Cybersecurity Lead Engineer — Security Operations

UNAVAILABLE; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cajun in Baton Rouge, LA seeks a Cybersecurity Engineer/Lead for the in-office role to own and improve our security program. You’ll lead security operations, vulnerability management, identity protection, and incident response while collaborating with IT and business leaders.

We expect 5+ years in security roles, strong knowledge of Microsoft security tech, AD/Entra ID, and solid communication skills. This position requires daily on-site presence at our Baton Rouge office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years in cybersecurity, infrastructure security, systems administration, or related roles.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft security technologies, AD/Entra ID, endpoint security, identity management, firewalls and network security.
• Experience with vulnerability management, security monitoring, incident response, and security controls.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to translate security risks into practical business recommendations.
• Able and willing to report to the Baton Rouge main office 5 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day cybersecurity operations and security controls.
• Monitor security alerts, investigate suspicious activity, and coordinate incident response.
• Manage vulnerability identification, prioritization, remediation, and reporting.
• Maintain security monitoring, endpoint protection, email security, and related platforms.
• Develop and maintain security procedures, response plans, and technical documentation.
• Establish identity and access standards; assist provisioning and access reviews.
• Support MFA, conditional access, privileged access controls, and related technologies.
• Identify and reduce excessive or outdated system access.
• Evaluate security impact of new systems and changes.
• Drive remediation of risks, audit findings, and security gaps.
• Develop security standards balancing protection and usability.
• Support third-party security assessments and vendor reviews.
• Align security practices with NIST CSF, CIS Controls, and CMMC.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Threat analysis

Incident response

Risk assessment

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Cybersecurity/CS

Tools

Active Directory/Entra ID

Microsoft Defender

SIEM

EDR

Azure

MFA

Job description

Cajun in Baton Rouge, LA seeks a Cybersecurity Engineer/Lead for the in-office role to own and improve our security program. You’ll lead security operations, vulnerability management, identity protection, and incident response while collaborating with IT and business leaders.

We expect 5+ years in security roles, strong knowledge of Microsoft security tech, AD/Entra ID, and solid communication skills. This position requires daily on-site presence at our Baton Rouge office.