Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer

Our client, a well-established Houston-based manufacturing company, is expanding its security team and looking for a hands‑on Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer to help drive its Zero Trust roadmap forward. This is a generalist role on a small security team, ideal for someone who wants ownership across vulnerability management, security engineering, incident response, and identity, rather than a narrow lane.

• Support and execute cybersecurity initiatives across vulnerability management, data security, and identity improvements as directed by leadership
• Own remediation efforts tied to vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and security assessments, coordinating with internal teams to close findings on time
• Build, implement, and tune security controls across endpoint, identity, cloud, and network environments
• Monitor and triage alerts in a modern detection and response environment, making risk‑based calls and escalating alongside managed security partners
• Take part in incident response, including on‑call rotation, investigations, containment, recovery, and keeping playbooks current
• Document and mature security processes and SOPs to scale operational effectiveness
• Partner with IT, application teams, and business units to bake security into systems and workflows
• Support audit and compliance efforts with external partners, providing technical documentation and evidence as needed
• Evaluate emerging and existing technologies against security best practices and internal standards
• Flag gaps and drive execution on broader security strategy
• Report on security posture, risk, and progress to leadership

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity or security engineering
• Hands‑on exposure across multiple security domains: endpoint security, identity and access management, vulnerability management, cloud security, network security
• Working knowledge of XDR/EDR, SIEM, and identity protocols such as SAML, OAuth, and OpenID
• Foundational understanding of cloud security tooling (CNAPP, CSPM, CASB)
• Familiarity with security frameworks like NIST CSF, ISO 27001, or SOC 2
• Comfortable scripting or querying with Power Shell, Python, or KQL
• Strong communicator across technical and non‑technical audiences, with the ability to manage competing priorities independently

Certifications that stand out (not required, but a plus): CISSP, Security+, AZ‑500, SC‑300, SC‑200, CySA+, CCSP

Do not apply unless you are authorized to work in the United States for any employer as client company cannot sponsor or transfer visas at this time.

Walker Elliott is an Equal Opportunity Employer.