Integris Group is currently partnering with a top corporate client of ours who is located in Houston, Texas. Our client has an immediate need for a IT Security Engineer Level 1. This person must have 3-4 years of Cybersecurity experience.
- This is a 4-month Contract to Hire position.
- This is a Hybrid position: MUST be able to work onsite 2-3 day's per week in Houston.
- Full-Time, Salary range after the initial contract: $97,000 - $108,000/per year, not including first class medical, dental and vision benefits, PTO, sick days, 401K and more.
JOB SCOPE:
The IT Security Engineer Level I is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining security solutions, security architectures, technical security standards, and technical security baselines. These may include but are not limited to network, endpoint, web, data, and cloud security controls, as well as detection & response capabilities. The role is highly technical, and the ideal candidate will act as an advisor, lead, and mentor.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Contribute to design, development, and implementation of countermeasures, systems integration, and tools;
- Remain current on technologies and threats to help the team and customers focus on effectively improving security and reducing risk;
- Promote and design process improvements, automation, and risk reduction;
- Provide technical expertise and direction to build and support security solutions;
- Provide engineering oversight during security incidents, processes, and escalations to determine the root cause and extent of the incidents;
- Create documentation such as, but not limited to: SOPs, How To's, and Process Training;
- Execute vulnerability analysis of applications, operating systems, and networks, and provide recommendations of security controls to help prevent, detect, or mitigate security issues;
- Support various cybersecurity monitoring and auditing activities;
- Complete work in a timely manner with a high degree of quality;
- Present all written communications in a professional format, using company-established templates, and free from formatting, grammar, and typographical errors;
- Present information and knowledge with authority, authenticity, and integrity, in both verbal and written communications, without reliance on generative AI or search engine results;
- Champion a positive team spirit and culture built on integrity, inclusion, transparency, and accountability.
- Contribute to building a positive team spirit and ONETEAM culture while embodying the Team Values daily;
- Participate in collaborative problem solving during live meetings and in chat discussions.
- Protect confidential information by not communicating, disclosing to, or using for benefit of third parties;
- Perform other related duties, as directed by IT Leadership team
Ideally, candidates would have some prior experience/knowlesge with any of the following technologies:
- Proofpoint (Email Security)
- CrowdStrike (EDR)
- Okta (Identity)
- Azure (IaaS)
- O365
- Tanium (Endpoint Mgmt)
- Palo Alto Networks (NGFW)
- Zscaler (VPN)
- BeyondTrust (PAM)
- Imperva (Web Application Firewall)
- KnowBe4
- SIEM
- Tines (SOAR)
- Vulnerability Scanning (like a Tenable, Qualys, HostedScan)
- RunZero (Network Scanning)
- Canary (Honeypot)
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:
- Education Requirement: Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Experience Requirement: At least 3-4 years of experience in Cybersecurity.
- Certification Requirement: CISSP, GSEC, GCED, or similar industry certifications.
- Candidate will possess the following special skills and experience:
- Expert level knowledge of security principles and best practices;
- Ability to provide technical expertise and direction to build and support security solutions.
- Ability to provide engineering oversight during security incidents, processes, and escalations to determine the root cause and extent of the incidents;
- Ability to learn new technologies with minimal oversight;
- Ability to identify risks and remedial actions that apply to technologies for business processes;
- Ability to execute vulnerability analysis of applications, operating systems and networks, and provide recommendations of security controls to help prevent, detect or mitigation security issues;
- Strong technical writing and presentation skills, with ability to provide timely, clear, and complete communication and documentation;
- Experience with programming and/or scripting;
- Experience with Azure, Office365, and distributed enterprises;
- Intermediate knowledge of Windows and Linux security principles;
- Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently;
- Ability to providing exemplary customer service and maintaining the highest level of integrity;
- Intermediate knowledge and proficiency with Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint;