REMOTE Cybersecurity Engineer (W2 direct hire, no C2C)

**Overview:** We are seeking a highly skilled REMOTE Cybersecurity Engineer to join our team. This is a direct hire role, and the ideal candidate will have experience working on projects for HUD (the US Department of Housing and Urban Development) or similar state or municipal agencies involved in public housing programs. Alternatively, experience on projects for civilian US federal agencies or similar state agencies, or experience in highly regulated industries such as insurance, banking, or healthcare. **Responsibilities:**
* Secure enterprise infrastructure, respond to cyber threats, administer Microsoft 365 security, and help ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. * Implement and maintain enterprise security controls across cloud and on-premises environments. * Manage security compliance and assist in security policy creation. * Monitor and respond to security alerts, incidents, phishing attempts, malware, and suspicious activity. * Perform vulnerability assessments, remediation tracking, and security hardening. * Manage endpoint protection systems, email security, MFA, Conditional Access, and identity security controls. * Configure and maintain SIEM, logging, and monitoring platforms. * Conduct threat hunting and proactive security reviews. * Administer Microsoft 365 security tools, including Microsoft Defender, Entra ID (Azure AD), Conditional Access, Intune, Purview, Exchange Online Protection. * Implement DLP, retention, and email security policies. * Secure remote access, mobile devices, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. * Secure Firewalls, VPNs, wireless networks, switches, and servers. * Review Firewall rules and network segmentation. * Support backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity initiatives. * Assist with patch management and secure configuration baselines. * Provide escalation support for security-related help desk issues. * Lead response efforts during security incidents and outages. * Conduct user security awareness training and phishing simulations. **Qualifications:**
* Must-have domain experience: Ideally, experience on projects for HUD (the US Department of Housing and Urban Development) or similar state or municipal agencies involved in public housing programs. Alternatively, experience on projects for civilian US federal agencies (outside the defense, intelligence, and national security sectors) or similar state agencies, or experience in highly regulated industries such as insurance, banking, or healthcare. * Experience implementing security controls and solutions from scratch - not just maintaining or monitoring established systems - with a working knowledge of security best practices and the ability to determine what to implement and how to execute it effectively. * At least 5+ years of hands-on IT security / cybersecurity engineering experience. * Strong experience with Microsoft 365 security technologies specifically. * Experience with: Firewalls and VPN technologies, Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), Email security platforms, Vulnerability management tools, Windows Server and Hybrid Active Directory, Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and compliance standards. **Benefits:** System One offers eligible full-time employees health and welfare benefits coverage options, including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and offer a comprehensive benefits package to our employees