Cybersecurity Engineer
Degree Required:
Degree Required
Associate's Degree Required
Bachelor's Degree Required
CompTIA Security + Recommended
Job Growth:
Job Growth
+20%
Median Salary Range:
Median Salary Range
+$90,000
Soft Skills:
Soft Skills
Complex Problem Solving
Creativity
Strong Communication
Ability to Work in a Team
Capable of Handling Stress
Common Job Duties:
- Create new ways to solve existing production security issues with security tools
- Configure and install host intrusion detection systems (HIDS), host intrusion protection systems (HIPS), network intrusion detection systems (NIDS), network intrusion protection systems (NIPS), firewalls, anti-virus, logging, Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM), encryption, vulnerability scanning, identity access, and authentication and authorization technology
- Perform vulnerability testing, risk analyses, and security assessments
- Develop automation scripts to handle and track incidents through Security Orchestration and Automation Reporting (SOAR)
- Test security solutions using industry standard analysis and compliance criteria
- Identify and respond to information security tool issues
- Collaborate with colleagues to evaluate new technologies and processes that enhance security capabilities
Content
Cybersecurity Engineer Tracks
- Intern
- Junior
- Mid
- Senior
Target Employee
Student
Employee Type
Current student (High School, College, Technical School)
Requirements
School coursework, hands on tinkering
Job Titles
Intern
Job Responsibilities
- Learning about tech
- Shadowing
- Assigned a project / have a deliverable
Certifications
Microsoft Technical Assessments (MTA-98-367 retires on June 30th, 2021 but an updated version will be available) for Cybersecurity
Target Employee
0 - 2 Years
Employee Type
- College Graduate
- Career Transition
- Internal Mobility
Requirements
Associates, Bachelors or other
Job Titles
Analyst, Associate, Jr.
Job Responsibilities
- Train on security tools
- Security tool reporting
- Validate tools are working properly (scans running, agents deployed, logs ingested)
- Communication and escalation of issues
- Ensure SOPs, Work Instructions, Knowledge Articles are in place & updated
Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- Tool certificates
- Government or regulatory certificates (FedRamp)
Target Employee
2 - 8 Years
Employee Type
- Promotion
- Career Transition
- Internal / External Mobility
Requirements
Associates or Bachelors
Job Titles
Engineer
Job Responsibilities
- Operations and Maintenance of tool sets (O&M)
- Ensure tools are functional and up to date
- Validate configurations and settings are set to meet compliance requirements
- Implementation of respective toolset
- Involved in vendor discussions and proof of concepts to expand services
Target Employee
8+ Years
Employee Type
- Promotion
- Career Transition
- Internal / External Mobility
Requirements
Bachelors or Masters
Job Titles
Sr. Engineer, Advisor, Architect
Job Responsibilities
- Act as technical lead for tool sets
- Review architectural changes to minimize impacts to security tools
- Responsible for overall tool design and architecture
- Ensure tools are meeting compliance requirements
- Establish or approve tool configurations and settings
- Identify automation or transformation opportunities