Cyber security Engineer

Salary: $5,500 – $6,500 per month

Key responsibilities

• Oversee and ensure compliance with all project cybersecurity requirements and security obligations.

• Support cybersecurity incident response, investigation, escalation, coordination, and incident management activities.

• Monitor and oversee the Security Engineer's daily, weekly, and monthly cybersecurity tasks and activities.

• Attend cybersecurity-related meetings, discussions, and stakeholder queries, and provide the necessary technical support.

• Prepare, maintain, and update cybersecurity documentation, reports, records, and project deliverables.

• Conduct cybersecurity awareness training and promote good cybersecurity practices among relevant personnel.

• Manage, maintain, and regularly update the project's cybersecurity asset inventory.

• Ensure timely completion of cybersecurity-related tasks and requirements associated with project deliverables.

• Assist the Cybersecurity Consultant in developing, reviewing, and maintaining incident response playbooks, procedures, and supporting documents.

• Provide 24x7 on-call support outside normal office hours when a cybersecurity incident is activated and requires response or intervention.

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field

• Minimum 3 years of experience in IT/OT security roles, preferably within critical infrastructure, government, or scientific/technical environments

• CISSP, CISM, CEH, GICSP, or equivalent

• Proficiency with SIEM platforms, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), and endpoint detection tools

• Active or ability to obtain a government security clearance at the required level

• Familiarity with meteorological systems, remote sensing technologies, or environmental monitoring infrastructure

• Demonstrated experience securing SCADA, ICS, or OT systems

• Strong working knowledge of NIST, FISMA, and IEC 62443 frameworks

• Experience working within a 24/7 mission-critical operational environment

• Ability to make critical security decisions rapidly during severe weather events when systems are under maximum operational stress