Cybersecurity Engineer

Artifintech; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Artifintech is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, and maintain security solutions across enterprise systems. You will handle threat detection, vulnerability management, incident response, and security monitoring for cloud environments.

The role requires strong experience with SIEMs (Splunk/QRadar/Sentinel), endpoint protection, IAM, MFA, and security frameworks. Collaboration with IT and development teams is essential for robust risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Cybersecurity, or IT required.
• 5+ years of information security or cybersecurity engineering experience preferred.
• Experience implementing enterprise security architecture.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CEH, Security+, or CISM are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise cybersecurity solutions.
• Monitor security alerts, identify threats, and investigate suspicious activities.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and penetration testing to identify security weaknesses.
• Implement security controls to protect networks, servers, applications, and databases.
• Configure and manage SIEM tools for security monitoring and threat detection.
• Develop and maintain incident response procedures and security policies.
• Conduct security risk assessments and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Manage endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions.
• Implement identity and access management (IAM) and MFA.
• Monitor firewall configurations, IDS/IPS, VPN, DLP.
• Support cloud security across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud environments.
• Perform security audits and ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Investigate security incidents and coordinate remediation activities.
• Implement encryption, data protection, and access control mechanisms.
• Collaborate with IT infrastructure, network, and application development teams.
• Prepare security reports, documentation, and compliance assessments.

Skills

Threat detection

Incident response

Security monitoring

Cloud security

IAM/MFA

Security risk assessments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Information Technology

Tools

Splunk

IBM QRadar

Microsoft Sentinel

Nessus

Qualys

Rapid7

CrowdStrike

Microsoft Defender

Carbon Black

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, and maintain security solutions to protect enterprise systems, networks, applications, and sensitive data. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in threat detection, vulnerability management, incident response, security monitoring, and cloud security.

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain enterprise cybersecurity solutions.

Monitor security alerts, identify threats, and investigate suspicious activities.

Perform vulnerability assessments and penetration testing to identify security weaknesses.

Implement security controls to protect networks, servers, applications, and databases.

Configure and manage SIEM tools for security monitoring and threat detection.

Develop and maintain incident response procedures and security policies.

Conduct security risk assessments and recommend mitigation strategies.

Manage endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions.

Implement identity and access management (IAM) and multi-factor authentication (MFA).

Monitor firewall configurations, intrusion detection, and prevention systems.

Support cloud security across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud environments.

Perform security audits and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Investigate security incidents and coordinate remediation activities.

Implement encryption, data protection, and access control mechanisms.

Collaborate with IT infrastructure, network, and application development teams.

Prepare security reports, documentation, and compliance assessments.

Required Technical Skills

SIEM Tools: Splunk, IBM QRadar, Microsoft Sentinel

Vulnerability Management: Nessus, Qualys, Rapid7

Endpoint Security: CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, Carbon Black

Network Security: Firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN, DLP

Identity Management: Active Directory, Azure AD, IAM, MFA

Security Frameworks: NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, SOC 2

Scripting: Python, PowerShell, Bash

Security Testing: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Analysis

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Information Technology.

5+ years of experience in information security or cybersecurity engineering.

Experience implementing enterprise security architecture.

Strong knowledge of security threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation techniques.

Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CEH, Security+, or CISM.

Experience working with security operations and incident response teams.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.