<p>Want to build security, not just maintain it?</p><p>This isn’t a role where you’ll inherit a mature security program, spend your days updating policies, or stay buried in one narrow piece of the environment.</p><p>We’re looking for an experienced security focused<strong> Systems Engineer</strong> who wants to take real ownership of security and compliance while staying hands-on with the technology behind it.</p><p>You’ll serve as a go-to security expert across the organization, partnering closely with IT leadership to strengthen the security program, advance CMMC and NIST compliance, and tackle infrastructure and systems initiatives along the way.</p><p>And yes, there’s a pretty great perk: <strong>work four 10-hour days and get a three-day weekend every week.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Why This Role Is Different</p><p>This is a <strong>newly created position</strong>, which means there’s an opportunity to put your fingerprints on the security program rather than simply stepping into someone else’s playbook.</p><p>You’ll have:</p><ul><li><strong>Ownership:</strong> Help build, mature, and operationalize the security and compliance program.</li><li><strong>Executive visibility:</strong> Work closely with IT leadership and the CTO on security strategy, risk, and framework roadmaps.</li><li><strong>Hands-on technical work:</strong> Security is the priority, but you’ll still work with systems, infrastructure, identity, endpoints, networking, Microsoft 365, and cloud technologies.</li><li><strong>Autonomy:</strong> You’ll be trusted to own projects, make recommendations, communicate risk, and drive initiatives forward.</li><li><strong>Variety:</strong> Work across security, compliance, infrastructure, and systems rather than being siloed into one narrow function.</li><li><strong>A 4/10 schedule:</strong> Four workdays. Three-day weekends. Enough said.</li></ul><p>What You’ll Own</p><p>Your center of gravity will be <strong>security and compliance</strong>, particularly within a government contracting environment.</p><p>You’ll:</p><ul><li>Drive readiness and ongoing compliance for <strong>CMMC Level 2 and NIST SP 800-171</strong>.</li><li>Support <strong>SOC 2 and PCI DSS</strong> initiatives, including control design, evidence collection, remediation, and audit coordination.</li><li>Take security and infrastructure projects from idea to implementation, managing timelines, stakeholders, vendors, risks, and deliverables.</li><li>Administer and improve security technologies across endpoint protection, IAM, SIEM, MFA, email security, vulnerability management, and logging.</li><li>Lead access reviews, security awareness efforts, phishing simulations, and incident-response tabletop exercises.</li><li>Develop the policies, procedures, and security plans required for compliance, then make sure those controls actually work in the real world.</li><li>Partner with leadership on security risk, vendor reviews, customer requirements, and business decisions.</li><li>Roll up your sleeves alongside the IT team on <strong>Microsoft 365, Entra ID, servers, networking, endpoints, identity, and other infrastructure initiatives</strong>.</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for a Systems Security Engineer to strengthen and secure enterprise infrastructure for a respected financial institution in San Antonio, Texas. This position blends hands-on systems administration with a strong security focus, making it well suited for someone who can protect Windows-based environments while advancing consistent controls across the organization. The individual in this role will help elevate the company’s security posture through practical hardening measures, policy enforcement, and close collaboration with technical and business stakeholders.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Build, deploy, and support secure infrastructure solutions across both on-premises systems and cloud-based platforms.<br>• Manage and enhance Microsoft security and identity tools, including Intune, Entra ID, Defender, Active Directory, and Group Policy, to improve control and visibility.<br>• Define and apply security configuration standards that align with recognized benchmarks and enterprise best practices.<br>• Drive initiatives related to server hardening, patching, vulnerability resolution, and ongoing configuration oversight.<br>• Create and maintain endpoint protection standards and device compliance rules to support a secure user environment.<br>• Review security alerts, examine potential threats, and coordinate timely corrective actions with the appropriate teams.<br>• Partner with infrastructure, networking, and IT leadership to promote standardized security processes and technology practices.<br>• Provide administration and support for core Windows Server services and related enterprise infrastructure components.<br>• Contribute to audits, risk reviews, and compliance activities associated with regulated financial environments.
<p>Robert Half is seeking a <strong>Systems Engineer</strong> to support a gaming industry client based in <strong>Bellevue, WA</strong>. This role partners closely with Information Security teams to plan and deliver endpoint, server, patch management, and security‑driven IT initiatives within a hybrid enterprise environment. <strong>Apply today!</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Schedule:</strong> Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST with an on-call rotation</p><p>- 24‑hour on‑call rotation every 6 weeks</p><p><strong>Contract Duration:</strong> 12 month long-term contract</p><p><strong>Location:</strong> 100% Remote</p><p> </p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Own endpoint, server, and application patching across Windows, macOS, and Linux environments using Intune, JAMF, and Patch My PC to ensure security, stability, and compliance</li><li>Lead vulnerability remediation and security‑aligned system hardening in partnership with Information Security, including support for Microsoft 365, Exchange, and email security platforms</li><li>Provide hands‑on systems and endpoint administration, serving as an escalation point for complex server and endpoint issues and supporting deployments and lifecycle management</li><li>Participate in incident response and on‑call rotations, troubleshooting outages, patching failures, and security‑related events with sound judgment under pressure</li><li>Drive operational improvements through documentation, runbooks, root cause analysis, and automation to improve reliability and reduce risk.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p><strong>Senior Cloud Security Engineer</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Company Overview</strong></p><p>A global firm based in Los Angeles, California is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to strengthen its cybersecurity program across cloud, data, endpoint, identity, and enterprise environments. This is an opportunity to join a collaborative technology organization where security, risk management, and operational excellence are critical to the business.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Role Summary</strong></p><p>The Senior Cloud Security Engineer will be a hands-on member of the Information Security team responsible for securing cloud infrastructure, enterprise data platforms, endpoints, identities, and business-critical systems. This role has a particular emphasis on Microsoft Azure security and will partner closely with data engineering and technology teams to secure modern cloud-based data environments. The ideal candidate combines strong cloud security architecture and engineering expertise with practical experience across security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, data protection, and risk management.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Serve as a security engineering resource for Microsoft Azure architecture, integrations, network security, identity, access controls, secrets management, and cloud security posture.</li><li>Partner with data engineering teams to secure cloud-based data and analytics platforms through appropriate authentication, encryption, network controls, logging, and secrets management.</li><li>Review security configurations and architecture for new cloud, application, and data platform integrations prior to production deployment.</li><li>Monitor, investigate, and respond to security events involving cloud, endpoint, email, identity, data protection, and enterprise systems.</li><li>Lead vulnerability identification, prioritization, remediation tracking, patch management, and cloud security configuration improvements.</li><li>Support identity security initiatives including Microsoft Entra ID, conditional access, managed identities, least privilege, and identity governance.</li><li>Develop and enhance cloud security monitoring, alerting, data protection, and incident response capabilities.</li><li>Apply Infrastructure-as-Code practices to help automate, standardize, and enforce secure cloud configurations.</li><li>Conduct security assessments and collaborate with technology vendors and managed security providers to identify and remediate risk.</li><li>Support governance, risk, compliance, audit, business continuity, and disaster recovery activities across the organization.</li></ul><p><strong>Additional Details</strong></p><ul><li>3 days onsite, 2 days remote</li><li>Hands-on security engineering role spanning cloud infrastructure, data platforms, security operations, and enterprise security</li><li>Close collaboration with data engineering, IT, technology vendors, and managed security providers</li><li>Opportunity to work across a broad cybersecurity technology stack within a highly regulated environment</li><li>Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States</li></ul>
<p>Robert Half is looking for a Senior Security Engineer for our client in the Milwaukee area. This role will help strengthen and support enterprise security operations across a mix of internal systems and client-facing environments. It focuses on security tooling, threat detection, incident response, infrastructure hardening, and continuous improvement initiatives. </p><p><br></p><p>The ideal candidate brings a strong systems and security background, enjoys solving complex technical problems, and can work independently while collaborating with infrastructure, operations, and compliance teams.</p><p><br></p><p>What You'll Be Doing</p><ul><li>Manage and improve core security technologies including SIEM, endpoint protection, vulnerability management platforms, identity and access controls, email security, and centralized logging solutions.</li><li>Investigate security events, suspicious activity, and high-priority alerts while coordinating containment, remediation, and recovery efforts.</li><li>Enhance threat detection capabilities through custom alerting, security analytics, correlation rules, and dashboard development.</li><li>Drive security hardening initiatives across Windows environments, Active Directory, servers, applications, and supporting infrastructure.</li><li>Lead vulnerability remediation efforts by identifying risks, prioritizing findings, validating fixes, and tracking trends.</li><li>Support endpoint security operations including malware investigations, ransomware response, identity-related threats, and advanced troubleshooting.</li><li>Administer and optimize Microsoft 365 security technologies such as Defender, Conditional Access, MFA, Exchange security controls, and identity governance features.</li><li>Partner with leadership and compliance stakeholders during audits, risk assessments, and remediation activities.</li><li>Develop and maintain operational documentation including security standards, technical procedures, and incident response playbooks.</li><li>Participate in security-related projects that improve visibility, resilience, automation, and operational efficiency.</li><li>Provide technical guidance to junior team members and assist with knowledge sharing across the organization.</li><li>Participate in escalation and after-hours support for critical security incidents as needed.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>We are looking for a skilled Sr. IT Security Engineer to join our team in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. In this role, you will lead efforts to design, implement, and manage security solutions that safeguard the organization’s infrastructure and data. Your expertise will be instrumental in developing advanced threat detection systems, conducting vulnerability assessments, and driving compliance with industry standards.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Design and deploy centralized security monitoring systems and advanced threat detection solutions to enhance incident response capabilities.</p><p>• Oversee intrusion detection and prevention systems, analyzing and responding to suspicious activities to mitigate risks.</p><p>• Implement and maintain network-based security solutions while establishing data privacy policies.</p><p>• Perform regular vulnerability assessments using tools like Nessus, identifying and remediating security gaps.</p><p>• Develop strategies for zero-day threat protection and manage endpoint protection technologies to prevent malware.</p><p>• Configure and manage identity and access management systems, such as Okta, to ensure secure user authentication.</p><p>• Architect secure network solutions, including firewalls, web content filtering, and data loss prevention systems.</p><p>• Maintain detailed security architecture documentation and provide periodic reports on security posture.</p><p>• Collaborate with IT and compliance teams to promote security best practices and ensure regulatory compliance.</p><p>• Monitor and manage security devices to protect systems from internal and external threats.</p>
We are looking for a Cyber Security Engineer to join a client-focused team in North Carolina. This contract opportunity is ideal for a versatile technology specialist who can combine hands-on security expertise with a strong foundation in infrastructure, networking, and cloud environments. The role supports a range of client engagements, requiring someone who can adapt quickly, communicate effectively, and strengthen security operations across diverse platforms.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Oversee and support security operations across client environments, including networks, servers, cloud platforms, and endpoint systems.<br>• Configure, manage, and optimize firewall and access control technologies to protect business-critical systems.<br>• Perform security reviews to identify risks, document findings, and help develop practical remediation plans.<br>• Contribute to disaster recovery readiness by validating backup processes and supporting recovery testing activities.<br>• Assist with vulnerability identification, system hardening efforts, and ongoing improvements to security posture.<br>• Take part in onboarding new clients by evaluating existing environments and recommending security-focused enhancements, including occasional onsite assessments.<br>• Support regulatory and compliance-related initiatives by helping implement controls, preparing documentation, and assisting with audit readiness.<br>• Partner with engineering and technical teams to improve security processes, maintain protections, and address operational issues.<br>• Strengthen identity and access management practices through support of authentication tools, user access controls, and related security measures.<br>• Stay informed on evolving cyber threats, tools, and best practices to continuously improve client security environments.
<ul><li>Monitor security events, alerts, and logs from various security platforms and systems.</li><li>Investigate potential threats, suspicious activity, and security incidents.</li><li>Support the operation and optimization of security monitoring and detection capabilities.</li><li>Develop and maintain alerting, escalation, and response procedures.</li><li>Analyze emerging threat trends and recommend appropriate defensive measures.</li><li>Participate in incident detection, containment, eradication, and recovery efforts.</li><li>Conduct forensic investigations and root-cause analysis following security incidents.</li><li>Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external partners during security events.</li><li>Document incident findings, lessons learned, and remediation recommendations.</li><li>Assist in the development and testing of incident response plans and playbooks.</li><li>Perform vulnerability assessments and coordinate remediation activities.</li><li>Evaluate security findings and prioritize risks based on impact and likelihood.</li><li>Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and operations teams to resolve vulnerabilities.</li><li>Validate remediation efforts through testing and follow-up assessments.</li><li>Support penetration testing activities and security reviews.</li><li>Design, implement, and maintain security controls across networks and systems.</li><li>Review network architectures and recommend improvements to reduce security risk.</li><li>Support segmentation, secure connectivity, remote access, and perimeter security initiatives.</li><li>Harden systems and services according to security standards and best practices.</li><li>Evaluate infrastructure changes for potential security implications.</li><li>Assist with the design and implementation of cloud security controls and policies.</li><li>Monitor cloud environments for security risks and configuration issues.</li><li>Support identity, access, encryption, and workload security initiatives.</li><li>Conduct cloud security assessments and recommend remediation strategies.</li><li>Collaborate with cloud and engineering teams to implement security-by-design principles.</li><li>Support user provisioning, privileged access controls, and authentication solutions.</li><li>Participate in access reviews and governance initiatives.</li><li>Implement and maintain identity security controls, including multi-factor authentication.</li><li>Monitor for unauthorized access attempts and suspicious account activity.</li><li>Assist with role-based access control and least-privilege enforcement.</li><li>Conduct security risk assessments for systems, projects, and third-party relationships.</li><li>Assist with policy development, security standards, and governance initiatives.</li><li>Support audit readiness and compliance-related activities.</li><li>Track remediation plans and provide security recommendations to stakeholders.</li><li>Promote security awareness and secure practices across the organization.</li><li>Design and implement technical security controls and solutions.</li><li>Evaluate new technologies and security tools.</li><li>Participate in architecture reviews for infrastructure, applications, and cloud platforms.</li><li>Develop automation and process improvements to increase security efficiency.</li><li>Create and maintain security documentation, procedures, and technical standards.</li></ul>
<p>Our client is seeking an experienced <strong>Infrastructure Security Engineer</strong> to support and secure a hybrid Microsoft environment spanning both on-premises and cloud platforms. This role is ideal for a hands-on professional with deep experience across traditional server and network infrastructure, along with responsibility for enterprise security tooling, threat monitoring, and ongoing security operations. The organization is currently in a hybrid state and actively transforming to a more cloud-centric environment, so this individual will play a key role in both day-to-day operational security and longer-term modernization efforts. Based on general knowledge.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Manage and secure core infrastructure, including servers, networks, firewalls, switches, VPNs, and related systems in a hybrid on-premises and cloud environment. Based on general knowledge.</li><li>Administer, maintain, and optimize security tools such as endpoint protection, vulnerability management, SIEM, email security, identity and access management, and monitoring platforms. Based on general knowledge.</li><li>Monitor infrastructure and security events, investigate alerts, respond to incidents, and support remediation efforts. Based on general knowledge.</li><li>Partner with infrastructure and leadership teams to strengthen security controls across Microsoft technologies, including Active Directory, Azure, Microsoft 365, and related platforms. Based on general knowledge.</li><li>Support the company’s transition from traditional on-premises infrastructure to cloud-based solutions by helping design and implement secure architectures and best practices. Based on general knowledge.</li><li>Perform vulnerability assessments, patch management coordination, system hardening, and access reviews across servers, endpoints, and network devices. Based on general knowledge.</li><li>Develop and maintain security documentation, standards, procedures, and incident response processes. Based on general knowledge.</li><li>Assist with compliance, audit readiness, and security improvement initiatives. Based on general knowledge.</li><li>Collaborate with internal teams and third-party vendors to ensure reliable infrastructure performance and effective security coverage. Based on general knowledge.</li></ul>
<p>We are looking for a Cyber Security Engineer to strengthen and advance our security environment. This position will focus on protecting infrastructure, applications, and data by developing practical safeguards, evaluating risk, and improving defensive capabilities across the organization. The ideal candidate brings hands-on technical expertise, sound judgment during security events, and the ability to collaborate effectively with teams throughout the business.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Develop, deploy, and refine security controls that protect enterprise networks, systems, and business-critical information.</p><p>• Monitor the security landscape for suspicious activity, investigate alerts, and coordinate timely response actions when issues arise.</p><p>• Review technical environments against defined security expectations and support secure day-to-day operation and maintenance practices.</p><p>• Identify weaknesses across infrastructure, applications, and configurations, then drive remediation efforts to reduce exposure.</p><p>• Evaluate third-party vendors for adherence to organizational security standards and risk management expectations.</p><p>• Partner with infrastructure, application, and business teams to embed security requirements into projects and operational processes.</p><p>• Track emerging threats, tools, and best practices, and recommend practical improvements that strengthen the overall security posture.</p><p>• Help ensure compliance with relevant privacy, security, and regulatory obligations through assessments, documentation, and control validation.</p><p>• Provide technical guidance to stakeholders on security best practices related to networks, cloud services, web applications, and email protection.</p>
<p>The Security Engineer is responsible for protecting enterprise systems, networks, endpoints, cloud environments, identities, and data from security threats. This position will implement and manage security technologies while supporting vulnerability management, incident response, detection engineering, cloud security, and security automation.</p><p>The ideal candidate has broad security engineering experience with strong exposure to cloud platforms, SIEM, EDR/XDR, identity security, firewalls, vulnerability management, and automation.</p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Implement, configure, and maintain enterprise security technologies.</li><li>Monitor and investigate security events, alerts, and suspicious activity.</li><li>Manage SIEM platforms and develop detection and alerting capabilities.</li><li>Support EDR/XDR platforms across enterprise endpoints.</li><li>Perform vulnerability assessments and coordinate remediation activities.</li><li>Participate in security incident response and root-cause analysis.</li><li>Secure AWS and/or Azure cloud environments.</li><li>Implement identity security controls including MFA, SSO, Conditional Access, and least-privilege access.</li><li>Manage network security technologies including firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and segmentation.</li><li>Support Zero Trust security initiatives.</li><li>Automate security tasks and workflows using Python or PowerShell.</li><li>Perform security hardening and configuration reviews.</li><li>Support threat modeling and security risk assessments.</li><li>Work with infrastructure, cloud, networking, and application teams to remediate security risks.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>Robert Half is seeking a skilled <strong>Cybersecurity Engineer</strong> to join our client's IT security team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining security solutions that protect the organization's networks, systems, applications, and data. The ideal candidate will have experience with security architecture, threat prevention, incident response, vulnerability management, and cloud security.</p><p>This contract opportunity offers the chance to work on critical cybersecurity initiatives while helping strengthen the organization's overall security posture.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li><strong>Security Infrastructure:</strong> Design, implement, and maintain security technologies including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), endpoint protection, VPNs, and web security solutions.</li><li><strong>Threat Detection & Response:</strong> Monitor security alerts, investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.</li><li><strong>Vulnerability Management:</strong> Conduct vulnerability assessments, security audits, penetration testing coordination, and remediation activities.</li><li><strong>Cloud Security:</strong> Secure cloud environments including Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform by implementing best practices and security controls.</li><li><strong>Security Architecture:</strong> Assist in designing secure network, server, and application architectures to reduce organizational risk.</li><li><strong>Identity & Access Management:</strong> Support access control initiatives, privileged access management, multi-factor authentication, and identity governance processes.</li><li><strong>Compliance & Governance:</strong> Ensure security controls align with regulatory requirements and industry standards such as NIST, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2.</li><li><strong>Security Automation:</strong> Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools to improve security monitoring, threat detection, and response capabilities.</li><li><strong>Documentation:</strong> Create and maintain security policies, procedures, standards, and technical documentation.</li><li><strong>Collaboration:</strong> Work closely with IT, infrastructure, development, and business teams to integrate security into technology initiatives.</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for a Cyber Security Engineer to strengthen and support the security of our technology environment in Brookfield, Wisconsin. In this role, you will help safeguard infrastructure, applications, networks, and data by building effective controls, assessing risk, and responding to security concerns. You will work closely with cross-functional technical teams to improve resilience, reduce exposure, and promote practical security standards across daily operations.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Build, configure, and sustain security measures across cloud platforms, network infrastructure, servers, and endpoint devices.<br>• Review security monitoring data, analyze suspicious activity, and investigate alerts generated through enterprise security tools such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, or QRadar.<br>• Perform vulnerability reviews, prioritize findings based on risk, and partner with technical teams to drive timely remediation.<br>• Contribute to identity and access management efforts by supporting multi-factor authentication, privileged access controls, and role-based permissions.<br>• Take part in incident response activities by assisting with investigation, containment, recovery, and follow-up documentation.<br>• Support audit readiness, compliance activities, and the creation or refinement of security policies and standards.<br>• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, and application teams to embed sound security practices into projects, system changes, and operational processes.<br>• Assess emerging security technologies and provide recommendations that improve the organization’s overall defensive capabilities.<br>• Create and maintain security procedures, playbooks, and technical documentation to support consistent operations and response efforts.<br>• Advise internal teams on security awareness, risk reduction, and practical approaches to protecting systems and information.
We are looking for a Cyber Security Engineer to join a manufacturing organization in Pompano Beach, Florida in a contract-to-permanent capacity. This position will play a central role in strengthening security operations, guiding compliance efforts, and protecting both unclassified and classified environments that support business and government-related work. The ideal candidate brings a strong blend of technical security expertise, regulatory knowledge, and cross-functional collaboration to help reduce risk and improve the overall security posture.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead cybersecurity and compliance activities for information systems, ensuring alignment with applicable government and defense security frameworks and standards.<br>• Evaluate current security controls, identify gaps, and create corrective action plans that drive issues through successful remediation.<br>• Develop, refine, and enforce security policies, technical standards, and operational procedures that support an effective cybersecurity program.<br>• Manage assessment and authorization efforts for classified environments using a risk-based framework and maintain readiness for audits and reviews.<br>• Perform ongoing security monitoring, control assessments, and audit support to detect threats, investigate concerns, and strengthen defensive capabilities.<br>• Assist with incident response and forensic review activities, including coordination during security events that require urgent technical support.<br>• Support the configuration and maintenance of firewalls, network protections, and security infrastructure across enterprise systems and connected environments.<br>• Partner with IT teams, security leadership, facility stakeholders, auditors, customers, and external agencies to communicate risk, project status, and compliance priorities.<br>• Deliver security guidance for new technology initiatives and help ensure appropriate controls are built into systems, applications, and infrastructure from the outset.<br>• Coordinate cybersecurity awareness efforts and recommend process improvements that enhance operational efficiency and reduce exposure to risk.
We are looking for a Cyber Security Engineer to support and strengthen enterprise security operations in Plano, Texas. This permanent opportunity is ideal for a hands-on security specialist who can blend engineering expertise with incident response, data protection, and infrastructure security. The role will contribute to the design of resilient security controls, advance detection and response capabilities, and partner across teams to improve overall cyber defense maturity.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Build, deploy, and refine enterprise security technologies that protect networks, endpoints, cloud resources, and sensitive information.<br>• Drive technical ownership of core security platforms such as secure access solutions, firewalls, SIEM tools, endpoint security, and related defensive controls.<br>• Establish and maintain security architecture guidelines, technical standards, and hardened configuration practices aligned with Zero Trust principles.<br>• Lead complex cyber investigations, coordinate response activities, perform threat hunting, and determine root causes for security events.<br>• Create and enhance detection content, correlation logic, and automated workflows to improve visibility and speed of response across security systems.<br>• Direct data protection and insider risk initiatives, including policy development and tuning across Microsoft 365, endpoints, and cloud environments.<br>• Review network security designs and configuration changes, offering expert guidance on segmentation, VPNs, secure access, and broader infrastructure protection strategies.<br>• Oversee vulnerability assessment efforts, prioritize remediation plans, support audit readiness, and help address compliance obligations across applicable frameworks.<br>• Mentor less experienced team members while communicating technical risks, recommendations, and project updates to business and technology stakeholders.<br>• Maintain clear documentation such as standards, procedures, runbooks, and architecture artifacts while identifying opportunities to improve automation and operational efficiency.
<p>We are seeking a Security Engineer with broad experience across enterprise cybersecurity environments. This individual will support a variety of security initiatives across cloud, identity, access, infrastructure, and security operations. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience working within Microsoft/Azure environments and understands how identity, access, and authentication technologies fit into an organization’s overall security posture.</p>
We are looking for a Cyber Security Engineer to strengthen and operate a broad range of security technologies across cloud, infrastructure, endpoints, networks, and applications in Columbus, Ohio. This position is best suited for someone who enjoys hands-on engineering work, from deploying controls and refining detections to resolving incidents and improving overall resilience. The role focuses on day-to-day security operations and technical implementation rather than high-level policy ownership.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Configure and optimize protective controls for web-facing environments, including application-layer defenses, traffic filtering, automated threat mitigation, and denial-of-service protection.<br>• Deploy and maintain security measures across cloud platforms, identity services, network architecture, storage environments, and centralized logging solutions.<br>• Operate security monitoring and response tooling by managing alerts, improving detection logic, building dashboards, and streamlining workflows through automation.<br>• Coordinate incident response activities, including investigation, containment, forensic review, root cause analysis, and remediation planning.<br>• Drive vulnerability reduction efforts by supporting scanning, penetration testing, attack path evaluation, and security improvements within application environments.<br>• Support secure access initiatives through administration of Zero Trust technologies, firewalls, VPN platforms, segmentation controls, and hybrid infrastructure security.<br>• Strengthen identity and access management practices for collaboration platforms by enforcing appropriate permissions, access governance, and least-privilege standards.<br>• Contribute to compliance, risk, and audit readiness efforts while helping promote security awareness and operational adherence to required controls.
<p><strong>Overview</strong></p><p>We are seeking a <strong>Lead Data Security Engineer</strong> to drive and enhance enterprise-wide data protection initiatives across cloud and on-premises environments. This individual will serve as a technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing data security programs focused on <strong>Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), data governance, and information protection</strong>.</p><p>The ideal candidate combines deep hands-on expertise with strong leadership capabilities, helping to safeguard sensitive data, improve security posture, support compliance initiatives, and mentor other security professionals.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing improvement of enterprise DLP and CASB programs.</li><li>Architect and manage data discovery, classification, labeling, and protection strategies across cloud and on-prem environments.</li><li>Drive enterprise data governance and information protection initiatives throughout the data lifecycle.</li><li>Conduct and lead DLP investigations, incident response activities, and remediation efforts involving sensitive data exposure or exfiltration risks.</li><li>Integrate data security telemetry into security monitoring and detection platforms to improve visibility and threat detection capabilities.</li><li>Partner with Security Operations and Threat Hunting teams to identify and investigate potential data exfiltration threats.</li><li>Support internal audits, compliance requirements, legal hold processes, and eDiscovery activities.</li><li>Evaluate and recommend security technologies, vendors, and platform enhancements related to data protection and cloud security.</li><li>Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, legal, compliance, and business stakeholders to establish and enforce data protection standards.</li><li>Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to security team members and cross-functional partners.</li></ul><p><strong>*Please note: </strong>This position is onsite Monday-Friday in Johns Creek, GA. Do not apply to this posting if you're not already local to metro Atlanta and willing to work 100% onsite. No exceptions will be made.</p>
<p><strong>Security Architect</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Company Overview</strong></p><p>A global consumer products and retail organization is seeking a Security Architect to help drive enterprise-wide security strategy and innovation. Based in Los Angeles, California, the company operates a complex technology ecosystem spanning cloud platforms, enterprise applications, infrastructure, and global business operations. This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking organization where security is viewed as a business enabler and innovation, including emerging AI technologies, is actively embraced.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Role Summary</strong></p><p>The Security Architect serves as a strategic and hands-on security leader responsible for embedding security-by-design principles across technology initiatives. This role partners closely with infrastructure, engineering, application, cloud, and business teams to establish security architecture standards, provide design oversight, and guide the adoption of emerging technologies. The ideal candidate is proactive, technically broad, comfortable wearing multiple hats, and excited about helping shape the organization's security strategy for cloud, AI, automation, and modern enterprise technologies.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Define, implement, and evolve the organization's security architecture operating model and governance framework.</li><li>Develop practical security roadmaps aligned to business priorities, technology strategy, and emerging threats.</li><li>Lead security architecture efforts for cloud, infrastructure, applications, data protection, and identity management initiatives.</li><li>Establish enterprise security standards, architectural principles, and reusable design patterns.</li><li>Evaluate technologies, platforms, and solution designs to ensure alignment with security requirements and risk objectives.</li><li>Partner with engineering and technology teams to incorporate security early in the design and development lifecycle.</li><li>Provide subject matter expertise for emerging technologies, including AI, machine learning, automation, and intelligent systems.</li><li>Support security tooling strategy, architecture reviews, platform integrations, and operational improvements.</li><li>Develop reference architectures and guidance that enable secure and scalable technology adoption.</li><li>Collaborate with stakeholders to assess risk, recommend mitigation strategies, and improve security posture.</li><li>Ensure security architecture aligns with relevant compliance, privacy, and governance requirements.</li><li>Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance security maturity across the organization.</li></ul><p><strong>Additional Details</strong></p><ul><li>Work model: Three onsite days per week required</li><li>High-visibility role with direct influence on enterprise security strategy and technology decisions</li><li>Opportunity to help shape security standards for emerging AI and automation initiatives</li><li>Fast-paced environment that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement</li></ul>
We are looking for an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to support and enhance a secure enterprise technology environment in Framingham, Massachusetts. This role focuses on maintaining reliable infrastructure across cloud and on-premises platforms while strengthening identity, endpoint, and server operations. The ideal candidate brings deep Microsoft ecosystem expertise, sound engineering judgment, and a track record of delivering well-documented technical solutions in regulated settings.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Administer and optimize enterprise platforms across Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, Active Directory, Intune, Microsoft Defender, and Windows Server environments.<br>• Manage hybrid infrastructure operations spanning cloud services and on-premises systems to ensure stability, performance, and secure access.<br>• Support endpoint and server management for Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices, applying configuration standards, policy controls, and lifecycle best practices.<br>• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, identity, and collaboration issues, driving timely resolution and minimizing operational disruption.<br>• Lead or contribute to technical projects that improve core infrastructure services, strengthen security controls, and modernize enterprise systems.<br>• Create and maintain clear technical documentation, including system configurations, operational procedures, and implementation records.<br>• Partner with security and IT stakeholders to uphold compliance expectations and support environments with elevated regulatory or security requirements.<br>• Assist with change management activities and planned infrastructure updates, ensuring changes are assessed, documented, and executed with minimal risk.
We are looking for a Network Security Engineer to support and strengthen enterprise network operations in San Antonio, Texas. This role focuses on securing and optimizing both on-premises and Azure-based environments while helping maintain reliable connectivity across critical infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on experience with network security technologies, strong troubleshooting ability, and a practical approach to designing scalable, resilient solutions.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage and support network infrastructure across Cisco-based on-premises environments and Microsoft Azure networking services to ensure secure, stable performance.<br>• Diagnose complex network and hardware problems, perform root cause analysis, and restore service for high-impact incidents affecting business operations.<br>• Evaluate existing network architecture and recommend improvements that align with future capacity, security, and operational requirements.<br>• Oversee intrusion monitoring activities, investigate suspicious network events, and coordinate timely response actions to reduce security risk.<br>• Maintain current security signatures, protection features, and related configurations so defensive systems remain effective against emerging threats.<br>• Design secure network solutions for local data center and Azure Government cloud deployments in accordance with project goals and architectural standards.<br>• Track and report network performance indicators to support operational reviews, service visibility, and ongoing infrastructure planning.<br>• Implement firewall policy updates, web filtering adjustments, and other network security changes in accordance with approved requirements.<br>• Perform lifecycle maintenance activities, including hardware and software upgrades for Cisco switches, Check Point firewalls, and F5 load balancing platforms.
<p>Robert Half is seeking a <strong>Contract Systems Engineer</strong> to join our client's IT infrastructure team. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of the organization’s systems and infrastructure. This contract position is ideal for a detail-oriented professional with a strong technical background in systems architecture and enterprise IT environments.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>System Design & Implementation:</strong> Design and implement scalable, secure, and reliable systems to support business operations and growth.</li><li><strong>Infrastructure Maintenance:</strong> Administer and maintain Windows and/or Linux servers, virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V), and cloud-based services (e.g., Azure, AWS).</li><li><strong>Performance Monitoring:</strong> Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues to ensure high availability and efficiency of infrastructure.</li><li><strong>Security & Compliance:</strong> Implement system security protocols, manage patching schedules, and ensure compliance with organizational policies and industry regulations.</li><li><strong>Backup & Recovery:</strong> Manage backup solutions and disaster recovery plans to ensure data integrity and business continuity.</li><li><strong>Automation & Scripting:</strong> Develop automation scripts and tools (e.g., PowerShell, Python) to streamline system administration tasks.</li><li><strong>Documentation:</strong> Maintain technical documentation for configurations, processes, and procedures.</li><li><strong>Collaboration:</strong> Work closely with network engineers, developers, and support staff to resolve complex issues and support IT projects.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p><strong>Security Architect</strong></p><p>Location: Southern California</p><p>Compensation: $190,000–$220,000 base salary</p><p>Employment Type: Full-Time</p><p>Build Security Into the Future of Technology</p><p>We’re looking for a Security Architect to serve as a senior technical authority across enterprise information security. This is an opportunity to shape how security is designed, implemented, and governed across a complex, global technology environment.</p><p>You’ll partner closely with infrastructure, cloud, application, data, and business teams to bring a security-by-design mindset to technology decisions — while also helping define the organization’s long-term security architecture strategy.</p><p>This role is ideal for someone who enjoys both big-picture architecture and hands-on technical problem solving, and who is excited about emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, and agentic systems.</p><p>What You’ll Do</p><ul><li>Define and continuously improve the organization’s Security Architecture operating model, including engagement processes, services, and integration with technology delivery teams</li><li>Develop forward-looking security roadmaps aligned with business priorities, technology strategy, risk, and the evolving threat landscape</li><li>Establish and govern enterprise security standards, architectural principles, reference architectures, and reusable security patterns</li><li>Evaluate emerging technologies — including AI/ML and agentic systems — and develop appropriate security controls, governance, and risk-management approaches</li><li>Partner with technology teams during architecture reviews, solution design, technology selection, and major initiatives to embed security early in the lifecycle</li><li>Provide security architecture expertise across cloud, infrastructure, networking, applications, data, and identity</li><li>Assess proposed architectures and solutions against enterprise security standards, risk tolerance, and architectural requirements</li><li>Provide technical leadership around security tooling, integration, coverage, and enterprise capabilities</li><li>Help identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation to scale security architecture activities, including design analysis, documentation, and architecture reviews</li><li>Maintain awareness of regulatory and compliance requirements such as PCI, SOX, GDPR, and CCPA</li><li>Serve as a trusted Security Architecture SME for senior technology and business stakeholders</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Why This Opportunity?</p><p>This is more than a traditional security architecture role. You’ll have the opportunity to define architecture standards, influence enterprise technology strategy, modernize security practices, and help shape the organization’s approach to emerging technologies.</p><p><br></p><p>If you’re a Security Architect who wants to operate at both the strategic and technical levels, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful enterprise-wide impact.</p><p><br></p><p>For immediate consideration, Apply Now and direct message Reid Gormly on LinkedIn</p>
We are seeking a Systems Engineer to join our professional services team located in Arlington, Virginia, 22201, United States. In this role, you will be involved in a variety of tasks including independent projects to enhance or rectify issues within our IT infrastructure, daily management of servers and networks, and collaboration with the IT Help Desk to ensure superior customer service. <br><br>Responsibilities: <br><br>• Execute independent projects to augment functionality or resolve problems within the IT infrastructure<br>• Participate in the daily management, monitoring, and maintenance of servers, networks, and other infrastructure technology<br>• Collaborate with the IT Help Desk and its team members to ensure the highest degree of customer service<br>• Regularly report to IT Management on network performance, incident trends, projects, problems, and activities <br>• Act as the Problem Owner for IT system faults, including issue identification, coordination of staff, and vendors to assist in problem resolution <br>• Create departmental and team procedures, installation documentation, and work instructions as needed <br>• Perform monthly patching of Windows servers and laptops <br>• Assist other technicians and IT team members with installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting problems <br>• Monitor and report on daily system backups <br>• Assist in managing the user environment, actively monitoring corporate servers and applications<br>• Work as needed on IT projects to ensure customer needs are met in a courteous and professional manner.<br><br>This role offers a contract to hire employment opportunity.
<p>We are seeking a Senior SOC Engineer to help monitor, detect, investigate, and respond to cybersecurity threats across enterprise environments. This role is responsible for strengthening security operations, improving detection capabilities, and supporting incident response efforts to protect systems, networks, and data. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in security operations, threat detection, incident investigation, and security tooling. This person is analytical, collaborative, and able to operate effectively in fast-paced environments where timely response and strong judgment are critical.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Monitor security events, alerts, and incidents across networks, endpoints, cloud environments, and applications.</li><li>Investigate suspicious activity, triage alerts, and determine severity, impact, and appropriate response actions.</li><li>Lead or support incident response activities, including containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident analysis.</li><li>Develop, tune, and maintain SIEM use cases, correlation rules, dashboards, and alerting logic.</li><li>Analyze logs and telemetry from multiple security tools to identify threats, anomalies, and indicators of compromise.</li><li>Collaborate with infrastructure, engineering, and IT teams to remediate vulnerabilities and strengthen security controls.</li><li>Conduct threat hunting activities to proactively identify malicious behavior or hidden risks.</li><li>Support the development and maintenance of SOC processes, playbooks, runbooks, and escalation procedures.</li><li>Mentor junior analysts and contribute to the maturity of security operations practices.</li><li>Recommend improvements to detection engineering, incident handling, and operational workflows.</li><li>Prepare incident reports, metrics, and executive-ready summaries for technical and non-technical stakeholders.</li><li>Stay current on emerging threats, attacker techniques, and cybersecurity best practices.</li></ul>