Cyber Security Engineer II

Cyber Security Engineer IIDPP is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer II for an opportunity with our client in the healthcare insurance industry.Work location: Hybrid in Columbia, SCDuration: 11 monthsShift: Onsite Tues, Wed, Thurs and as needed; 8:00AM-5:00PMTerms: W2 ContractWork authorization: US Citizen; must be able to obtain/maintain a Low-level (Public Trust) clearanceAbout the Team:The Cyber Security Engineer II will join the Cybersecurity Operations Center with 13 people, half analysts, half engineers for a hands-on AI focused engineering position.This team is currently continuing to integrate new SIEM with multiple platforms and roll out new AI security initiativesResponsibilities:Detection catalog in production: Publish an AI threat detection catalog mapped to telemetry sources and deploy an initial prioritized detection set with a monthly tuning cadence.Faster, cleaner triage: Reduce repeat false positives and improve time-to-triage/time-to-escalation for AI-related alerts through enrichment and tuning.Monitored guardrails: Stand up baseline monitoring and anomaly thresholds for approved AI tools and deliver recurring executive-ready reporting on risky usage patterns and remediation.Validated response capability: Publish AI-focused IR runbooks and validate via tabletop exercises; feed lessons learned into playbooks and detection tuning.Required Qualifications:Understanding of GitHub or Gitlab, and CICD pipelinesSecurity operations/detection engineering/IR experience with SIEM/SOAR workflows; automation/scripting skills (e.g., Python, KQL/SPL).Working knowledge of AI/ML risk patterns (prompt injection, data leakage, and over-trust of outputs).Communication and leadership skills. Will be working across teams that include execs, architects, senior technical staffRequired Education:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job-related degree;OR 4 years of job-related work experience;OR 2 years of job-related experience plus an associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job-related degree.Required Work Experience:6 years of job-related technical experience.Required Software and Other Tools:Advanced proficiency with applicable IT Security tools (software and hardware)Microsoft OfficePreferred Qualifications:Previous network engineer experiencePrevious SOC analyst/engineer experienceCertifications related to AI/Machine LearningPreferred Work Experience:Experience in network security (Cisco ASA, IPS, VPN, RSA SecurID, PKI, cryptography), security controls for LAN/WANs, client servers, web-based systems, and databases.Experience with configuration of security devices such as firewalls, intrusion prevention, patch deployment, and risk assessment/vulnerability scanners.Preferred Licenses and Certificates:CISA, CISM, CISSPInterested? Learn more:Click the apply button to learn more about this position (#26-00989). DP Professionals (DPP) offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. DPP is a certified Woman-owned Small Business Enterprise (WBE and WOSB) with more than 25 years in the staffing industry. EOE/AA/V/D