Cybersecurity Engineer: Threat Detection & IR

Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center; Radford (VA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Radford University is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to protect university systems, networks, and data. The role reports to the CISO and oversees security technologies, incident response, and governance activities.

Responsibilities include coordinating incident response, improving security controls, and collaborating with IT teams to strengthen operations. Requires knowledge of security principles, SIEM/EDR/XDR, MFA, and risk management.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of security principles and controls for enterprise server and endpoint operating systems, network architectures, TCP/IP, DNS, and web, application, and database environments.
• Understanding of security technologies such as SIEM, EDR or XDR, intrusion detection and prevention, vulnerability scanning, infrastructure monitoring, and MFA, with the ability to learn and administer assigned platforms.
• Knowledge of security assessment, risk management, and vendor risk processes, common attack techniques, and methods for protecting institutional data.
• Ability to investigate security events, troubleshoot complex problems, coordinate mitigation activities, document findings, and follow issues through resolution; understanding of incident triage, containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to document technical work and collaborate effectively with technical and nontechnical colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Protect Radford University’s systems, networks, and institutional data.
• Administer security technologies and investigate threats.
• Coordinate incident response and support security governance, risk management, and compliance.
• Collaborate across IT to improve security controls and operations.

Skills

Security principles

SIEM

EDR/XDR

MFA

Incident triage

Communication

Networking TCP/IP

Tools

SIEM

EDR

XDR

DNS filtering

MFA technologies

Job description

Radford University is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to protect university systems, networks, and data. The role reports to the CISO and oversees security technologies, incident response, and governance activities.

Responsibilities include coordinating incident response, improving security controls, and collaborating with IT teams to strengthen operations. Requires knowledge of security principles, SIEM/EDR/XDR, MFA, and risk management.