SECURITY ENGINEER
Publication Date:
Jan 19, 2026
Ref. No:
541514
Location:
Irving, US
Experience Range: 1-3 years of relevant experience in cyber security
Required Qualifications:
• Strong analytical and technical skills in computer network defence operations
• Incident Handling (Detection, Analysis, Triage)
• Hunting (anomalous pattern detection and content management).
• Prior experience of investigating security events.
• Should be able to distinguish incidents as opposed to non-incidents.
• Working knowledge of
• operating systems
• network technologies (firewall, proxy, DNS, Netflow)
• Active Directory
• Network communications and routing protocols (e.g., TCP, UDP, ICMP, BGP, MPLS, etc.)
• Common internet applications and standards (e.g., SMTP, DNS, DHCP, SQL, HTTP, HTTPS, etc.).
• Power BI
Desired Qualifications:
• Relevant Certifications: CEH, CISSP, Security+, or related certification.
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technologies, Cyber Security, or a related field.
• Experience with some/all: Cisco AMP, Sumo Logic, CounterTack, SIEM solutions, Kibana/Zeppelin, ThreatQ, FireEye Malware analysis, Snort, Suricata
Key Responsibilities:
• Monitor for threats, analyze, and notify customer.
• Working in a 24x7 Security Operation Center (SOC) environment.
• Security Log analysis to detect attack origin, attack spread, attacker details, incident details.
• Incident Response when analysis confirms actionable incident.
• Analyze and respond to previously undisclosed software and hardware vulnerabilities.
• Investigate, document, and report on incident.
• Integrate and share information with other analysts and other teams.
• Create workflows and dashboards using Power BI
• Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned.
• Interface with customers daily to consult with them on best security practices and help them mature their security posture.
The candidates should have:
• Good verbal & written communication skills
• Good understanding of networking concepts
• Good understanding of Windows and Unix basics
Work Hours: 8 hours shifts [may include early morning and late nights]
Location: Northern Virginia (preferred)