Job description

Our client is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to join their dynamic and high-performance team. Job Type: Direct Hire Job Location: Hybrid - Irving, TX This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. No Corp to Corp or 3rd party agencies. Responsibilities: • Develop, deploy, monitor, tune, evaluate, report, and maintain systems and procedures across on-premises and cloud-based infrastructures to identify and mitigate threats to corporate networks, assets, and users. • Use threat intelligence, incident response, and SIEM analysis to develop and apply custom security rules and policies that protect information assets. • Identify core requirements, design and implement security technologies, and collaborate with stakeholders to perform ongoing tuning and alerting on those technologies. • Lead the technical implementation of systems and clearly communicate security requirements to management and security leadership. • Engineer, design, install, and support security technologies such as Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Host Intrusion Prevention (HIPS), Security Incident and Event Managers (SIEM), Endpoint Security, Vulnerability Management (VM), Email Gateways, Breach Mitigation, Certificate Management, SSL encryption/decryption, Identity Management, Cloud Security, Database Security, and Web Gateways. • Collaborate with cybersecurity management to develop and implement project plans that support rapid advancement of security initiatives. • Participate in information systems risk assessments and serve on emergency response teams for handling security incidents. • Create detailed proposals and implementation plans for new security systems that enhance or enable capabilities for network or host environments. • Recommend and evaluate security tools to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of enterprise security measures. Skills and Experience: • Advanced knowledge of networking concepts (TCP/IP, OSI model, routing, switching, subnetting) in hybrid and cloud environment • Expertise in cloud infrastructure design, architecture, and management across Azure and AWS • 3–5 years’ experience in large, complex business environments working directly with senior management • 3–5+ years preferred in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Network Engineering or Operations, or Application Development • Experience in implementing cloud security tools such as intrusion prevention, database activity monitoring, and container security • Competency tuning cloud security tools and alerts to reduce noise and improve detection • Strong understanding of application-layer protocols (HTTP, SSH, SSL, DNS) • Strong understanding of cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) • Proficient in deploying and managing infrastructure using IaC tools such as Terraform • Experience securing containerized applications, Kubernetes clusters, and managed Kubernetes services • Experience in Agile and DevOps environments focused on integrating security into CI/CD pipelines • Proficient with Linux systems and microservice architectures in cloud-native environments • Scripting and automation experience using Python, Go, Ruby, or similar languages • Knowledge of cloud security controls, frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001), and best practices • Competency in network segmentation, virtual networking, and cloud-native firewalling • Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience • CISSP, CCNP-Security, CEH, GIAC, CPTS certifications preferred

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