Cyber Security Engineer

Career Movement; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Movement is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to own security architecture during a major cloud migration in a hybrid on-premises and cloud environment. You will design controls, lead email security initiatives in Microsoft 365, and help modernize our infrastructure.

The role requires hands-on expertise, strong communication, and the ability to explain security tradeoffs to stakeholders. Certifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in a cybersecurity engineering or security operations role.
• Deep hands on experience with Microsoft 365 security tooling, including Defender, Exchange Online Protection, and Purview.
• Proven experience securing environments during a cloud migration, ideally on premises to Azure or similar.
• Strong understanding of email security threats and mitigation strategies.
• Relevant certifications strongly preferred (Security+, CISSP, AZ 500, or similar).
• Experience with identity and access management, including conditional access and MFA policy design.
• Comfortable operating in a hybrid infrastructure environment with competing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain security tradeoffs to non technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security controls across a hybrid on premises and cloud environment.
• Lead email security initiatives including threat protection, phishing defense, and mail flow hardening within Microsoft 365.
• Support the organization's migration toward a fully cloud based environment.
• Monitor, detect, and respond to security incidents across endpoints, identity, and network layers.
• Partner with IT and infrastructure teams to align security practices with the cloud migration roadmap.
• Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and remediation planning.
• Maintain and improve identity and access management policies within Microsoft 365 and Azure AD.
• Document security architecture, policies, and incident response procedures as the environment evolves.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Cloud security

Incident response

Communication

Tools

Microsoft 365 Defender

Exchange Online Protection

Purview

Azure AD

MFA policy design

Job description

Our client, a growing technology and communications organization, is looking for a Cybersecurity Engineer to help protect and modernize their environment during a period of significant infrastructure change. This is a hands on role for someone who wants ownership over real architecture decisions, not just upkeep of what's already in place.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security controls across a hybrid on premises and cloud environment
• Lead email security initiatives including threat protection, phishing defense, and mail flow hardening within Microsoft 365
• Support the organization's migration toward a fully cloud based environment
• Monitor, detect, and respond to security incidents across endpoints, identity, and network layers
• Partner with IT and infrastructure teams to align security practices with the cloud migration roadmap
• Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and remediation planning
• Maintain and improve identity and access management policies within Microsoft 365 and Azure AD
• Document security architecture, policies, and incident response procedures as the environment evolves

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in a cybersecurity engineering or security operations role
• Deep hands on experience with Microsoft 365 security tooling, including Defender, Exchange Online Protection, and Purview
• Proven experience securing environments during a cloud migration, ideally on premises to Azure or similar
• Strong understanding of email security threats and mitigation strategies
• Relevant certifications strongly preferred (Security+, CISSP, AZ 500, or similar)
• Experience with identity and access management, including conditional access and MFA policy design
• Comfortable operating in a hybrid infrastructure environment with competing priorities
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain security tradeoffs to non technical stakeholders