Cybersecurity Engineer

Job Summary:  As a Cybersecurity Engineer, you will collaborate closely with Cybersecurity, Engineering, and Service teams to address escalated issues, manage SOC escalations, and support new security initiatives. We are looking for an Engineer with leadership presence, possessing strong technical and interpersonal skills, familiarity with industry-standard tools, the ability to work under pressure, and the ability to mentor junior members of the team. Responsibilities (including but not limited to): High interaction with the Security, Engineering and Service teams, responding to escalated issues in a timely fashion  Respond and action alerts from our SOC escalations and security tooling to maintain health and security of our platform  Lead Incident coordination between internal and external entities in alignment with regulatory requirements Utilize interpersonal and technical skills to effectively communicate with management, peers, and clients  Maintain an awareness of security and control issues in emerging technologies  Ability to scope, implement and support new security projects/initiatives  Ownership and follow up of pending issues to resolution Skills: Familiarity with industry standard tools and applications (such as Palo Alto, Cisco Meraki, SonicWall, Fortigate, SentinelOne, ThreatLocker, MS Defender, G-Suite, Content Filtering, Protective DNS)  Heavy experience with the Incident Response lifecycle Familiarity with Microsoft (Office365 & Azure) and Citrix (Virtual Apps & Desktops) technologies  Familiarity with open-source intelligence gathering Scripting ability and experience working with API endpoints such as MS Graph. Ability to navigate and utilize a ticketing system (such as ConnectWise or Service Now)  Experience with change management and security remediation processes  Experience with security documentation, technical and policy writing  Ability to deliver technical/security information or concepts in a user-friendly format  Takes ownership and excels in both independent and team project work   Ability to work under pressure and with short deadlines   Occasional on call nights, weekend and emergency on call is required within this role. Qualifications: Minimum 5 years’ experience in a system engineering or technical security role  A Bachelor’s Degree in MIS, Computer Science or similar focus  Microsoft Certified (MCSE) or equivalent certification a plus  Security Certificate such as; CompTIA CySA,  Security+ and Network+, ISC-2 CCSP/SSCP)  Benefits of Working for Abacus: Exposure to diverse array of technologies Part of a team of experienced technicians that aim to deliver exceptional service Competitive compensation Robust benefits package: medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401k, and PTO Opportunities to further technical education