Cybersecurity Engineer — Threat Detection & Response

Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA); Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 88,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment

COTA Bus Pass

Wellness Initiatives

On-Site Chair Massage

On-Site Health Coach

Job summary

Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to support security design and implementation across our networks and cloud environments in Columbus. The role involves monitoring, incident response, vulnerability assessments, and remediation reporting to protect COTA information systems.

The position collaborates with IT and business partners to integrate security requirements into technology solutions, while aligning with policies, standards, and emerging threat

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity or related field; Master's preferred.
• Minimum five years' experience in multiple information security domains.

Responsibilities

• Protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information systems and data; evaluates controls and suggests improvements.
• Conducts threat monitoring, vulnerability analysis, intrusion detection, incident response and risk analysis using security tools.
• Supports investigation, reporting, and response activities for security incidents and compliance concerns.
• Performs vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, security assessments and remediation reporting.
• Ensures access control, incident response and security compliance across systems and projects.
• Designs and evaluates cybersecurity solutions in alignment with policies and threat trends.
• Collaborates with IT and business partners to implement security across hardware, software, and technology solutions.
• Maintains information security standards and guidelines; supports audits and incident response.
• Keeps knowledge updated on threats and industry trends; communicates security concepts across teams.
• Evaluates new security technologies and measures to address risks.

Skills

Security engineering

Threat monitoring

Incident response

Vulnerability assessment

SIEM

XDR

Access management

Network security

Cloud security

Security policies

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or cybersecurity

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SIEM

XDR

Endpoint protection

Job description

Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to support security design and implementation across our networks and cloud environments in Columbus. The role involves monitoring, incident response, vulnerability assessments, and remediation reporting to protect COTA information systems.

The position collaborates with IT and business partners to integrate security requirements into technology solutions, while aligning with policies, standards, and emerging threat