Cybersecurity Engineer

Job Summary:   

As a Cybersecurity Engineer, you will collaborate closely with Cybersecurity, Engineering, and Service teams to address escalated issues, manage SOC escalations, and support new security initiatives. We are looking for an Engineer with leadership presence, possessing strong technical and interpersonal skills, familiarity with industry-standard tools, the ability to work under pressure, and the ability to mentor junior members of the team.  

Responsibilities  (including, but not limited to the following):   

High interaction with the Security, Engineering and Service teams, responding to escalated issues in a timely fashion   

Respond and action alerts from our SOC escalations and security tooling to maintain health and security of our platform   

Lead Incident coordination between internal and external entities in alignment with regulatory requirements  

Utilize interpersonal and technical skills to effectively communicate with management, peers, and clients   

Maintain an awareness of security and control issues in emerging technologies   

Ability to scope, implement and support new security projects/initiatives   

Ownership and follow up of pending issues to resolution   

Skills:  

Familiarity with industry standard tools and applications (such as Palo Alto, Cisco Meraki, SonicWall, Fortigate, SentinelOne, ThreatLocker, MS Defender, G-Suite, Content Filtering, Protective DNS)   

Heavy experience with the Incident Response lifecycle  

Familiarity with Microsoft (Office365 & Azure) and Citrix (Virtual Apps & Desktops) technologies   

Familiarity with open-source intelligence gathering  

Scripting ability and experience working with API endpoints such as MS Graph.  

Ability to navigate and utilize a ticketing system (such as ConnectWise or Service Now)   

Experience with change management and security remediation processes   

Experience with security documentation, technical and policy writing   

Ability to deliver technical/security information or concepts in a user-friendly format   

Takes ownership and excels in both independent and team project work    

Ability to work under pressure and with short deadlines    

Occasional on call nights, weekend and emergency on call is required within this role.

Qualifications:  

Minimum   5   years’ experience in a system engineering or technical security role   

A Bachelor’s Degree in   MIS, Computer Science or similar focus   

Microsoft Certified (MCSE) or equivalent certification a plus   

Microsoft Cloud Security certifications preferred  

Security Certificate such as; CompTIA CySA,  Security+ and Network+ CISA, ISC-2 CC)   

The Benefits of Working for Abacus  

Exposure to diverse array of technologies  

Part of a team of experienced technicians that aim to deliver exceptional service  

Competitive compensation  

Robust benefits package: medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401k, and PTO  

Opportunities to further technical education