Senior Cybersecurity Engineer — Hybrid (Remote-Friendly)

Evergy; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Evergy is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to ensure compliance with NERC CIP standards and Evergy policies. The role oversees networking systems and firewall security, while documenting vital cyber assets.

Work is cross-functional with vendors, engineers, operators, technicians, and IT staff. Responsibilities include implementing security controls across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments, leading incident response and threat hunting, and advancing remediation efforts to reduce

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field.
• Certifications such as CISSP, GIAC, Security+, CySA+, CCSP or equivalent are preferred.
• 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in cybersecurity, information security, risk management, incident response, security operations or related tech disciplines.
• Strong ability to communicate technical concepts and risks to technical, operational, and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Implement, administer, and optimize cybersecurity controls including SIEM, EDR/XDR, email security, NDR, cloud security, identity security, and security automation platforms.
• Research, implement, and maintain cybersecurity technologies across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Provide recommendations to enhance cybersecurity strategy, risk posture, and adoption of emerging technologies.
• Monitor, investigate, and respond to cybersecurity events using SIEM, EDR, NDR, SOAR, cloud and identity platforms.
• Participate in incident response, threat hunting, playbook development, and remediation efforts.

Skills

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Email security

NDR

Cloud security

Identity security

Security automation

Education

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

Certifications (CISSP GIAC Security+ CySA+ CCSP)

Job description

Evergy is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to ensure compliance with NERC CIP standards and Evergy policies. The role oversees networking systems and firewall security, while documenting vital cyber assets.

Work is cross-functional with vendors, engineers, operators, technicians, and IT staff. Responsibilities include implementing security controls across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments, leading incident response and threat hunting, and advancing remediation efforts to reduce