Cybersecurity Engineer: Threat & Incident Defense

Radford University; Radford (VA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Radford University is actively seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to protect its systems, networks, and institutional data. Reporting to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), the engineer administers security technologies, investigates threats, coordinates incident response, and supports governance, risk management, and compliance across IT operations.

The role blends hands-on engineering with responsibility for security programs and collaboration with technical and nontechnical

Qualifications

• Knowledge of security principles for enterprise servers, endpoints, networks, DNS, and web/database environments.
• Experience with SIEM, EDR/XDR, threat detection, vulnerability scanning, MFA, and incident response.
• Familiarity with risk assessment, vendor risk, and security governance.
• Ability to investigate security events, coordinate mitigation, document findings, and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Protect the university’s systems, networks, and data by administering security technologies.
• Investigate threats, coordinate incident response, and support governance, risk, and compliance.
• Collaborate with IT teams to improve security controls and operations.
• Document findings and follow through on remediation efforts.

Skills

Security principles

SIEM

EDR/XDR

MFA

Incident response

Networking basics

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Vulnerability scanning

MFA

Job description

Radford University is actively seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to protect its systems, networks, and institutional data. Reporting to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), the engineer administers security technologies, investigates threats, coordinates incident response, and supports governance, risk management, and compliance across IT operations.

The role blends hands-on engineering with responsibility for security programs and collaboration with technical and nontechnical