Senior Security Engineer Minerva Cyber Technologies SMARTER CYBER

Minerva Cyber Tech; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Minerva Cyber Technologies is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to implement and improve cybersecurity controls across enterprise networks, endpoints, identity services, and cloud environments. You will translate security requirements into maintainable configurations and help operations teams keep protections working.

Join a team applying hands-on security expertise to critical infrastructure resilience, supporting client projects, and shaping Minerva's growing OT and cyber practice.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience implementing and supporting production security infrastructure.
• Practical knowledge of networking, Windows or Linux systems, IAM controls, and cloud fundamentals.
• Ability to troubleshoot security tool integrations and automate repeatable tasks with scripts.
• Experience using change control, configuration documentation, and operational handoffs.
• Ability to travel to client sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Configure and tune network, endpoint, identity, and cloud security controls within approved designs.
• Integrate security tools and telemetry with SIEM monitoring, asset inventory, and ticketing workflows.
• Review firewall rules, remote access, PAM, and secure configuration baselines.
• Diagnose control failures and coordinate changes, testing, rollback plans, and documentation.
• Validate remediation and provide technical evidence for security assessments and security authorization.

Skills

Networking

Windows/Linux systems

IAM controls

Cloud fundamentals

Automation scripting

Change management

Tools

EDR

SIEM

Firewalls

Cloud CSPM

Vulnerability management tools

Identity platforms

Job description

Senior Security Engineer

Minerva Cyber Technologies is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to implement and improve cybersecurity controls across enterprise networks, endpoints, identity services, and cloud environments. You will translate security requirements into maintainable configurations and help operations teams keep protections working.

What You Will Do

• Configure and tune network, endpoint, identity, and cloud security controls within approved designs.
• Integrate security tools and telemetry with SIEM monitoring, asset inventory, and ticketing workflows.
• Review firewall rules, remote access, privileged access management (PAM), and secure configuration baselines.
• Diagnose control failures and coordinate changes, testing, rollback plans, and documentation.
• Validate remediation and provide technical evidence for security assessments and security authorization.

Required Qualifications

• Senior-level experience implementing and supporting production security infrastructure.
• Practical knowledge of networking, Windows or Linux systems, identity and access management (IAM) controls, and cloud fundamentals.
• Ability to troubleshoot security tool integrations and automate repeatable tasks with scripts.
• Experience using change control, configuration documentation, and operational handoffs.
• Ability to travel to client sites as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with firewalls, endpoint detection and response (EDR), SIEM, identity platforms, vulnerability management tools, or cloud security posture management (CSPM).
• CISSP, security-focused vendor certifications, or comparable engineering depth.

Why Join Minerva

• Work on meaningful missions tied to critical infrastructure resilience and cybersecurity.
• Join a team with deep hands-on cyber and national security experience.
• Help build and shape Minerva's growing OT and critical infrastructure practice.
• Contribute to practical, outcomes-driven work rather than checkbox consulting.