Remote Cybersecurity Engineer - SIEM & Threat Detection

State of Georgia; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 77,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

Sick leave

13 paid holidays

Retirement plan

401(k) with employer match

Health insurance

Job summary

The State of Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) is hiring a Cybersecurity Engineer in Atlanta. You will lead Security Operations, monitoring, threat detection, and automation to protect DECAL's information systems and data.

The role emphasizes engineering, incident response, and collaboration across IT, GRC, and business teams. Remote options are available; salary ranges reflect government pay grades with a focus on continuous security maturity and risk reduction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Information Security or related field.
• Equivalent experience with demonstrated success in information security leadership.
• Current or near-term eligibility for state-level cyber certifications (CISSP, CISA, etc.).
• Experience with security monitoring, vulnerability management, and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Lead Security Operations Engineering, monitoring, detection, and automation.
• Develop detections, threat hunting, IOC analysis, and MITRE ATT&CK alignment.
• Manage vulnerability and exposure management across the enterprise.
• Coordinate incident response, evidence collection, containment, and recovery.
• Administer email security solutions (EOP, Defender for Office 365, Barracuda).
• Provide technical leadership, runbooks, and cross-team collaboration.

Skills

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Defender

Azure Monitor

Azure Log Analytics

Kusto Query Language

PowerShell

Python

Threat hunting

MITRE ATT&CK

Vulnerability management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Information Security or related field

Advanced cyber certification (CISSP/CISA/CISM/GCIH/GCED/GSLC) eligible within 12 months

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Defender

Azure Monitor

Azure Log Analytics

Azure Secure Score

Barracuda Email Security

EOP

PowerShell

KQL

Python

Job description

The State of Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) is hiring a Cybersecurity Engineer in Atlanta. You will lead Security Operations, monitoring, threat detection, and automation to protect DECAL's information systems and data.

The role emphasizes engineering, incident response, and collaboration across IT, GRC, and business teams. Remote options are available; salary ranges reflect government pay grades with a focus on continuous security maturity and risk reduction.