Cyber Security Engineer

We are looking for a Cyber Security Engineer to strengthen and advance the security posture of our Oil & Gas operations in Midland, Texas. This contract-to-permanent opportunity is ideal for a hands-on, detail-oriented candidate who can safeguard enterprise systems, cloud platforms, user access, and critical data while partnering across technical teams in a fast-moving environment. The role centers on identity and access security, threat detection, incident response, vulnerability reduction, and the development of practical security standards that support reliable business operations.Responsibilities:• Manage and enhance identity and access security capabilities, including single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, conditional access, role-based permissions, and privileged account controls.• Direct cybersecurity incident response activities by coordinating investigation, containment, remediation, recovery, and post-event analysis to improve future readiness.• Oversee vulnerability management processes by driving scanning efforts, assessing risk levels, monitoring remediation progress, and working with IT teams to support timely patching.• Implement, optimize, and maintain endpoint and extended detection technologies to improve threat visibility and accelerate response across the environment.• Engineer and support security controls such as firewalls, intrusion prevention or detection solutions, data protection tools, and cloud security configurations.• Create, update, and enforce cybersecurity policies, procedures, and technical standards that protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of company information.• Perform threat analysis and security assessments to identify exposure areas and recommend effective mitigation strategies.• Partner with infrastructure and other technology teams to embed security requirements into systems, applications, and operational processes.• Evaluate emerging security tools and practices, and contribute to user security awareness efforts across the organization.