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Waypoint Services · 9 hours ago

Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Waypoint Services is looking for a Security Engineer to join a growing team. The role involves protecting cloud environments, tightening controls, and supporting daily security operations while guiding others and partnering with various teams to strengthen the organization's security posture.

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Abby S.
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Responsibilities

Support daily security operations, including log review, incident response, and coordination with a vendor SOC
Lead and assist with security projects across the business, including cloud security, endpoint security, and network security efforts
Help mentor junior engineers and support team growth
Recommend tools and process improvements to strengthen the security posture
Oversee vulnerability identification, documentation, and remediation practices
Analyze IDS alerts, firewall logs, endpoint telemetry, and cloud logs for advanced threats
Architect, operate, and optimize the Microsoft security stack across the enterprise
Lead IAM strategy, conditional access design, and identity risk management

Qualification

Microsoft security stackCybersecurity experienceVulnerability management toolsWindows 10/11 EnterpriseFortinet technologiesConditional accessCisco Secure WorkloadAzure certificationsOT security toolingCollaborationCalm under pressureSelf-starter

Required

5+ years experience in cybersecurity, including experience with the Microsoft security stack, including Defender, Entra, and/or Sentinel
Hands-on experience with Windows 10/11 Enterprise and Intune
Understanding of conditional access and identity controls within EntraID
Experience with Fortinet technologies, including Fortigate and Fortigate SDWAN
Experience with vulnerability management tools
Ability to stay calm and effective during high pressure security events
Self-starter with strong collaboration habits

Preferred

Cisco Secure Workload or micro-segmentation experience, including Cisco ICE
Experience rolling out new security offerings or tools
Any Azure certifications such as AZ-900, AZ-200, or AZ-500
Exposure to OT security tooling

Company

Waypoint Services

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At Waypoint, we specialize in meeting your strategic talent needs across IT & Leadership positions.

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
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