Cactus Wellhead - Cybersecurity Engineer

• Posted on August 12, 2026

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Houston, TX 77024, USA

• On-site
• Information Technology
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: CACTU
  002518
• Supervisor :
  Robert Guzman

Hybrid: 4 days in office; 1 day working from home

JOB SUMMARY: The Cybersecurity Engineer is responsible for executing and supporting key cybersecurityprograms and initiatives across the organization. This role operates as a security generalist within a lean,high-impact team and is expected to independently drive efforts spanning vulnerability management,security engineering, incident response, and Zero-Trust identity and access management. This role requires the ability to manage multiple priorities and communicate effectively.

The ideal candidate is a proactive, accountable professional who can manage competing priorities,communicate effectively across technical and business teams, and take ambiguous problems through to resolution. This role emphasizes execution and continuous improvement of the organization’s security posture.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:

• Practice safe work habits and comply with all quality, safety, health, environmental policies,procedures, programs, and regulations.
• Execute and support cybersecurity programs such as vulnerability management, data securityinitiatives, and identity-related improvements, as assigned by leadership.
• Lead remediation efforts for findings from vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and security assessments by coordinating with internal teams to ensure timely and effective resolution.
• Engineer, implement, and improve security controls and solutions across endpoint, identity,cloud, and network environments.
• Operate within a modern detection and response environment by reviewing alerts, making risk-based decisions, and handling escalations in coordination with managed security partners.
• Participate in incident response activities, including on-call rotation, investigation, playbookmaintenance, containment, and recovery efforts.
• Design, document, and mature security processes and standard operating procedures toi improve operational effectiveness and scalability.
• Collaborate with IT, application teams, and business units to integrate security into systems,workflows, and projects.
• Support compliance and audit activities in coordination with external partners by providing technical input, documentation, and evidence as required.
• Evaluate new and existing technologies to ensure alignment with security best practices and organizational standards.
• Contribute to security strategy by identifying gaps, recommending improvements, and drivingexecution of initiatives.
• Generate reports and communicate security posture, risks, and progress to leadership and stakeholders.

EDUCATION, TRAINING,

EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security/Systems, Computer Science, or other related technical discipline this role supports the organization’smove toward a Zero Trust model, with a focus on strongidentity controls, least privilege access, and continuousverification.
  
  Create and maintain incident responseplaybooks.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity or security engineering roles

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Security Foundations & Engineering: ISC2 SSCP or CISSP;
  CompTIA Security+
• Cloud Security:
  Microsoft Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500); AWS Certified Security – Specialty;
  
  Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer; ISC2 CCSP
• Identity & Access Management:
  Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator (SC-300);
  Okta Certified Professional
• Security Operations / Detection & Response:
  Microsoft Security Operations…