Cybersecurity Incident Response & Security Engineer

Gaston County Government; North Carolina; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Gaston County Government seeks experienced cybersecurity professionals for Security Analyst II/III roles. The positions involve monitoring, investigating, and responding to security incidents across endpoints, networks, and cloud services, with emphasis on robust incident response and risk mitigation.

The job requires a Bachelor's degree with extensive IT and cybersecurity experience, plus relevant certifications and a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of IT experience, including 3+ years in cybersecurity-related roles.
• At least one cybersecurity-focused certification (e.g., Security+, CySA+, CASP+, CISSP, or equivalent)
• Valid Driver's license

Responsibilities

• Alert and Incident Response: Monitor, investigate, and respond to cybersecurity alerts and incidents across endpoint, network, identity, email, cloud, and server environments.
• Security Engineering and Hygiene (M365/Entra, Firewalls, Endpoint): Implement, maintain, evaluate, and improve technical security controls across Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Active Directory, Windows Server, endpoint security, firewalls, networking, cloud services, and related security platforms.
• Vulnerability Management: Perform ongoing identification, analysis, prioritization, tracking, remediation, validation, and reporting of vulnerabilities affecting County technology assets.
• Security Awareness, Audits, and Compliance (HIPAA/NIST): Support County cybersecurity governance, security awareness, audit, risk management, and regulatory compliance activities.
• Candidates must undergo a criminal background check and pass a drug screening test prior to employment.

Skills

Cybersecurity certifications

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree with 8+ years IT, 3+ years cybersecurity

Job description

Gaston County Government seeks experienced cybersecurity professionals for Security Analyst II/III roles. The positions involve monitoring, investigating, and responding to security incidents across endpoints, networks, and cloud services, with emphasis on robust incident response and risk mitigation.

The job requires a Bachelor's degree with extensive IT and cybersecurity experience, plus relevant certifications and a valid driver's license.