Cybersecurity Engineer

TEKsystems•Orange, CA

19h•$80 - $85•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer is responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing security measures to safeguard enterprise information systems. This role focuses on preventing unauthorized access, modification, destruction, or disclosure of sensitive data while ensuring regulatory compliance. The engineer leads security architecture, incident response, compliance efforts, tool implementation, and security awareness initiatives across the organization. This role provides Senior-level technical leadership and hands-on expertise to protect enterprise systems, networks, and data from cyber threats. The position is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining a secure, compliant, enterprise-wide cybersecurity architecture. The cybersecurity engineer will lead advanced security initiatives, support incident response efforts, and ensure compliance with criminal justice security regulations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree: 7+ years of relevant cybersecurity experience
Master’s degree: 5+ years of relevant experience
Doctorate: 4+ years of relevant experience
CISSP, GREM, or comparable security certification
BS in Cybersecurity or related technical field, 7+ years relevant industry experience, or MS in Cybersecurity or related technical field, 5+ years relevant industry experience, or PhD in Cybersecurity or related technical field with 4+ years industry experience.
Professional experience providing expert technical leadership in support of a Security Operations Center (SOC) or similar organization that provides cyber security services.
Strong understanding of Palo Alto Networks architecture and technologies. Expertise with Palo Alto Networks firewalls, intrusion prevention systems and other security products.
Experience with network security design, deployment, and maintenance.
Experience with troubleshooting security issues.
Experience with providing support to users.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong Project Management
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Ability to work overtime as requested.
Ability to work flexible hours including weekends and overnight
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Nice To Haves

Senior technical leadership supporting a SOC or enterprise security organization
Strong expertise in firewall platforms, network security, and intrusion prevention
Experience designing and maintaining enterprise security infrastructure
Advanced troubleshooting and incident response experience
Strong understanding of authentication, encryption, and security protocols
Experience with vulnerability testing and security assessments
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Strong project management and multitasking abilities
Ability to work independently and under pressure
Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings or weekends if needed

Responsibilities

Security Architecture & Engineering
Design, implement, and maintain enterprise security architecture aligned with Zero Trust principles
Develop and enforce security standards, policies, control baselines, and reference architectures
Evaluate and recommend new security technologies and tools
Firewall & Network Security
Design, implement, and manage next-generation firewalls and centralized firewall management platforms - Palo Alto
Develop security policies, rule sets, and network segmentation
Serve as the Senior subject matter expert for firewall configuration, troubleshooting, and optimization
Remote Access & VPN
Architect and manage secure remote access solutions
Enforce least-privilege access and multi-factor authentication
Wireless & DNS Security
Design secure corporate and guest wireless networks with proper segmentation and encryption
Implement secure DNS architecture, including DNSSEC or private DNS services
SIEM & Monitoring
Lead the design, integration, and tuning of an enterprise SIEM
Develop correlation rules, alerts, dashboards, and reports
Integrate device and security logs across the environment
Incident Response
Develop, maintain, and test incident response plans and playbooks
Act as the technical lead during security incidents
Perform post-incident reviews and recommend security improvements
Ensure all systems, policies, and procedures meet local, state, and federal security regulations
Conduct regular security assessments and remediation planning