Cybersecurity Engineer IV

Remote | Cybersecurity Engineer IV | Full-time

We are actively recruiting a Cybersecurity Engineer IV for our client in Knoxville, TN. This is a fully remote direct placement opportunity that will require participating in periodic in-person strategy and design sessions. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives on solving complex problems and defending sensitive data from sophisticated threats. In this role, you ll be responsible for hardening systems, automating patching, managing incident response, and integrating security tools into our client's SaaS application. You'll work closely with the engineering team to ensure the resilience and integrity of the company infrastructure. If you re passionate about cybersecurity and excited to make an impact in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, this is the perfect role for you.

Due to client request, candidates must be able to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities:

• Harden systems in accordance with guidance from the Director of Information Security
• Patching of Virtual Machines (VMs) and Endpoints
• Configuration of Microsoft Defender and Intune for device management, patching, and compliance
• Onboarding and offboarding of accounts and devices
• Development of secure policies in Azure for creating new infrastructure
• Configuration of Sentinel for security logging and incident response
• Automation of incident response and tuning of logs/alerts in Sentinel
• Responding to cyber incidents including reporting, malware removal, and related remediation activities
• Develop DevOps scripts to automate cyber security processes
• Deliver assigned user stories while working in an Agile Project management environment
• Self-starter who will continuously learn and develop
• Develop technical documentation in Markdown language or within Wikis
• Delivering on schedule for assigned security deliverables

Required Skills:

• Significant knowledge of system administration practices with a specific focus on Linux
• Configuration of cloud security services with prior experience in Microsoft Azure preferred
• Automation of patching programs
• Significant scripting experience for automation of cyber security tasks using Powershell, Bash, or other common languages
• Experience hardening systems using CIS Benchmarks, STIGs, or other guidance
• Collaborating with the Director of Information Security on the compliance of systems to support audits and certifications
• Experience with Linux Command Line Interfaces (CLIs) and SSH
• Familiarity with common security tools and practices
• Familiarity with Incident Response processes and procedures with specific focus on Azure Sentinel and the Kusto Query Language (KQL)
• Willingness to participate in and learn from Agile Project Management and Scrum processes while operating in a geographically distributed project environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science or similar technical/engineering degree and 6 years experience, or
• Minimum of Master s Degree in Computer Science or similar technical/engineering degree with 4 years of professional experience
• Non-degree - minimum of 10 years experience in IT with direct and extensive cyber security experience
• Azure AZ-900 and AZ-500 certification required, or the ability to achieve the certifications within 6 months of hiring.
• Security certifications are highly desired
• Strong written and verbal communication skills while being a team player
• Must be capable of passing a background check and random periodic drug testing

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