Cyber Security Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

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.• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in cybersecurity engineering or a closely related security role.
• Practical experience administering identity and access management solutions, including single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, conditional access, role-based access control, and privileged access management.
• Proven ability to lead incident response efforts through investigation, containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability management, including scanning, risk prioritization, and remediation coordination.
• Background working with endpoint detection and response or extended detection and response platforms in an enterprise environment.
• Strong knowledge of security architecture, threat analysis, policy development, and control implementation across network, endpoint, and cloud environments.
• Familiarity with recognized cybersecurity frameworks and standards; experience in OT or industrial control system environments within energy or critical infrastructure is a plus.