Cyber Security Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for a Cyber Security Engineer to help strengthen and advance our security program in Little Rock, Arkansas. This role focuses on protecting enterprise systems, cloud environments, and AI-enabled technologies through effective controls, monitoring, and risk management. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience in threat detection, incident response, and security engineering, along with the ability to partner across technical teams to improve resilience and compliance.

Responsibilities:
• Create and refine security policies, governance practices, and technical standards that support the safe adoption of artificial intelligence solutions.
• Oversee security monitoring across infrastructure, networks, cloud services, endpoints, and business applications to identify and respond to potential threats.
• Lead vulnerability reviews, risk evaluations, and coordinated penetration testing efforts to uncover weaknesses and drive corrective action.
• Investigate security events, diagnose root causes, and resolve incidents and control gaps within established response timelines.
• Implement safeguards for AI and machine learning environments, including protections for models, sensitive data, user access, and operational risk.
• Use security platforms and endpoint detection tools to perform ongoing analysis of logs, alerts, and suspicious activity across the environment.
• Partner with cloud, infrastructure, development, and IT teams to improve defensive controls and strengthen the overall security posture.
• Support incident response planning by defining procedures, assisting with containment and recovery, and contributing to post-incident analysis.
• Recommend and deploy enhancements related to network defense, endpoint security, identity management, cloud protection, and data security measures.
• Prepare risk documentation, remediation plans, and leadership-facing updates while helping maintain alignment with recognized security frameworks and standards.• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, information security, or security operations roles.
• Demonstrated ability to develop security policies, governance guidelines, and operational security procedures.
• Working knowledge of AI and machine learning security considerations, including data protection and model-related risks.
• Experience with security monitoring and vulnerability management tools such as Splunk, Sentinel, CrowdStrike, Defender, Rapid7, Tenable, or Qualys.
• Strong understanding of network security, firewalls, endpoint protection, identity and access management, Zero Trust concepts, and cloud security principles.
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability remediation, incident investigation, and response activities.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform, along with strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.