Cybersecurity Risk & Vulnerability Engineer II

Saltu Staffing; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Saltu Staffing seeks a Cybersecurity Engineer II for a large global law firm in Austin, TX. You will join the Security Governance team to assess risk across new technologies, IT projects, and third-party vendors, maturing vulnerability management and defining security controls.

You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate remediation, and communicate security matters to non-technical stakeholders while supporting policies and long-term strategy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct experience in security assessments or vulnerability management.
• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Product security assessment experience in Windows and Unix environments.
• Knowledge of IT security controls, enterprise infrastructure, and cloud platforms, especially Azure IaaS/SaaS.
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST, SOC, and SIG frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability scanning tools, IAM, authentication systems, EDR, firewalls, IDS/IPS, encryption, and log analysis.
• Strong communication for non-technical audiences; self-directed, collaborative, analytical.

Responsibilities

• Assess security risks for new technologies, IT projects, and third-party vendors.
• Respond to client and partner security questionnaires and audits.
• Mature vulnerability management and assessment programs, with metrics and documentation.
• Monitor emerging threats, triage findings, and coordinate remediation.
• Work with security architecture to deploy security controls.
• Advise staff, leaders, and attorneys on security matters.
• Maintain security policies, standards, procedures, and support long-term strategy.
• Mentor and develop junior cybersecurity engineers.

Skills

Security assessments

Vulnerability management

Cloud security

Log analysis

Communication skills

Collaborative / self-directed

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

Azure IaaS/SaaS

IAM

EDR

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

Encryption

Job description

Saltu Staffing seeks a Cybersecurity Engineer II for a large global law firm in Austin, TX. You will join the Security Governance team to assess risk across new technologies, IT projects, and third-party vendors, maturing vulnerability management and defining security controls.

You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate remediation, and communicate security matters to non-technical stakeholders while supporting policies and long-term strategy.