Cybersecurity Engineer

National Guard Employment Network • $90K — $120K *
Indianapolis, IN 46227In-Person
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering with proven project ownership.
  • Familiarity with SIEM, email security, endpoint detection, and identity access management.
  • Knowledge of data loss prevention and vulnerability management tools.
  • Experience in cloud services security and NIST standards is a plus.
  • Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field is a must.
  • CompTIA Security+ certification is required; CISSP preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement comprehensive information security programs.
  • Conduct security testing and incident response activities.
  • Configure and maintain security tools and infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with IT personnel to execute security solutions.
  • Write and implement detection rules within SIEM platforms.
  • Automate targeted security functions and optimize processes.
  • Conduct technical reviews for risk assessments and incident responses.

Benefits

  • Health and safety adherence policies in place.
  • Supportive team environment focused on collaboration.
  • Opportunities for technical training and certification.
  • Access to up-to-date cybersecurity tools and technologies.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Cybersecurity Engineer
The Cybersecurity Engineer will work closely with members of the Cybersecurity team to develop and implement a comprehensive information security program and will perform a combination of security design and implementation work.

This role will conduct security testing, incident response, the integration of new products or enhancements and is responsible for supporting the production environment and will, in partnership with the broader IT department and business, configure and deploy technical controls that meet established security requirements.
  • Prioritizes health and safety by adhering to policies, processes, and maintaining safe practices at all times
  • Maintains responsibility for the configuration and maintenance of security tools, including but not limited to, identity and access management, endpoint security, log analysis and monitoring, intrusion detection and prevention, firewalls, vulnerability management, SFTP, and data loss prevention (DLP) solutions
  • Coordinates and partners with appropriate IT personnel to implement security solutions
  • Identifies security requirements for the security organization and the business based on need
  • Identifies relevant audit log sources and configures logging between the source and SIEM solution
  • Writes, tests and implements correlation rules within SIEM and security monitoring platforms to accurately detect, analyze and respond to potential security threats, ensuring alignment with organizational security polices, threat intelligence, and industry best practices
  • Creates, documents, and implements security baseline configuration settings for systems in the enterprise
  • Provides security evaluation and configuration of remote access management solutions
  • Develops or leverages technology to automate targeted security functions
  • Assists with technical reviews in the security certification process and makes recommendations for approval
  • Develops and maintains documentation to support ongoing security system operations, maintenance, and specific problem resolution
  • Provides technical reviews for risk and vulnerability assessments, incident response and change requests
  • Supports, monitors, tests and troubleshoots security hardware and software issues
  • In coordination with the IT department, tests, deploys and implements patches to vulnerabilities on security-related hardware and software
  • Researches, evaluates and recommends cybersecurity hardware and software solutions and helps develop business cases for security investments
  • Establishes and maintains processes and models to discover and remedy security incidents detected by network security appliances
  • Partners with Security Analysts to conduct malware and forensic analysis and remediation
  • Takes on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization


Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Experience:
  • 5+ years of proven experience in a cybersecurity engineering role with demonstrated ownership of security projects or systems (required)
  • Experience utilizing the below technologies / processes (required):
    • SIEM or Log Analysis
    • Email security
    • Endpoint detection and response
    • Identity and access management
    • Data loss prevention
    • Vulnerability management
    • Cloud services security
    • NIST 800-53, 800-171, and / or CMMC (preferred)
Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology or related field (required)
  • CompTIA Sec+ certification (required)
  • CISSP certification (preferred)

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