CYBER DESK -Inusrance Domain Experties

Cybersecurity / Cyber Desk Engineer – 12+ Years

Job Title: Senior  Cyber Desk Engineer
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania – Onsite
Radius: Candidates must be local to Erie, PA or within 100 miles and able to work onsite.
Experience: 12+ Years
Employment: Contract / C2C

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Cybersecurity / Cyber Desk Engineer with 12+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience to support security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, identity and access management, and enterprise security monitoring. The ideal candidate will have strong experience working in enterprise environments and collaborating with infrastructure, application, and risk teams.

Required Skills

• 12+ years of experience in Cybersecurity / Information Security

• Strong experience with Security Operations / Cybersecurity Operations

• Incident Detection, Investigation, Response, and Remediation

• SIEM monitoring and security event analysis

• Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or similar SIEM platforms

• EDR/XDR technologies and endpoint security

• Vulnerability Management and Risk Assessment

• Security Incident Response and Threat Analysis

• IAM / Access Management, authentication, authorization, and privileged access

• Network Security concepts: TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, Firewalls, IDS/IPS

• Security monitoring, alert triage, and escalation

• Threat Intelligence and Threat Hunting

• Security vulnerability scanning tools such as Tenable/Nessus, Qualys, or Rapid7

• Experience with Microsoft Active Directory / Azure AD (Entra ID)

• Knowledge of cloud security, preferably AWS and/or Azure

• Strong understanding of NIST, CIS, ISO 27001, and security best practices

• Experience with security policies, procedures, controls, and compliance

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills

• Excellent communication and documentation skills

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and investigate cybersecurity alerts and incidents.

• Perform security event analysis and determine appropriate escalation.

• Lead incident response activities from identification through remediation.

• Analyze SIEM, EDR, firewall, network, and endpoint security data.

• Identify indicators of compromise and potential security threats.

• Support vulnerability assessment and remediation activities.

• Work with infrastructure and application teams to resolve security issues.

• Perform threat hunting and proactively identify suspicious activity.

• Support IAM, access reviews, privileged access, and authentication controls.

• Participate in security risk assessments and compliance activities.

• Develop and maintain security documentation, procedures, and incident reports.

• Assist with security audits and control assessments.

• Recommend improvements to security monitoring, detection, and response capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

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

• CISSP, CISM, Security+, CEH, or equivalent certification preferred.

• Experience in large enterprise environments.

• Experience with SOC / Cyber Desk operations.

• Experience with ITIL-based incident and problem management.

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and enterprise security architecture.

🚨 12+ YEARS OF CYBERSECURITY EXPERIENCE
🚨 MUST BE LOCAL TO ERIE, PA OR WITHIN 100 MILES
🚨 MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR ONSITE WORK IN ERIE, PA
🚨 No relocation-only candidates unless they can independently relocate before joining
🚨 Strong enterprise Cybersecurity / Cyber Desk experience required