Securance Consulting · 5 hours ago
IT Security Expert / Security Engineer
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expSecurance Consulting is seeking an IT Security Expert / Security Engineer to serve as the organization’s senior technical authority for security engineering and operational security tooling. The role involves designing, implementing, integrating, and tuning security technologies to ensure effective threat detection and response across various environments.
Cyber SecurityInformation ServicesInformation Technology
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Define, maintain, and govern enterprise security engineering architecture standards
Own detection and response architecture design across IT, cloud, and operational environments
Establish technical standards for SIEM, SOAR, EDR, firewall, and IPS implementations
Serve as the primary technical authority for security engineering and detection architecture
Facilitate department-specific system feeds into SOC SIEM and SOAR platforms
Design and manage log ingestion, normalization, enrichment, and correlation pipelines
Ensure telemetry coverage across endpoints, servers, networks, cloud platforms, and applications
Support automated response workflows and playbook development
Implement, manage, and tune endpoint protection and detection platforms
Design, implement, and maintain IPS and firewall rule sets
Integrate network, endpoint, and identity telemetry into unified detection workflows
Continuously tune controls to reduce false positives and improve detection fidelity
Integrate threat intelligence into detection and response workflows
Engineer detection logic for advanced threats across multiple environments
Support incident response through forensic data access, validation, and root cause analysis
Ensure detection capabilities align with real-world attacker techniques
Document security engineering standards, architectures, procedures, and integration patterns
Contribute to enterprise security governance and technical review forums
Ensure alignment with regulatory and framework requirements including CJIS, NIST 800-53, and NIST CSF
Support integration across enterprise IT, cloud, and operational / production environments
Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and operations teams to ensure consistent security coverage
Ensure security engineering solutions scale across diverse municipal and departmental systems
Qualification
Required
DO NOT APPLY IF YOU ARE NOT A US CITIZEN
To be considered for this role, you must live in Houston, TX
Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Network Engineering, or a closely related field
Associate degree with substantial hands-on experience or relevant certifications may be considered, particularly in smaller or resource-constrained environments
Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Engineering, or Systems Architecture is preferred
Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered
3 to 7 years of hands-on experience in security engineering, network engineering, or systems administration with a security focus
1 to 3 years of experience implementing, integrating, and tuning security tools including SIEM, SOAR, EDR, firewalls, and IPS platforms
Demonstrated experience integrating security telemetry across multiple environments
Working knowledge of CJIS, NIST 800-53, and NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
Security detection architecture design
SIEM and SOAR engineering and integration
Endpoint and network security engineering
Threat detection and response engineering
Security tool tuning and optimization
Technical documentation and standards development
Cross-environment integration
Independent technical problem solving
Preferred
Experience in public sector, municipal, or regulated environments
Experience supporting SOC operations and incident response teams
Experience with cloud security engineering and integrations
Experience with OT / ICS or production environment security integration
Experience serving as a senior technical authority or subject matter expert
Company
Securance Consulting
Securance Consulting is an IT company that provides cloud security and cybersecurity services.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Paul Ashe
President, Founder
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