Cybersecurity Engineer #3383

Cybersecurity Engineer
Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire 

Location: Frisco, Texas (onsite)

This position DOES NOT support third-party submissions, subcontracting, or Corp-to-Corp (C2C) arrangements.

SUMMARY
We are seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to help build and mature the information security program for a rapidly growing organization. This is a high-visibility, high-autonomy opportunity for a technically strong security professional who wants to move beyond maintaining an established environment and instead help shape one from the ground up. The ideal candidate combines hands-on security engineering depth with the vision to connect existing tools and processes into a coherent program and has the potential to grow into broader security leadership as the organization scales.

QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field

- Five years of cybersecurity experience, with strong foundational knowledge of systems and networking.

- Hands on experience with SIEM, EDR, and related security monitoring and detection technologies.

- Vulnerability management and threat detection experience, including risk assessments and coordinating penetration testing.

- Incident response experience, with the ability to respond effectively to an incident from day one.

- Exposure to SOC operations, with the ability to perform or help establish a SOC function.

- Working knowledge of governance, risk, and compliance practices sufficient to understand a broader security program, including familiarity with frameworks such as NIST, ISO, and PCI.

- CISSP certification preferred.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Monitor network traffic, systems, and logs for security threats, and respond to and investigate incidents.

- Conduct risk assessments, vulnerability scans, and coordinate penetration testing.

- Manage network security controls including firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and SSL certificates.

- Monitor MDR platforms to detect and mitigate malicious activity.

- Ensure compliance efforts align with applicable regulatory requirements, including PCI and other sensitive data handling standards.

- Partner with IT leadership, cross functional teams, and vendors on security requirements and access reviews.

- Develop and enforce security policies, procedures, and staff education and awareness programs.

- Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning.

- Define metrics and reporting strategies to measure and communicate the progress of the security program.

- Help establish standards, operating practices, and security architecture as the organization grows.

Genius Road, LLC is proud to be a Certified Women's Business Enterprise, an Equal Opportunity Employer, and values diversity. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.