Cybersecurity Engineer

About Us

Howard Community College (HCC) is an exciting place to work, learn, and grow! We are proud to have received the Great Colleges to Work For honor for 12 consecutive years, . Howard Community College values diversity among its faculty, staff, and student population. We are an innovative institution that is committed to responding to the ever‑changing needs and interests of a dynamic community.

• Title:
  
  Cybersecurity Engineer
• FLSA:
  Exempt
• Employment Type:
  
  Full Time
• Hours Per Week: 37.5
• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday-Friday. Occasional evening & weekend work.
• Grade Level: 17
• Compensation Range: $78,659 – $112,090 (starting salary based on qualifications and experience)

The Cybersecurity Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, integration, and lifecycle management of enterprise security controls and platforms across the institution. This role focuses on building secure, scalable, and resilient environments across network, identity, endpoint, and cloud domains. The position operates in an implementation‑focused capacity under the direction of senior engineers or security architects and is responsible for executing approved designs and engineering standards.

• Implements enterprise cybersecurity architecture across network, endpoint, identity, and cloud environments in alignment with approved designs.
• Engineers, configures, and maintains enterprise security platforms including SIEM, EDR/XDR, IDS/IPS, email security, and vulnerability management tools.
• Applies security architecture standards and control requirements established by senior engineers and security architects.
• Collaborates with IT infrastructure, networking, and application teams to securely implement systems and services.
• Automates security processes and integrates tooling to improve operational efficiency and response effectiveness.
• Supports incident response through engineering remediation, containment improvements, and control optimization.

Bachelor's degree

• 3‑5 years of experience in cybersecurity or equivalent combination of education and professional experience, including enterprise‑wide security awareness training, software assessments, policy maintenance, vulnerability maintenance, control evaluation, compliance, audit planning, testing and reporting.
• Certifications such as CISM or CISA, Security+, CySA+ or equivalent preferred.
• Develops, tunes, and maintains detection rules, correlation logic, and alerting within SIEM and monitoring platforms.
• Implement endpoint security controls including EDR/XDR, system hardening, and patching strategies.
• Engineers network security controls including firewalls, segmentation strategies, access control lists, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
• Supports secure design and implementation of campus network infrastructure, integrating PON, wireless, and edge connectivity.
• Implements identity and access management (IAM) controls including authentication, authorization, and privileged access enforcement.
• Conducts vulnerability scanning, validates remediation efforts, and supports risk prioritization activities.
• Implements and maintains technical security controls required for regulatory compliance (e.g., GLBA, FERPA), audit readiness, and cyber insurance requirements.
• Owns lifecycle management, tuning, and performance optimization of security tools and controls.
• Documents system configurations, engineering standards, implementation procedures, and operational runbooks.
• Provides technical guidance to cybersecurity analysts and IT staff on tool usage and security best practices.
• Strong experience implementing enterprise security technologies and controls at scale.
• Advanced knowledge of network architecture (Layer 1‑3), firewalls, VPNs, segmentation, and secure protocols.
• Experience with security platforms such as SIEM (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel), EDR/XDR, vulnerability scanners, and email security systems.
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and compliance requirements, including NIST, CIS Controls, GLBA, and FERPA.
• Ability to implement secure, scalable, and resilient solutions aligned with institutional…