Our client is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead security engineering, architecture, and operational security initiatives across enterprise systems, cloud platforms, and critical infrastructure environments. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with strategic security leadership. What You'll Be Doing<ul><li>Assess and improve the organization's overall cybersecurity posture</li><li>Lead vulnerability management, remediation efforts, and security risk assessments</li><li>Design and implement enterprise security architectures and controls</li><li>Manage and optimize security technologies including SIEM, SOAR, XDR, EDR, IAM, and DLP</li><li>Drive incident response, threat hunting, and security monitoring activities</li><li>Develop and maintain cybersecurity policies, standards, and governance frameworks</li><li>Secure cloud, network, server, endpoint, and hybrid environments</li><li>Partner with infrastructure, engineering, and business teams to embed security into projects</li><li>Conduct security reviews, penetration test coordination, and compliance assessments</li><li>Lead security modernization and remediation initiatives</li><li>Provide guidance to leadership on emerging threats and risk mitigation strategies</li><li>Mentor security engineers and serve as a cybersecurity subject matter expert</li></ul>

Required Experience<ul><li>7+ years in Cybersecurity Engineering, Security Architecture, or related roles</li><li>Strong expertise in Zero Trust, IAM, risk management, and enterprise security architecture</li><li>Experience with SIEM, SOAR, XDR, EDR, vulnerability management, and endpoint security</li><li>Hands-on cloud security experience across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP</li><li>Knowledge of DevSecOps, SSDLC, Infrastructure-as-Code, and security automation</li><li>Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, Git, and scripting languages</li><li>Strong understanding of NIST, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, and MITRE ATT&CK frameworks</li></ul>Preferred Qualifications<ul><li>CISSP, CCSP, GIAC, or SSCP certifications</li><li>Experience supporting critical infrastructure, industrial, OT, ICS, or SCADA environments</li><li>Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills</li></ul>

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Long Beach, CA
onsite
Temporary / Contract
75 - 85 USD / Hourly
Our client is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead security engineering, architecture, and operational security initiatives across enterprise systems, cloud platforms, and critical infrastructure environments. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with strategic security leadership. What You'll Be Doing<ul><li>Assess and improve the organization's overall cybersecurity posture</li><li>Lead vulnerability management, remediation efforts, and security risk assessments</li><li>Design and implement enterprise security architectures and controls</li><li>Manage and optimize security technologies including SIEM, SOAR, XDR, EDR, IAM, and DLP</li><li>Drive incident response, threat hunting, and security monitoring activities</li><li>Develop and maintain cybersecurity policies, standards, and governance frameworks</li><li>Secure cloud, network, server, endpoint, and hybrid environments</li><li>Partner with infrastructure, engineering, and business teams to embed security into projects</li><li>Conduct security reviews, penetration test coordination, and compliance assessments</li><li>Lead security modernization and remediation initiatives</li><li>Provide guidance to leadership on emerging threats and risk mitigation strategies</li><li>Mentor security engineers and serve as a cybersecurity subject matter expert</li></ul>
2026-10-24T00:00:00Z