Sr. Cyber Security Engineer (1155610)

The Judge Group; Hackensack (NJ); Remote; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Remote work flexibility

Paid time off

Job summary

The Judge Group seeks a Senior Cyber Security Engineer for a remote, full-time position. You will design, implement, and continuously improve enterprise security controls across a distributed environment, serving as a senior escalation point for security operations.

Responsibilities include leading threat detection development, incident response, and automation, with alignment to MITRE ATT&CK. Requires CISSP and 7+ years IT experience, 5+ years in security engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• CISSP or equivalent advanced cybersecurity certification.
• 7+ years in IT and 5+ years in cybersecurity engineering or security operations.
• Strong expertise with SIEM/EDR/XDR and MITRE ATT&CK.
• Experience in two areas: IAM, Vulnerability Management, Email/Collaboration Security, Cloud/SaaS, or Security Automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize enterprise security technologies (SIEM, EDR/XDR, identity, email, collaboration).
• Develop detections, threat-hunting queries, dashboards, and automated responses aligned to MITRE ATT&CK.
• Establish secure baselines, telemetry integrations, and incident playbooks.
• Lead complex cybersecurity investigations across multiple environments.
• Act as senior escalation resource for security operations and MSSPs.
• Coordinate incident response and post-incident improvements.
• Assess vulnerabilities and remediation with risk-based prioritization.
• Develop automation for security analysis, evidence collection, and reporting.

Skills

SIEM & EDR/XDR

Threat hunting & MITRE ATT&CK

Incident response & forensics

Scripting & automation

APIs & version control

Networking & OS fundamentals

Vulnerability management

DevSecOps awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/IT/CS or related

CISSP or equivalent certification

Tools

SIEM platforms

EDR/XDR technologies

Job description

Location: Hackensack, NJ, US

Salary: $130,000.00 USD Annually - $150,000.00 USD Annually

Description

Title: Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Type: Full Time

Location: Remote

The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer is a hands-on cybersecurity professional responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously improving enterprise security controls across a complex, distributed environment. This role serves as a senior technical escalation point for security operations, leading advanced threat detection, incident response, security automation, vulnerability remediation, and risk reduction initiatives.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Design, implement, integrate, and optimize enterprise security technologies, including SIEM, EDR/XDR, identity security, email security, collaboration security, and managed detection solutions.
• Develop, tune, and maintain security detections, threat hunting queries, dashboards, and automated response workflows aligned to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Establish and maintain secure configuration baselines, control standards, telemetry integrations, health monitoring processes, operational runbooks, and exception management procedures.
• Enhance security monitoring capabilities by improving log collection, detection coverage, alert fidelity, escalation workflows, and operational readiness.
• Lead complex cybersecurity incident investigations, including triage, containment, eradication, recovery, evidence preservation, and post-incident analysis across endpoint, identity, cloud, network, application, email, and third-party environments.
• Act as the senior technical escalation resource for security operations teams and managed security service providers, validating findings and driving timely resolution of security issues.
• Create, maintain, and exercise incident response playbooks and tabletop exercises, incorporating lessons learned into long-term security improvements.
• Assess and prioritize vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, penetration test findings, and security assessment results based on risk, exploitability, threat intelligence, business impact, and compensating controls.
• Verify remediation efforts through rescanning, control testing, manual validation, and evidence review while managing security exceptions through documented closure.
• Conduct security architecture and design reviews for applications, cloud and SaaS platforms, DevSecOps initiatives, artificial intelligence technologies, acquisitions, vendor integrations, and third-party solutions.
• Develop automation for security analysis, data enrichment, evidence collection, remediation tracking, dashboards, and reporting to improve operational efficiency and visibility.
• Lead cybersecurity engineering initiatives, mentor team members, and contribute to security standards, roadmaps, audit readiness activities, and operational procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• CISSP or equivalent advanced cybersecurity certification.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in Information Technology.
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, security operations, infrastructure security, vulnerability management, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong expertise in SIEM platforms, EDR/XDR technologies, detection engineering, incident response, threat investigation, and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Experience in at least two of the following areas:
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  • Vulnerability Management
  • Email and Collaboration Security
  • Cloud and SaaS Security
  • Security Automation and Orchestration
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex investigations involving multiple data sources and convert findings into measurable security improvements.
• Hands-on experience with scripting, APIs, automation platforms, query languages, and version control systems.
• Strong understanding of networking, operating systems, cloud computing, identity management, and application security principles.
• Experience with vulnerability management programs, penetration testing, and security frameworks such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), CIS Controls, ISO 27001, or PCI DSS.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication, documentation, and collaboration skills with the ability to perform effectively in high-pressure situations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting distributed enterprises, e-commerce organizations, supply chain environments, or acquisition-driven businesses.
• Exposure to AI security, cloud security, DevSecOps, security architecture, or related emerging cybersecurity disciplines.

Compensation and Benefits

Eligible employees receive a comprehensive benefits package, which may include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company contributions
• Life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and personal days
• Employee discount programs
• Additional company-sponsored benefits and wellness offerings

Contact: [e-mail]