NIST 800-171, CMMC, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA) are listed under the required qualifications section as hard gates — candidates must understand and translate these into technical controls.
Alt SOC 15-1244 noted because the role has a systems administration and governance flavor, but the primary day-to-day work is security engineering and compliance enforcement, making 15-1212 the better fit.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management.
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