Cyber Defense Engineer | Build & Automate Security

HD Supply; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HD Supply in Atlanta, GA plans, designs, and builds security architectures for the organization, implementing network and computer security while ensuring compliance with information security policies and procedures. The role emphasizes incident response, automation for monitoring and testing security solutions, and maintaining strong threat defense capabilities across networks and systems.

A BS in a related field plus 2+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience and relevant certifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• 2+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience.
• Security-centric certification, such as Security+ or CEH.

Responsibilities

• Initiates security response procedures when a problem is detected, including resolving incident tickets.
• Updates CSIRT documentation and procedures.
• Writes code or script to automate, monitor, and test security solutions.
• Assists in designing, building, configuring, and maintaining cybersecurity threat defense capabilities and user access management.
• Maintains cybersecurity requirements for network, system, and/or application technologies.
• Configures and installs security technologies, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and access controls and implements software fixes to remove system vulnerabilities.
• Performs daily reviews of operating system and network changes and works with system engineers to deploy patches and address vulnerabilities.
• Manages security objects, including SSL Certificates, PGP and private keys, system passwords, anti-virus applications, spyware and malware solutions, and identity management.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

BS/BA in related discipline

Tools

Security+ / CEH

Job description

HD Supply in Atlanta, GA plans, designs, and builds security architectures for the organization, implementing network and computer security while ensuring compliance with information security policies and procedures. The role emphasizes incident response, automation for monitoring and testing security solutions, and maintaining strong threat defense capabilities across networks and systems.

A BS in a related field plus 2+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience and relevant certifications