Senior Cyber Automation and Controls Engineer

ShorePoint; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 144 hours

Holidays 11

Insurance premium coverage 85%

401k

Continued education

Certifications maintenance & reimburse

And more

Job summary

ShorePoint in Albuquerque, NM seeks a hands-on Senior Cyber Automation and Controls Engineer to implement, tune and automate cybersecurity controls for enterprise monitoring and defense. You will work with architects, analysts and ISSOs to ensure controls are effective and actionable.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in security engineering, experience with logging, monitoring and access control, and the ability to translate complex requirements into concrete tasks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or higher.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• U.S. citizen eligible for security clearance per contract requirements.
• Strong documentation and technical communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement and tune protections such as logging, access controls, vulnerability workflows and security automation capabilities.
• Develop or enhance automated workflows for continuous monitoring and incident response.
• Support security engineering changes and emerging capabilities from threat hunts and assessments.
• Integrate new security capabilities into existing environments in a sustainable manner.
• Assist defensive exercises, control testing and validation activities.
• Collaborate with architects, analysts and ISSOs to ensure controls operate as intended and close identified gaps.

Skills

Security engineering

Control implementation

Automation in cybersecurity

Education

Bachelor's degree

Postgraduate degree substitution (6 years experience)

Tools

Logging

Monitoring

Access control

Job description

Who we are:

ShorePoint is a fast-growing, industry recognized and award-winning cybersecurity services firm with a focus on high-profile, high-threat, private and public-sector customers who demand experience and proven security models to protect their data. ShorePoint subscribes to a “work hard, play hard” mentality and celebrates individual and company successes. We are passionate about our mission and going above and beyond to deliver for our customers. We are equally passionate about an environment that supports creativity, accountability, diversity, inclusion and a focus on giving back to our community.

The Perks:

As recognized members of the Cyber Elite, we work together in partnership to defend our nation’s critical infrastructure while building meaningful and exciting career development opportunities in a culture tailored to the individuals technical and professional growth. We are committed to the belief that our team members do their best work when they are happy and well cared for. In support of this philosophy, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including major carriers for health care providers.

• 144 hours of PTO
• 11 holidays
• 85% of insurance premium covered
• 401k
• continued education
• certifications maintenance and reimbursement
• and more

Who we’re looking for:

We are seeking a hands‑on Senior Cyber Automation and Controls Engineer for a potential opportunity with experience implementing, tuning and automating cybersecurity controls in support of enterprise monitoring and defense. The ideal candidate will combine security engineering knowledge with operational awareness to improve efficiency, consistency and visibility across cyber processes and technical protections. The Sr. Cyber Automation and Controls Engineer role works with architects, analysts and Information System Security Officers (ISSOs) to ensure controls are operating as intended and producing usable security outcomes. This is a unique opportunity to shape the growth, development and culture of an exciting and fast‑growing company in the cybersecurity market. Employment for this position is dependent on the successful award of the contract.

What you’ll be doing:

• Implement and tune technical protections such as logging, access controls, vulnerability workflows and security automation capabilities.
• Develop or enhance automated workflows to improve continuous monitoring, event tracking, detection support and operational response efficiency.
• Support implementation of security engineering changes and emerging security capabilities derived from threat hunts, incidents, assessments and gap analyses.
• Help integrate new security capabilities into existing environments in a sustainable and supportable manner.
• Support defensive exercises, control testing and validation activities.
• Work with architects, analysts and ISSOs to ensure controls are operating as intended, producing usable security outcomes and closing identified security gaps.

What you need to know:

• Experience in security engineering, control implementation and automation in cybersecurity environments.
• Familiarity with enterprise logging, monitoring, access control and technical security operations.
• Ability to apply strong problem‑solving skills to implement, integrate and sustain technical security improvements.
• Experience working across engineering and operations teams to deliver measurable cybersecurity outcomes.
• Strong documentation and technical communication skills.

Must have’s:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university; a postgraduate degree from an accredited university may substitute for 6 years of experience.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• Proven ability to analyze complex requirements and translate them into clear, actionable tasks and processes through critical thinking.
• Applicants must currently be a U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance, in compliance with federal contract requirements.

Beneficial to have:

• Active DOE Q or equivalent DoD Top Secret clearance.

Where it’s done:

• Onsite (Albuquerque, NM).