Cybersecurity Engineer

The Cybersecurity Engineer role focuses on securing enterprise infrastructure, responding to cyber threats, administering Microsoft 365 security, and ensuring regulatory compliance across cloud and on-premises environments. This full-time opportunity is based in Washington, DC with remote work options, offering a salary range of USD 100,000 to 130,000 per year.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and sustain enterprise security controls across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Oversee security compliance programs and contribute to policy development.
• Detect and respond to security events, including alerts, phishing attempts, malware, and suspicious activity.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments, track remediation, and strengthen system hardening.
• Administer endpoint protection, email security, MFA, Conditional Access, and identity security controls.
• Configure and oversee SIEM, logging, and monitoring platforms.
• Perform threat hunting and proactive security reviews.
• Microsoft 365 and cloud security administration: manage tools such as Microsoft Defender, Entra ID (Azure AD), Conditional Access, Intune, Purview, Exchange Online Protection.
• Implement data loss prevention, retention policies, and email security controls.
• Secure remote access, mobile devices, and hybrid cloud infrastructure.
• Harden network perimeters including firewalls, VPNs, wireless networks, switches, and servers.
• Review firewall rules and network segmentation strategies.
• Support backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity initiatives.
• Assist with patch management and establish secure configuration baselines.
• Provide escalation support for security-related help desk issues.
• Lead incident response during security incidents and outages.
• Conduct user security awareness training and phishing simulations.

Requirements

• Experience on projects for HUD or similar state agencies dealing with public housing programs.
• Minimum of 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Systems Administrator with IT security or cybersecurity engineering background.
• Strong experience with Microsoft 365 security technologies.
• Proficiency with firewalls and VPN technologies, Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), email security platforms, vulnerability management tools, Windows Server and Hybrid Active Directory, plus knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and compliance standards.

Technologies

• Microsoft Defender
• Entra ID (Azure AD)
• Conditional Access
• Intune
• Purview
• Exchange Online Protection
• Microsoft 365 security tools
• SIEM
• EDR
• Firewalls
• VPN technologies
• Email security platforms
• Vulnerability management tools
• Windows Server
• Hybrid Active Directory

Benefits

• Full benefits

For Immediate Consideration

For immediate consideration, please connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpotapenko and then email your resume, work authorization status, current location, availability, and compensation expectations directly to [email protected]. Please include the exact job title and job location in your message.