Cyber Security Engineer

Schedule: Mon. – Thurs.; 8am – 6pm, Fri.; 8am -12pm, after hours as needed due to business necessity   Essential Duties and Responsibilities: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cyber Security Engineer to join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in ensuring the security and integrity of our organization's digital infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of cyber threats, extensive knowledge in security technologies, and a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating security risks.   Operates the company extended Detection and Response (XDR) system to identify, correlate and address threats across identity and access management, endpoint management, network firewalls, email protection and other company systems. Configures and runs the company Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system and actively monitors for alerts. Configures Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) playbooks to, where possible, automate security incident response. Deploys cloud-centric detection to detect threats related to cloud environments and services used by the organization. Work with threat intelligence and perform threat-hunting queries to identity and correlate potential security events. Provides incident response support, including mitigating actions to contain activity and facilitating forensics analysis when necessary and submitting incident reports. Document compliance with security related laws and regulations. Conduct comprehensive penetration tests on various IT systems, networks, and applications to identify vulnerabilities and security weaknesses. Perform red teaming exercises to simulate advanced persistent threats (APTs) and assess the organization's detection and response capabilities. Support the creation of business continuity/disaster recovery plans, including conducting disaster recovery tests, publishing test results and making changes necessary to address deficiencies. Perform security standards testing against computers before implementation to ensure security. Research emerging threats and vulnerabilities to aid in the identification of incidents. Responsible for other reasonable, related duties as assigned     Education and/or Work Experience Requirements: Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Perform red teaming exercises to simulate advanced persistent threats (APTs) and assess the organization's detection and response capabilities. Security and/or Networking experience and understanding in the following:   Advanced knowledge of general security methodologies, concepts, and terminologies.   Advanced knowledge of routing principles and networking fundamentals   Well-known protocols and services (FTP, HTTP, SSH, SMB, LDAP)   Packet Analysis Tools (TCPDUMP, Wireshark, Ngrep)   Strong decision-making capabilities. With a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate one.   Ability to effectively influence others to modify their options, plans or behaviors.   Proficient, or able to gain proficiency with, a broad array of security software applications and tools.   Understanding of organizational mission, values, goals and consistent application of this knowledge. Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.   Working Conditions: Will be working in an office environment with prolonged periods of sitting and working on a computer. Will work outdoors in adverse or extreme weather conditions. Will be required to frequently drive to other field facilities within their assigned region. Available outside of normal working hours as needed for business necessity.   Physical Requirements: Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.  Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards  Ability to work effectively in all working conditions noted above. Will require lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 50 lbs. in a safe manner on an occasional basis. Ability to possess and maintain a valid driver's license to include a safe driving record satisfactory to the company.