Cybersecurity Engineer III

Position : Cybersecurity Engineer III

Location : Remote

Term : Full Time

About Role

Purpose of the Position

The Cybersecurity Engineer is responsible for implementing, managing, and enhancing security systems to strengthen the organization's ability to identify, detect, respond to, and recover from cyber threats. This role requires a strong infrastructure and cloud background, with the ability to apply holistic security principles across Windows, network, and AWS environments.

We are looking for someone who is a self-starter , takes initiative , and thrives in a small-team environment where ownership and accountability are key. You will collaborate with a small, agile team (2 members currently), contributing both as an individual and as a cross-functional partner. This role is ideal for someone who has grown from systems or network engineering into security and can balance security engineering with operations / incident response.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure security of systems, networks, and information assets across Windows, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Implement and manage security controls across multiple environments, including infrastructure, cloud, and application layers.
• Develop and enforce security guidelines, standards, and strategies.
• Conduct audits, risk assessments, and compliance checks (PCI, SOC II preferred).
• Migrate non-compliant environments into compliant states.
• Manage and monitor security systems, including SIEM (Datadog preferred), DLP, IDS / IPS, and endpoint solutions.
• Implement security hardening, monitoring, incident response, and disaster recovery processes.
• Operate and tune AWS security tools including, but not limited to :

IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, Config, Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector, WAF, Shield, Secrets Manager, Certificate Manager, Organizations, Control Tower, Macie, SSO, Firewall Manager, Trusted Advisor, VPC security groups / NACLs, Service Catalog, and Audit Manager.

Required Qualifications

8+ years of cybersecurity or IT experience OR a 4-year US-accredited degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field plus 4+ years of experience.

CISSP, CISM, CEH, Security+, AWS Security Specialty, CCSP, GCIH, GCIA, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

Skills & Abilities

Additional Requirements