Cyber Security Engineer

Elevexa Career LLC; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevexa Career LLC is seeking a cybersecurity engineer to protect enterprise systems, applications, networks, and cloud environments from security threats. You’ll work across security operations, vulnerability management, cloud security, and incident response.

In this role you will design and maintain security controls, monitor for suspicious activity, investigate and respond to incidents, perform vulnerability assessments, and automate security processes where appropriate.

Qualifications

• 3–7+ years in cybersecurity or information security.
• Strong knowledge of network and endpoint security, IAM and vulnerability management.
• Experience with SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls and monitoring tools.
• Experience with AWS, Azure or GCP security.
• Familiarity with TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, VPNs and network protocols.
• Incident response and threat investigation experience.
• Scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Familiar with NIST/CIS/ISO 27001 security frameworks.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls across infrastructure and applications.
• Monitor systems and networks for suspicious activity and potential threats.
• Investigate and respond to security incidents.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and support remediation efforts.
• Configure and manage security tools such as SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and vulnerability scanners.
• Secure cloud environments across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Develop and maintain security policies, procedures, and documentation.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, DevOps, and engineering teams to improve security.
• Support security audits, compliance requirements, and risk assessments.
• Automate security processes where appropriate.

Skills

Network security

Endpoint security

IAM

Vulnerability management

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash)

Incident response

Threat investigation

Security frameworks (NIST/CIS/ISO 2701

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Tools

SIEM

EDR

IDS/IPS

Firewalls

Security monitoring tools

Cloud security platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

SIEM platforms (Splunk/Microsoft Sentinel)

Job description

We’re looking for a cybersecurity engineer to help protect enterprise systems, applications, networks, and cloud environments from security threats. You’ll work across security operations, vulnerability management, cloud security, and incident response.

What You’ll Do

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls across infrastructure and applications.
• Monitor systems and networks for suspicious activity and potential threats.
• Investigate and respond to security incidents.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and support remediation efforts.
• Configure and manage security tools such as SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and vulnerability scanners.
• Secure cloud environments across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Develop and maintain security policies, procedures, and documentation.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, DevOps, and engineering teams to improve security.
• Support security audits, compliance requirements, and risk assessments.
• Automate security processes where appropriate.

What We’re Looking For

• 3–7+ years of cybersecurity or information security experience.
• Strong understanding of network security, endpoint security, IAM, and vulnerability management.
• Experience with SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and security monitoring tools.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP security.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, VPNs, and common network protocols.
• Experience with incident response and threat investigation.
• Strong scripting skills with Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST, CIS, or ISO 27001.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Nice to Have

• CISSP, Security+, CEH, OSCP, or cloud security certifications.
• Experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk or Microsoft Sentinel.
• Experience with EDR platforms.
• DevSecOps and CI/CD security experience.
• Container and Kubernetes security experience.
• Experience with penetration testing or threat hunting.

Compensation

$110,000–$175,000+ annually, depending on experience, location, and technical expertise.