Cyber Security Engineer

Job Title: Cyber Security Engineer / DRC Technical Specialist 3 (TS3)

Engagement Type: Contract

Location: Onsite - Franklin or Madison County, Ohio

Duration: 4-6 Months

Schedule: 8 Hours/Day, 5 Days/Week

Interview Mode: Onsite (Location TBD)

Position Summary

The Cyber Security Engineer (TS3) will be responsible for planning, implementing, and managing security measures to protect Clients s systems, networks, and data. The role focuses on vulnerability management, incident response, threat detection, and continuous security improvement in a highly regulated government environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, implement, manage, monitor, and upgrade enterprise security measures.

• Protect DRC data, systems, and networks from cyber threats.

• Respond to security incidents, breaches, and vulnerabilities.

• Conduct network and system vulnerability assessments and penetration testing.

• Perform scheduled and ad-hoc vulnerability scans on networks, servers, and endpoints.

• Analyze scan results and prioritize remediation based on risk and exploitability.

• Coordinate with IT and application teams to implement and verify fixes.

• Tune security scans to minimize false positives and improve accuracy.

• Develop vulnerability metrics, dashboards, and executive-level reports.

• Establish and maintain security standards, policies, and best practices.

• Ensure infrastructure and organizational data remain secure and compliant.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of experience in:

  • Network security and threat detection

  • Incident response and vulnerability management

  • Administering Qualys

  • Remediation documentation and patch management

• Strong understanding of enterprise security frameworks and best practices.

• Proven experience handling security incidents and system breaches.

• Ability to work onsite in Ohio.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree (4-year college degree) - Highly Desired

• CISSP Certification - Highly Desired