Cybersecurity Engineer - Incident Response & Defense

Fort Worth ISD; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 87,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Worth ISD is seeking a Senior IT Security role to design, implement, and maintain robust security measures protecting district digital assets and information systems.

The position focuses on defending against cyber-attacks, incident response, and risk management, with collaboration across the security team to reduce the attack surface and ensure confidentiality and integrity of data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred.
• 4–8 years of experience in incident detection, incident response, and forensics.
• Certifications such as CISSP/CCNA Security preferred.
• Experience with security policies and risk management is valued.

Responsibilities

• Conducts security programs and awareness for diverse populations.
• Analyzes IT control weaknesses and develops remediation plans.
• Implements cybersecurity solutions including IAM, encryption, and security analytics.
• Monitors threat intelligence sources to guide detection.
• Builds detection logic for attacker TTPs and develops response plans.
• Collaborates with security team to mature the program and communicate remediation.

Skills

Information security

Incident response

Security analytics

Threat monitoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

CompTIA Security+

CISSP

CISA

CISM

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Vulnerability scanning tools

Forensics tools

Job description

Fort Worth ISD is seeking a Senior IT Security role to design, implement, and maintain robust security measures protecting district digital assets and information systems.

The position focuses on defending against cyber-attacks, incident response, and risk management, with collaboration across the security team to reduce the attack surface and ensure confidentiality and integrity of data.