Cybersecurity Engineer — Remote/Hybrid

Default (MSD); Rockville (MD); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

MSD is seeking a cybersecurity professional to strengthen our security posture, operating and tuning core tooling, driving vulnerability remediation, and supporting security monitoring and incident response across the organization.

You will configure SIEM, manage vulnerability platforms, collaborate with IT and engineering to prioritize fixes, and stay current with industry trends. A bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field and 3+ years of hands‑on experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, MIS, computer science, or related field with a concentration in cybersecurity, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum of three years of relevant work experience in cybersecurity, with hands‑on experience administering security tooling.
• Life sciences experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, investigate, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity incidents, events, and threats in accordance with the incident response lifecycle.
• Configure and maintain the enterprise vulnerability management platform, including scan coverage, credentialed scanning, and reporting.
• Analyze and prioritize identified vulnerabilities based on risk, exploitability, and business context, and define the remediation queue.
• Partner with IT and engineering teams to identify remediation options or compensating workarounds, track remediation to closure, and guide teams on preventative measures.
• Engineer security solutions to mitigate risk and improve the security posture of MSD.
• Configure, tune, and operate the security information and event management (SIEM) platform, including log source onboarding, correlation and alerting logic, and alert triage.
• Support email security operations and phishing triage, including analysis of reported messages and follow‑up containment actions.
• Evaluate and select assessment tools and other cybersecurity technologies to enhance security solutions.
• Understand IT security infrastructure and business requirements. Work with team to investigate and mitigate security concerns and IT risks as needed.
• Evaluate and assess different security technologies to appropriately expand MSD’s cybersecurity portfolio.
• Stay abreast of relevant industry updates and changes via conferences, training and events.
• Drive continuous improvement of security posture and provide hands‑on cybersecurity support to address cybersecurity issues as needed.
• Collect, report and continually enhance security metrics.

Skills

Incident response

Vulnerability management

SIEM

Cloud security

Python scripting

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, MIS, computer science, or related field

Tools

AWS

Security tooling

Vulnerability management tools

Job description

MSD is seeking a cybersecurity professional to strengthen our security posture, operating and tuning core tooling, driving vulnerability remediation, and supporting security monitoring and incident response across the organization.

You will configure SIEM, manage vulnerability platforms, collaborate with IT and engineering to prioritize fixes, and stay current with industry trends. A bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field and 3+ years of hands‑on experience are required.