Senior Cybersecurity Engineer: Threat & Cloud Defense

Roanoke County, Virginia

Roanoke (VA)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Roanoke County is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, and continuously improve the county's cybersecurity posture across IT systems and data assets. You will work with the Cybersecurity Division to engineer security controls, monitor threats, and respond to incidents, aligning with CSF, NIST, and regulatory standards.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a computer-related field (master’s preferred) and five+ years of IT security experience, with certifications such as

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer-related field or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain cybersecurity controls across the enterprise.
Perform threat and vulnerability assessments and incident response.
Collaborate with IT teams to implement secure configurations and monitoring.
Coordinate with leadership and external partners on security operations.
Produce regular security posture reports and ensure policy compliance.

Skills

Cybersecurity architecture

Threat & vulnerability management

IAM

Incident response

Log analysis

Scripting automation

Cloud security

Network security

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a computer-related field

Master's degree in a computer-related field

Certifications: CompTIA Security+, CISSP

Tools

SIEM

IDS/IPS

EDR

DLP

Firewalls

WAFs

Nessus

Qualys

Job description

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a computer-related field (master’s preferred) and five+ years of IT security experience, with certifications such as

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