Cybersecurity Engineer
- Job Title: Cybersecurity Engineer
- Work Location: Fully remote position, home office
- Employment Type: Full-time
- Employment Status: Exempt, salaried
Compensation:
- $116,719 to $157,114 annually
Role Overview:
This role will support Cutsforth in maturing cybersecurity practices by implementing heightened security controls and reducing attack surface. They will drive vulnerability remediation, hardening, security architecture review, and similar technical capabilities. They are also expected to lead efforts in maturing governance processes including documentation of policies and procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Implement, manage, and monitor security measures to protect Cutsforth’s networks, systems, products, and data.
- Reduce attack surface and implement secure configurations for systems and applications (hardening).
- Support implementation of security improvement projects such as browser and system hardening, DLP controls, USB encryption, etc.
- Drive improvement of and participate in security incident analysis and response.
- Perform security reviews of new products and vendors to ensure processes are achieving business objectives while minimizing new risks.
- Lead the Cybersecurity team’s efforts in the documentation of cybersecurity policies and procedures.
- Drive maturity across a wide array of technical and governance processes as Cutsforth aligns with industry security frameworks, such as NIST SP800-53.
- Support contract review to ensure Cutsforth’s capabilities align with customer requirements.
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years' of experience in technical security roles including vulnerability management and security control testing or implementation in an enterprise environment.
- 3+ years of experience performing security governance and risk management responsibilities that included some form of technical writing.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity or relevant technology program is preferred.
- CISSP, CySA+, or similar industry certifications are preferred.
- The role requires broad technical knowledge across IT and cybersecurity topics to support implementation of controls and tools used to secure enterprise environments.
- Experience in performing security review and administration activities in Microsoft environments is preferred (Microsoft Security and Compliance center, etc.).
- Familiar with concepts of the Cyber Kill chain/MITRE ATTACK and mitigating techniques.
- Strong self-learning skills and problem-solving capabilities with attention to detail.
- Adept technical writing and research capabilities.
Other Qualifications:
- Successfully pass background check for cybersecurity access requirements.
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
- Must reside in the United States.
- We are not accepting applicants for remote workers in California, Illinois, and New York at this time.
Cybersecurity Role Expectations:
- Candidate will be responsible for reviewing policies and procedures related to cybersecurity and those relevant to the functions of their role.
- Candidate is expected to maintain a cybersecure work environment.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to use hands to type, handle products, parts objects, and tools and to navigate computer keyboard and machine controls.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
Benefits:
- Paid Time Off
- Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance
- Health Savings Account with Employer contributions
- 401(k) with Employer match
- Short-term & Long-term Disability Coverage
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Coverage
- Life Insurance Coverage
- 80 hours of Paid-Time-Off annually
- Eight paid holidays per year
Alignment with Corporate Values
All Cutsforth employees are expected to perform their work in a manner that exhibits understanding and adherence to the Company Mission and Core Attributes of Cutsforth Employees. Employees in management roles must exhibit continual improvement along Cutsforth’s Leadership Traits. Further, each employee must read and adhere to corporate policies and safety protocols.
- Learn more about Cutsforth here: Cutsforth.com/About
- Read our Mission & Values here: Cutsforth.com/Values
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Cutsforth will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Cutsforth will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. Cutsforth agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
For Cutsforth's full Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, click here: EEO Notice to Employees & Applicants