Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer - Cisco Secure Network Analytics

Cybersecurity Jobs; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Life & disability insurance

401k + savings options

Job summary

Cybersecurity Jobs in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Senior cybersecurity engineer to design and implement advanced security solutions. This onsite, full-time role partners with engineering and product teams to shape security architecture, guardrails, and incident response capabilities.

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree and at least 7 years in security engineering, with deep expertise in threat modeling, security testing, and SOC/Incident response.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training and work-related experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.
• Deep specialized knowledge in cybersecurity principles, theories, and concepts.
• Proven experience in software development lifecycle security practices.
• Deep knowledge of threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing.
• Experience implementing and managing complex information security technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect critical assets within the assigned area, contributing to technical approaches for complex implementations while aligning to established strategies and patterns.
• Perform and enhance threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing for high-risk platforms and services in scope, using innovative techniques to uncover and remediate significant vulnerabilities.
• Integrate and configure information security technologies in production environments by defining and improving configuration patterns, automation, and handoff processes for the domain.
• Act as a key technical escalation point for challenging security issues, diagnosing recurring problems and creating reusable solutions that improve team operations.
• Assess emerging security threats, tools, and architectural options, then provide recommendations that influence technical plans, priorities, and goals for the job area.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to apply modern security architecture, secure-by-design practices, and governance controls throughout the local development lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain security baselines, guardrails, and control patterns for systems and applications in the area of responsibility, supporting regulatory and policy compliance approaches.
• Lead technical execution of major incident response and forensic activities within the job area, coordinating tasks, leveraging tooling effectively, and recommending improvements to playbooks and processes.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and technical training to other security engineers, leading code and design reviews and sharing best practices that build team capability.
• Lead large or complex security engineering initiatives within the job area, delegating to lower-level technical professionals, reviewing outputs, and ensuring delivery meets agreed objectives.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modeling

Penetration testing

Leadership

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cisco Firepower FTD

Cisco ASA

AWS GuardDuty

Job description

Senior cybersecurity engineering role based in Charlotte, NC (onsite), focused on designing and implementing advanced security solutions that protect critical assets. You will partner across engineering and product teams, help shape security architecture and guardrails, and lead technical escalation for complex security challenges. This full-time position includes benefits such as medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and tax-preferred savings options.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect critical assets within the assigned area, contributing to technical approaches for complex implementations while aligning to established strategies and patterns.
• Perform and enhance threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing for high-risk platforms and services in scope, using innovative techniques to uncover and remediate significant vulnerabilities.
• Integrate and configure information security technologies in production environments by defining and improving configuration patterns, automation, and handoff processes for the domain.
• Act as a key technical escalation point for challenging security issues, diagnosing recurring problems and creating reusable solutions that improve team operations.
• Assess emerging security threats, tools, and architectural options, then provide recommendations that influence technical plans, priorities, and goals for the job area.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to apply modern security architecture, secure-by-design practices, and governance controls throughout the local development lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain security baselines, guardrails, and control patterns for systems and applications in the area of responsibility, supporting regulatory and policy compliance approaches.
• Lead technical execution of major incident response and forensic activities within the job area, coordinating tasks, leveraging tooling effectively, and recommending improvements to playbooks and processes.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and technical training to other security engineers, leading code and design reviews and sharing best practices that build team capability.
• Lead large or complex security engineering initiatives within the job area, delegating to lower-level technical professionals, reviewing outputs, and ensuring delivery meets agreed objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.
• Deep specialized knowledge in cybersecurity principles, theories, and concepts.
• Proven experience in software development lifecycle security practices.
• Deep knowledge of threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing.
• Experience implementing and managing complex information security technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or MBA and ten years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Banking or financial services experience.
• Other security certifications (e.g., CCNA Security, GSEC, GCED, GPPA, etc.).
• Other technical certifications (e.g., CCNA, RHCE, MCSE, etc.).
• Certification in Information Security Management (e.g., CISSP, CRISC, or CISM), or related security certification(s).
• Expertise with security technologies such as Cisco Firepower FTD and ASA, and cloud native technologies such as AWS GuardDuty, plus network security policy management technologies.

Technologies

• Cisco Firepower FTD
• Cisco ASA
• AWS GuardDuty

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance; disability
• Accidental death and dismemberment
• Tax-preferred savings accounts
• 401k plan
• No less than 10 days of vacation during the first year of employment (prorated based on date of hire and full-time or part-time status)
• 10 sick days (also prorated)
• Paid holidays
• Depending on position and division: defined benefit pension plan
• Depending on position and division: restricted stock units
• Depending on position and division: deferred compensation plan

Type: Full-time