Royal Electric
Cybersecurity Technician
Full-Time
$70k - $90k/yr
Junior
Bachelor's, Associate's
Dallas, TX, USA
In Person
Unpredictable travel and work outside regular business hours may be required during incidents or emergencies.
No H1B Sponsorship
About the job
Requirements
- Two or more years of experience in cybersecurity, IT security, systems administration, or related technical roles.
- Understanding of cybersecurity principles, threat management, and security best practices.
- Experience working with endpoint protection platforms, multifactor authentication solutions, vulnerability scanning tools, email security systems, and Microsoft 365 security administration.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate across departments and vendors.
- Knowledge of cloud security concepts and Microsoft 365 security tools.
- Familiarity with compliance and risk management frameworks.
- Understanding of network security fundamentals and firewall concepts.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical users.
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Monitor, maintain, and improve the organization’s cybersecurity posture across systems, applications, endpoints, and cloud environments.
- Implement security configuration changes and best practices to improve cybersecurity scores, compliance ratings, and overall risk reduction.
- Support implementation and maintenance of cybersecurity tools, including endpoint protection, multifactor authentication, email security, vulnerability management, and network security solutions.
- Manage relationships with cybersecurity vendors, consultants, and managed security providers.
- Review vendor security practices, questionnaires, and compliance documentation.
- Coordinate implementation and maintenance of security services and platforms.
- Conduct internal security reviews, vulnerability scans, phishing simulations, and security testing activities.
- Coordinate third-party penetration testing and cybersecurity assessments.
- Track remediation items and ensure corrective actions are completed in a timely manner.
- Develop and conduct cybersecurity awareness training for employees.
- Promote security best practices throughout the organization.
- Assist departments with secure technology usage and compliance requirements.
- Maintain cybersecurity policies, procedures, standards, and technical documentation.
- Support organizational compliance initiatives, including client security requirements, cyber insurance requirements, and industry frameworks.
- Assist in improving organizational alignment with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, CMMC Level 2, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 best practices.
- Generate reports and metrics related to cybersecurity posture, vulnerabilities, and compliance progress.
- Conduct user security training and phishing simulations.
- Travel and work outside regular business hours unpredictably during incidents or emergencies.
Desired Qualifications
- An Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
- CompTIA Security+ certification.
- Microsoft Security certifications.
- Certified Ethical Hacker certification.
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification.
- Cisco or Fortinet certifications.