Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Franklin Fitch; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement contributions

Paid time off

Parental leave

Healthcare

Job summary

Franklin Fitch is seeking an experienced cybersecurity engineer to design, configure, and maintain security solutions across endpoints, networks, apps, and cloud environments.

You will investigate incidents, monitor threats, and translate intelligence into practical controls while collaborating with IT and business teams. Strong communication and mentoring skills are valued in this role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience.
• Presents strong hands-on experience with security platforms, automation, scripting/APIs, and configuration management.
• Broad understanding of enterprise infrastructure including servers, networks, cloud, and applications.
• Experience with IAM/authentication, logging, SIEM, and security event analysis.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate complex security risks into practical, business-focused solutions.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach.
• Proactive mindset and genuine interest in evolving threat landscape.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and maintain security solutions across endpoint, network, application, and cloud environments.
• Investigate and resolve complex security issues and incidents.
• Monitor emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques and translate intelligence into actionable controls.
• Work with authentication, access management, logging, SIEM, and event-correlation technologies.
• Automate security processes using scripting, APIs, and configuration management.
• Partner with IT and business teams to embed security into technology and business initiatives.
• Communicate security risks and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote security engineering best practices.

Skills

5+ years cybersecurity

Security platforms

Automation & scripting

IAM & SIEM

Troubleshooting & problem-solving

Communication

Threat intelligence interpretation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/IT

Security+ / CISSP / GIAC / SANS certifications

Tools

SIEM

Logging systems

Job description

What You'll Do

• Design, configure, and maintain security solutions across endpoint, network, application, and cloud environments.
• Investigate and resolve complex security issues and incidents.
• Monitor emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques and translate intelligence into actionable controls.
• Work with authentication, access management, logging, SIEM, and event-correlation technologies.
• Automate security processes using scripting, APIs, and configuration management.
• Partner with IT and business teams to embed security into technology and business initiatives.
• Communicate security risks and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote security engineering best practices.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with security platforms, automation, scripting/APIs, and configuration management.
• Broad understanding of enterprise infrastructure, including servers, networks, cloud, and applications.
• Experience with IAM/authentication, logging, SIEM, and security event analysis.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate complex security risks into practical, business-focused solutions.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach.
• A proactive mindset and genuine interest in the evolving threat landscape.

Preferred, not required:

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, MIS, or related field; Security+, CISSP, GIAC, SANS, or similar certifications.

Why Join?

• Work across a broad and modern security environment rather than a single security domain.
• High level of technical ownership and visibility.
• Opportunity to influence security architecture and engineering practices.
• Strong learning and professional development culture.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including retirement contributions, paid time off, parental leave, and healthcare.