Cybersecurity Engineer

Apollo Information Systems

$90K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in cybersecurity, network, or systems administration with hands-on engineering exposure.
  • Proven track record in architecting, implementing, and managing production security or network technologies.
  • Experience with key security tools like firewalls, IPS/IDS, SIEM, or EDR/MDR.
  • Familiarity with major cloud platforms (M365, Azure, AWS, GCP), especially regarding security configurations.
  • Scripting or automation skills in languages like PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities with experience in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent communication skills for technical documentation and client interactions.

Responsibilities

  • Design secure solutions across cybersecurity, networking, and cloud tech, focused on business needs.
  • Configure, install, enable, and maintain security products and services.
  • Implement solutions for complex technical challenges, including environment design modifications.
  • Evaluate and deploy new security tools and technologies as needed.
  • Manage existing security, network, and cloud environments for optimal performance.
  • Handle network administration tasks, including managing client issues and design changes.
  • Collaborate with SOC Analysts for SIEM rule development and detection methods.

Benefits

  • 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees; 90% for dependents on base plans.
  • Unlimited PTO along with paid sick days and holidays.
  • 401(k) plan with a 4% company match and immediate vesting after 90 days.
  • Company-paid life insurance equivalent to annual salary and short- and long-term disability coverage.
  • Monthly stipend of $125 for home-office technology needs, including internet and equipment.
  • Supportive workplace culture emphasizing collaboration and professional growth.
Full Job Description
Position Overview:

The Cybersecurity Engineer is a hands-on practitioner who architects, implements, and manages security, networking, and cloud technologies for Apollo's clients. The role blends product depth and cloud fluency: designing solutions, deploying and configuring tooling, and operating those environments day to day. The ideal engineer is comfortable owning a solution from architecture through implementation and into ongoing management, and can move fluidly between security platforms, network infrastructure, and cloud services.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Design secure solutions across cybersecurity, networking, and cloud technologies, balancing client business needs with sound security architecture.
  • Perform configuration, installation, enablement, and maintenance of security products and services.
  • Develop and implement solutions to complex technical problems, including design changes to client environments.
  • Evaluate and implement new security tools and technologies.
  • Manage and maintain deployed security, network, and cloud environments to ensure continued operational performance.
  • Perform network administration tasks, including client trouble tickets and design changes.
  • Contribute to analysis of security events and support incident response efforts.
  • Partner with SOC Analysts to develop and refine SIEM correlation rules and custom detection methods.
  • Leverage platforms and services to gather data, generate reports, and support clients and other departments with analysis.
  • Participate in the successful completion of small to medium-sized projects.
  • Engage with clients on the ongoing performance and operation of networks, systems, and services.
  • Mentor and develop junior engineers, providing guidance and feedback.
  • Collaborate across teams and departments to address security concerns.

Qualifications
  • Required
    • Experience in cybersecurity, network administration, or systems administration, with at least some of that time in a hands-on engineering capacity.
    • Demonstrated experience architecting, implementing, and managing security and/or network technologies in production
    • Experience with common security tools and technologies (e.g., firewalls, IPS/IDS, SIEM, EDR/MDR).
    • Experience with at least one major cloud platform (M365, Azure, AWS, or GCP), including security configuration and identity setup
    • Scripting or automation experience (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, Python).
    • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to manage multiple client priorities in a fast-paced managed services environment.
    • Experience troubleshooting with the ability to manage multiple client priorities in a fast- paced managed services environment.
    • Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document designs and explain technical concepts to clients
  • Preferred
    • Experience in security engineering or architecture
    • Product expertise with network security providers such as Fortinet or Sophos (and exposure to Palo Alto, Cisco).
    • Proficiency with cloud platforms M365, Azure, GCP, or AWS, including cloud-native security services.
    • Identity and access management best-practice expertise.
    • Experience with one or more SIEM platforms (e.g., Stellar Cyber, Splunk, LogRhythm, Elastic, or Azure Sentinel).
    • Experience with vulnerability management and asset visibility tooling (e.g., Tenable, Sevco, or similar).
    • Familiarity with cloud identity and access management across platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID and Google Workspace, including SSO and MFA configuration.
    • Cloud-native security service experience in M365, Azure, GCP, or AWS.
    • Exposure to managed services or MSSP delivery models, including multi-tenant operations and client facing engagement.

Expectations:
  • At 30 days:
    • Complete onboarding to Apollo's core toolstack, internal systems, and the Aegis platform
    • Shadow at least two active client environments to build context on Apollo's customer base, deployment patterns, and the practical realities of what you'll be supporting and building
    • Meet every member of the engineering and SOC teams; understand who owns what and how work flows between functions
  • Within 90 days:
    • Own at least one scoped technical workstream independently - whether a deployment, integration, configuration build, or internal tooling task - with minimal hand-holding
    • Demonstrate working knowledge of the threat landscape relevant to Apollo's SLED and SMB clients; be able to speak to common attack surfaces and how Aegis addresses them
    • Actively contribute to peer reviews, architecture discussions, or post-incident reviews
    • Identify one process, gap, or tooling opportunity worth improving and bring a recommendation to your manager
  • By 180 days:
    • Serve as a reliable technical lead on client-facing work - deployments, escalations, or advisory engagements - without requiring senior oversight on standard complexity
    • Build and maintain relationships with at least two cross-functional peers (SOC, Sales Engineering, or PM) such that they proactively loop you in on relevant work
    • Deliver one meaningful improvement to an internal process, playbook, or technical standard that gets adopted by the team
    • Demonstrate fluency in Apollo's compliance and regulatory context (CMMC, NIST, relevant SLED requirements) at a level sufficient to support client conversations


Company Values

We have created a fantastic corporate culture - our values drive our behaviors. Here are the expectations:
  • Passion for cybersecurity and a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of security.
  • Customer Outcomes: Their success is our success, we are business partners
  • Entrepreneurial Approach: fast decision making, empowerment, focus on results, test and learn
  • Win Together: Intense Collaboration, no silos
  • Integrity is paramount

Why You'll Love Working Here
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, the company covers 100% of employee premiums and 90% of dependent premiums on base plans
  • Unlimited PTO, 7 paid sick days, and 11 paid holidays
  • 401(k) with 4% company match after 90 days, immediately vested
  • Company-paid life insurance at 1x annual salary
  • Company-paid Short-Term Disability (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD) coverage
  • $125 monthly home-office tech stipend for internet, equipment, and other technology needs
  • Amazing colleagues, a collaborative environment, and a supportive, growth-focused culture

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Apollo Information Systems

  • Accounting Manager
    $90K — $120K *
    Denver, CO 80219 (Denver County)
    Legal & Accounting
    In-Person
  • Proposal Manager
    $70K — $95K *
    Denver, CO 80219 (Denver County)
    Business Services
    In-Person

More Information Technology Jobs

Find similar Cybersecurity Engineer jobs: