Senior Cybersecurity Engineer; Dallas, TX - Austin Industries

Position: Senior Cybersecurity Engineer (Dallas, TX) - Austin Industries
Austin Industries is one of the nation's largest, most diversified U.S.

-based construction companies. With more than 7,000 employee-owners, Austin Industries provides nearly every type of civil, commercial and industrial construction services through the expertise of our operating companies:
Austin Bridge & Road, Austin Commercial and Austin Industrial.

Austin Industries has an outstanding opportunity for a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at our corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Under the direction of the Cybersecurity Manager, the Senior Cybersecurity Engineer is a critical member of the Cybersecurity team, responsible for designing, implementing, improving, and maintaining security controls and solutions that protect the organization's information systems, networks, cloud environments, and data assets.

This role serves as a technical authority on cybersecurity engineering and works closely with IT Helpdesk, Operations, Infrastructure, and business teams to reduce cyber risk, improve organizational resiliency, and support regulatory, compliance, and business objectives.

The position requires deep technical expertise, strong analytical and troubleshooting capabilities, and a proactive, threat‑driven mindset. The ideal candidate demonstrates exceptional customer service skills and the ability to translate security requirements into scalable, reliable, and operationally effective solutions that align security initiatives with business needs. The role also requires the highest ethical and professional standards, with a strong emphasis on trustworthiness, reliability, and accountability.

Responsibilities:

Security Engineering & Architecture

* Design, implement, and maintain security controls across on‑premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

* Engineer and support security solutions supporting endpoint protection, identity and access management (IAM), network security, data protection, and cloud security.

* Lead secure architecture reviews for new systems, applications, and infrastructure initiatives to ensure security requirements are integrated by design.

* Evaluate, select, and implement cybersecurity tooling, including EDR/XDR, SIEM, DLP, CASB, email security, and vulnerability management platforms.

Threat Detection & Incident Support

* Develop, tune, and maintain threat detection mechanisms aligned with threat intelligence and MITRE ATT&CK techniques.

* Support security incident response activities, including investigation, containment, eradication, remediation, and post‑incident analysis; participate in recurring incident response drills and tabletop exercises.

* Partner with SOC, IT Operations, and Infrastructure teams to improve detection accuracy, response effectiveness, and mean time to resolution.

Vulnerability & Risk Management

* Lead vulnerability management efforts, including vulnerability scanning, risk‑based prioritization, remediation guidance, and validation of fixes.

* Perform technical risk assessments and contribute to formal enterprise risk register entries.

* Assist with threat modeling and security assessments of critical business systems and infrastructure.

* Design, manage, and execute cybersecurity awareness initiatives, including recurring phishing campaigns, and provide metrics and reporting to leadership.

Cloud & Identity Security

* Secure cloud platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure, AWS) using native security capabilities and industry best practices.

* Implement and manage identity‑centric security controls, including MFA, Conditional Access, and Privileged Access Management (PAM).

* Administer, support, and advance Zero Trust and passwordless authentication initiatives.

* Compliance & Governance Support

* Provide technical expertise in support of cybersecurity frameworks and standards such as CIS, NIST CSF, NIST SP 800‑171, CMMC, and ISO/IEC 27001.

* Support audits, assessments, and third‑party security questionnaires by providing technical evidence, system documentation, and control explanations.

* Ensure implemented security controls align with documented policies, standards, and procedures.

Collaboration & Leadership

* Serve as a trusted cybersecurity technical advisor to IT…