Senior Cyber Security Engineer: SIEM, Cloud & Firewall

Cloud Analytics Technologies, LLC; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 96,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloud Analytics Technologies, LLC is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer in Woodlands, TX to join our security operations team. The role focuses on incident escalation, threat hunting, and vulnerability management across on-prem and cloud environments.

The engineer will manage Palo Alto firewalls, CrowdStrike EDR, Proofpoint, and SIEM tools while coordinating with MSSPs to meet SLAs and ensure robust defense. Strong documentation and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cybersecurity roles with hands-on incident handling.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting security tools.
• Strong knowledge of network, endpoint, and cloud security.

Responsibilities

• Act as Tier 3 escalation for security incidents and investigations.
• Manage and optimize security tools and platforms across the enterprise.
• Create, review, and troubleshoot Palo Alto Next-Gen Firewall rulesets.
• Administer and monitor CrowdStrike EDR and Proofpoint Email Security solutions.
• Operate and fine-tune SIEM platforms and alert rules.
• Leverage Microsoft cloud security tools to secure cloud environments.
• Lead vulnerability management including scanning and remediation.
• Coordinate with MSSPs to meet SLAs and quality standards.
• Conduct threat hunting, vulnerability assessments, and risk analysis.
• Maintain security documentation and runbooks.

Skills

5+ years cybersecurity experience

Palo Alto firewalls

CrowdStrike Falcon

Proofpoint Email Security

Microsoft Security Suite

SIEM experience (Splunk/Sentinel/QRada

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity/CS or related field

Cybersecurity training programs (SANS/NICE framework)

Tools

Palo Alto Networks firewalls

CrowdStrike Falcon

Proofpoint Email Security

Microsoft Security Suite (Defender/Sentinel/Purview)

Splunk

Sentinel

QRadar

Elastic (ELK)

Job description

Cloud Analytics Technologies, LLC is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer in Woodlands, TX to join our security operations team. The role focuses on incident escalation, threat hunting, and vulnerability management across on-prem and cloud environments.

The engineer will manage Palo Alto firewalls, CrowdStrike EDR, Proofpoint, and SIEM tools while coordinating with MSSPs to meet SLAs and ensure robust defense. Strong documentation and communication are essential.