Job Summary: \u00A0

Our client in the greater Austin area is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer.\u00A0 The position will report to the Director of Information Security.\u00A0 Primary responsibilities include deploying, maintaining, and continuously improving security technologies. Additional responsibilities include escalated incident response, monitoring, control compliance, and informing enterprise architecture.\u00A0\u00A0

\u00A0\u00A0 Duties/Responsibilities: \u00A0

• Deploy and maintain security technology including vendor management, installation and configuration, ongoing maintenance, and continuous improvement.
• Research and stay informed of information security technology and best practices to advise on the selection, deployment, integrations and continuous improvement of solutions.
• Test, implement, deploy, maintain, and administer cybersecurity infrastructure hardware and software.\u00A0
• Respond to escalated security/fraud events and requests from Internal Audit as needed.
• Perform security reviews, identify gaps in security architecture, and develop security risk management plans.\u00A0
• Develop appropriate controls and mitigations.\u00A0\u00A0
• Conduct or support 3 rd \u00A0party penetration tests and vulnerability assessments.\u00A0
• Coordinate with other teams to manage configurations for security purposes.\u00A0
• Perform targeted threat-hunting activities as requested.
• Assist in the development of security-related policies.
• Develop and document standard operating procedures.\u00A0
• Other duties as assigned.\u00A0\u00A0

Qualifications

Education, Experience & Skills: \u00A0

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or related field and a minimum of ten years dedicated system engineering experience, plus hands-on experience with:\u00A0

• New and emerging cybersecurity in information technology
• Firewall, IPS, WAF, SIEM, and EDR technologies
• Network access, identity and access management.
• Defense in depth and zero-trust architectures
• Cloud security tools and concepts\u00A0
• Designing countermeasures to security risks.\u00A0
• System, network, and OS hardening techniques.\u00A0\u00A0
• Vulnerability scans and recognize vulnerabilities in security systems.\u00A0
• Network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, layer 2/3 network segmentation, and principles.\u00A0

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Additional applicable industry experience may be substituted for college degree.

Preferred Qualifications: \u00A0

• CISSP or CISM certification.
• Detailed oriented with excellent time management and organizational skills
• At least one additional vendor certification (i.e. Microsoft, Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, etc.).

Physical Requirements:\u00A0 \u00A0

Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force. Ability to safely, and successfully, perform the essential job functions consistent with federal, state, and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0

Employement Type:\u00A0

Full-time Direct Hire\u00A0

Compensation
Competitive starting salary, pension, full benefits package

Start Date:

ASAP