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Cyber Security Engineer

Robert Half Technology

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Job overview

The Cyber Security Engineer designs and maintains security solutions across on-premises and cloud environments, monitors and investigates threats, and supports vulnerability management, incident response, and compliance. The role applies security frameworks and controls across enterprise systems, networks, and applications, and automates monitoring and remediation. Candidates need 3–5+ years of cybersecurity or information security experience and a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Security EngineeringNetwork SecurityFirewallsVPNsTCP/IPSIEM ToolsEndpoint SecurityVulnerability ManagementThreat DetectionIncident ResponseWindowsLinuxActive DirectoryIAMCloud SecuritySecurity FrameworksRisk ManagementCompliance StandardsTroubleshootingAnalytical SkillsCommunication

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Cybersecurity, IT, or Computer Science or Equivalent Experience3+ Years Cybersecurity or Information Security Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Description

Security Engineering & Infrastructure

  • Design, implement, and maintain security solutions across on-premises and cloud environments.

  • Manage firewalls, endpoint protection, IDS/IPS, and network security controls.

  • Implement identity and access management (IAM), MFA, PAM, and Zero Trust security.

  • Collaborate with IT teams to secure enterprise systems, networks, and applications.

Threat Detection & Incident Response

  • Monitor and investigate security threats using SIEM and EDR/XDR platforms.

  • Conduct threat hunting, incident investigations, and root cause analysis.

  • Develop incident response procedures and coordinate remediation efforts.

Vulnerability Management & Risk

  • Perform vulnerability assessments and security risk evaluations.

  • Identify, prioritize, and remediate security vulnerabilities.

  • Support patch management, system hardening, and threat mitigation.

Cloud Security & Automation

  • Implement security controls across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud environments.

  • Automate security monitoring and remediation using Python, PowerShell, or similar tools.

  • Integrate security practices into DevOps and CI/CD processes.

Governance & Compliance

  • Support security policies, audits, and regulatory compliance initiatives.

  • Apply NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS security frameworks.

  • Maintain security documentation and support disaster recovery planning.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.

  • 3–5+ years of cybersecurity engineering or information security experience.

  • Strong knowledge of network security, firewalls, VPNs, and TCP/IP.

  • Experience with SIEM tools such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or QRadar.

  • Hands-on experience with endpoint security tools such as CrowdStrike, Defender, or SentinelOne.

  • Experience with vulnerability management, threat detection, and incident response.

  • Knowledge of Windows, Linux, Active Directory, IAM, and cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

  • Familiarity with security frameworks, risk management, and compliance standards.

  • Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.

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How this job compares

Set against the 4,198 open Security Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Arkansas median$113–200K/yr22 salary ranges
  • US median$60–70/hr83 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 25 open Security Engineer jobs in Arkansas and 4,198 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Arkansas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Security Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,627 postings).
Education
1,313 of the 4,198 open Security Engineer jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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