Cyber Security Engineer

Description

We are looking for a Cyber Security Engineer to join a healthcare-focused organization in San Antonio, Texas in a contract-to-permanent capacity. This role will help strengthen enterprise security practices by guiding compliance efforts, protecting sensitive data, and advancing risk reduction initiatives across technical and business teams. The position requires someone who can translate security priorities into practical actions, support operational resilience, and promote strong security awareness throughout the organization.

Responsibilities:
Develop and refine cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures that support the organization's risk and governance framework.
Partner with risk, compliance, and internal stakeholders to perform security assessments, support audits, and align controls with applicable regulatory expectations.
Evaluate emerging threats and existing vulnerabilities, determine business impact, and recommend mitigation strategies that reduce organizational risk.
Work closely with infrastructure, application, and technical teams to investigate security findings and drive timely remediation of operational issues.
Track corrective action efforts, prepare status reporting for leadership, and help coordinate ongoing risk reduction activities across the enterprise.
Support continuous enhancement of the cybersecurity program by identifying improvement opportunities and recommending practical security best practices.
Review third-party security controls and participate in vendor risk evaluations for systems and services that store, process, or transmit organizational data.
Oversee identity and access management activities, including access reviews and required periodic audits.
Lead disaster recovery readiness efforts and coordinate business continuity planning with compliance and risk management partners.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least five years of progressively responsible experience in information technology, cybersecurity, or risk management.
Working knowledge of federal and state security and privacy regulations, with experience supporting regulated environments such as healthcare.
One or more industry certifications in cybersecurity or information security, such as CISSP, Security+, CISM, or a comparable credential.
Hands-on experience with threat detection, threat hunting, incident response, or security monitoring frameworks.
Familiarity with enterprise logging and SIEM platforms, including tools such as Splunk.
Practical experience with disaster recovery planning, testing, and operational resilience programs.
Technical background in network security and security operations, including firewalls, vulnerability scanning, data protection tools, and Windows, Linux, or macOS environments.
Experience with technologies such as Cisco networking, Check Point, Cisco ASA, BGP, EIGRP, NIST, HITRUST, and network vulnerability management is strongly preferred.

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