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Cybersecurity Engineer #3383
Job Location:
Job Location:
Frisco, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
20 September 2026 (2 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
18 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Cybersecurity Engineer
Employment Type:Contract-to-Hire
Location:Frisco Texas (onsite)
This position DOES NOT support third-party submissions subcontracting or Corp-to-Corp (C2C) arrangements.
SUMMARY
We are seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to help build and mature the information security program for a rapidly growing organization. This is a high-visibility high-autonomy opportunity for a technically strong security professional who wants to move beyond maintaining an established environment and instead help shape one from the ground up. The ideal candidate combines hands-on security engineering depth with the vision to connect existing tools and processes into a coherent program and has the potential to grow into broader security leadership as the organization scales.
QUALIFICATIONS
Employment Type:Contract-to-Hire
Location:Frisco Texas (onsite)
This position DOES NOT support third-party submissions subcontracting or Corp-to-Corp (C2C) arrangements.
SUMMARY
We are seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to help build and mature the information security program for a rapidly growing organization. This is a high-visibility high-autonomy opportunity for a technically strong security professional who wants to move beyond maintaining an established environment and instead help shape one from the ground up. The ideal candidate combines hands-on security engineering depth with the vision to connect existing tools and processes into a coherent program and has the potential to grow into broader security leadership as the organization scales.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree in information technology computer science or a related field
- Five years of cybersecurity experience with strong foundational knowledge of systems and networking.
- Hands on experience with SIEM EDR and related security monitoring and detection technologies.
- Vulnerability management and threat detection experience including risk assessments and coordinating penetration testing.
- Incident response experience with the ability to respond effectively to an incident from day one.
- Exposure to SOC operations with the ability to perform or help establish a SOC function.
- Working knowledge of governance risk and compliance practices sufficient to understand a broader security program including familiarity with frameworks such as NIST ISO and PCI.
- CISSP certification preferred.
- Monitor network traffic systems and logs for security threats and respond to and investigate incidents.
- Conduct risk assessments vulnerability scans and coordinate penetration testing.
- Manage network security controls including firewalls intrusion prevention systems and SSL certificates.
- Monitor MDR platforms to detect and mitigate malicious activity.
- Ensure compliance efforts align with applicable regulatory requirements including PCI and other sensitive data handling standards.
- Partner with IT leadership cross functional teams and vendors on security requirements and access reviews.
- Develop and enforce security policies procedures and staff education and awareness programs.
- Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning.
- Define metrics and reporting strategies to measure and communicate the progress of the security program.
- Help establish standards operating practices and security architecture as the organization grows.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Genius Road is a certified women-owned, boutique technical, telecom and executive recruiting firm based in Dallas, Texas.
