Cyber Security Engineer

• Monitor security events, alerts, and logs from various security platforms and systems.
• Investigate potential threats, suspicious activity, and security incidents.
• Support the operation and optimization of security monitoring and detection capabilities.
• Develop and maintain alerting, escalation, and response procedures.
• Analyze emerging threat trends and recommend appropriate defensive measures.
• Participate in incident detection, containment, eradication, and recovery efforts.
• Conduct forensic investigations and root-cause analysis following security incidents.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external partners during security events.
• Document incident findings, lessons learned, and remediation recommendations.
• Assist in the development and testing of incident response plans and playbooks.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and coordinate remediation activities.
• Evaluate security findings and prioritize risks based on impact and likelihood.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and operations teams to resolve vulnerabilities.
• Validate remediation efforts through testing and follow-up assessments.
• Support penetration testing activities and security reviews.
• Design, implement, and maintain security controls across networks and systems.
• Review network architectures and recommend improvements to reduce security risk.
• Support segmentation, secure connectivity, remote access, and perimeter security initiatives.
• Harden systems and services according to security standards and best practices.
• Evaluate infrastructure changes for potential security implications.
• Assist with the design and implementation of cloud security controls and policies.
• Monitor cloud environments for security risks and configuration issues.
• Support identity, access, encryption, and workload security initiatives.
• Conduct cloud security assessments and recommend remediation strategies.
• Collaborate with cloud and engineering teams to implement security-by-design principles.
• Support user provisioning, privileged access controls, and authentication solutions.
• Participate in access reviews and governance initiatives.
• Implement and maintain identity security controls, including multi-factor authentication.
• Monitor for unauthorized access attempts and suspicious account activity.
• Assist with role-based access control and least-privilege enforcement.
• Conduct security risk assessments for systems, projects, and third-party relationships.
• Assist with policy development, security standards, and governance initiatives.
• Support audit readiness and compliance-related activities.
• Track remediation plans and provide security recommendations to stakeholders.
• Promote security awareness and secure practices across the organization.
• Design and implement technical security controls and solutions.
• Evaluate new technologies and security tools.
• Participate in architecture reviews for infrastructure, applications, and cloud platforms.
• Develop automation and process improvements to increase security efficiency.
• Create and maintain security documentation, procedures, and technical standards.

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience supporting cybersecurity operations, security engineering, security analysis, or related functions.
• Understanding of information security principles, frameworks, and best practices.
• Knowledge of networking concepts, operating systems, application security, and cloud technologies.
• Experience investigating security events and responding to incidents.
• Familiarity with vulnerability management and risk assessment methodologies.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. Technology Doesn’t Change the World, People Do.®

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