Cyber Security Engineer: Protect Public Services & Cloud

Stafford County Government; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Stafford County Government is seeking an experienced Cyber Security Engineer to join our team and strengthen the security and resilience of our technology environment.

This hands-on role supports Microsoft 365 security, SIEM, vulnerability management, threat detection, incident response, cloud and endpoint security, and identity protection, collaborating across technical and business teams to safeguard county systems and services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information security, computer science, cyber security, or related field with 5–7 years of cyber security experience.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 security administration, SIEM and security monitoring, vulnerability management, incident response, cloud and identity security.
• Public-sector, regulated, or enterprise environment experience preferred; ability to coordinate remediation across teams.

Responsibilities

• Administers and improves Microsoft 365 security, compliance, identity, endpoint, email, device, and data protection.
• Operates and enhances SIEM and security monitoring, including detection development, alert tuning, dashboards, and automation.
• Monitors, triages, investigates security alerts across cloud, endpoint, identity, email, apps, and network environments.
• Coordinates incident response including containment, eradication, recovery, and root-cause analysis.
• Manages vulnerability management program with risk-based prioritization and remediation tracking.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Security operations

Cloud security

Endpoint security

Identity security

Email security

Data protection

Incident response

Threat detection

Education

Bachelor's degree in information security

Tools

Microsoft 365

SIEM

Vulnerability management

Threat intel

Job description

Stafford County Government is seeking an experienced Cyber Security Engineer to join our team and strengthen the security and resilience of our technology environment.

This hands-on role supports Microsoft 365 security, SIEM, vulnerability management, threat detection, incident response, cloud and endpoint security, and identity protection, collaborating across technical and business teams to safeguard county systems and services.