Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer is a key technical contributor to the AOC’s Information Security Program and is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining security controls that protect Washington’s Judicial Branch systems and services.

This role focuses on engineering and operationalizing security solutions across infrastructure, cloud, applications, and endpoints. The Cybersecurity Engineer works closely with internal teams, external partners, and court stakeholders to strengthen the agency’s security posture through proactive defense, automation, and continuous improvement.

Primary responsibilities include implementing and managing security technologies, supporting secure system design, improving detection and response capabilities, and ensuring alignment with established cybersecurity frameworks and best practices. This position also supports vulnerability management, incident response, and secure development initiatives.

The incumbent serves as a member of the organization’s Incident Response Team.

Administrative Office of the Courts

Information Services Division – Cyber Security Unit

To advance the timely, effective, and equitable operations of the Washington State judicial branch.

The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) is looking for top-performing employees who embody its core values integrity, inclusion, accountability, and teamwork. It is committed to both employee growth and work‑life balance.

Our diversity and inclusion efforts include embracing different cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives while fostering growth and advancement in the workplace.

Job #: 2026-23

Status:
Regular, Full-Time

Location:

Olympia, Washington

Salary:
Range 72: $93,804 - $123,084 per year (DOQ)

Opens:
May 12, 2026

Closes:
June 12, 2026. AOC reserves the right to close the recruitment at any time but no sooner than seven calendar days after posting. If you have applied to this position in the last 60 days there is no need to reapply.

AOC requires employees to reside in Washington State. Any exceptions must be approved. If you are invited to interview and currently reside outside of Washington State, seek more information about residency requirements from the AOC hiring manager of this recruitment.

This position requires at least 2 days per week working onsite at AOC facilities.

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Engineer secure solutions for identity and access management, endpoint protection, network security, and data protection.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and development teams to integrate security into system and application architecture.
• Develop and maintain security baselines, configurations, and hardening standards.

• Implement and manage security controls within Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and Azure Dev Ops environments.
• Configure and optimize Microsoft Defender security tools (Endpoint, Identity, Cloud Apps, etc.).
• Validate cloud security posture and ensure alignment with best practices and compliance requirements.
• Support secure cloud architecture and zero‑trust initiatives.

• Operate and enhance the vulnerability management program using tools such as Tenable.
• Analyze, prioritize, and coordinate remediation of vulnerabilities across systems and applications.
• Automate vulnerability scanning, reporting, and tracking where possible.
• Partner with system owners to ensure timely remediation and risk reduction.

• Develop and tune detection rules, alerts, and analytics across security platforms.
• Integrate threat intelligence into detection and response workflows.
• Support security monitoring and incident response activities.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement improvements following security incidents.

• Develop scripts, workflows, and automation to improve security operations efficiency.
• Reduce manual processes in vulnerability…