Cybersecurity Operations Engineer

Momentum • Dallas, TX

10h • Onsite

About The Position

Momentum is a respected collection of independent companies, including PMG, Koddi, Further, serving as a premier global business transformation partner for over 125 of the Fortune 500 brands. With 1,400 global employees and $5B in media spend under management, Momentum fosters a fast-growing, values-driven, people-first environment. The portfolio companies partner with iconic and ambitious brands, combining scalability with a solutions-oriented approach to deliver innovative results and create growth opportunities. Momentum values a culture of belonging, inclusion, and diversity. The company is seeking a Cybersecurity Operations Engineer to run security operations across a holding company and its portfolio of businesses, leading the technical evaluation of its next-generation security stack. This role encompasses MDR operations, incident response, endpoint security, and cloud security posture, while driving proof-of-concept (POC) efforts for Palo Alto Cortex XDR/XSIAM and Prisma Access to consolidate MDR and move towards a unified SASE and cloud security architecture. The engineer will collaborate with the Cybersecurity Manager, vCISO, Sr. IT Operations Engineer, and portfolio company IT and engineering teams. Key areas of focus include cloud security strategy, CIS hardening, CASB/DLP, vulnerability management, and continuous pentesting. This is a full-time role based in the Dallas Office at the Link: 2601 Olive Street, Dallas, TX.

Requirements

• 7–9 years of experience in cybersecurity operations, security engineering, or senior SOC/IR roles
• Hands-on MDR experience (alert triage, escalation workflows, MSSP management)
• Deep expertise with CrowdStrike Falcon (EDR, detection tuning, SIEM/LogScale)
• Endpoint security at scale (macOS with Jamf, Windows with Intune)
• Proven incident response leadership (led incidents end-to-end)
• Cloud security experience in AWS and either GCP or Azure (IAM, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, secrets management)
• Experience leading enterprise security platform evaluations and POCs
• Familiarity with SASE, CASB, or SSE architectures
• Active daily use of AI and automation (100% internal AI adoption; required)

Nice To Haves

• Palo Alto Networks experience (Cortex XDR, Prisma Access, Prisma Cloud); PCNSE preferred
• Jamf Protect and Jamf Connect at scale
• Continuous pentesting platforms (Pentera, NodeZero, Horizon3)
• DLP tooling (policy design, data classification, endpoint/cloud enforcement)
• MITRE ATT&CK expertise (detection mapping, threat modeling, tabletop exercises)
• CIS benchmark implementation and enterprise-scale hardening
• PCNSE
• GCIH
• GCIA
• CrowdStrike CCFA / CCFR
• Or equivalent certifications

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary liaison to the MDR provider; own escalation workflows, alert triage, and SLA accountability across all entities
• Act as primary incident responder, leading containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident documentation
• Maintain and test incident response playbooks aligned to MITRE ATT&CK
• Lead tabletop exercises in coordination with the vCISO and drive IR maturity across portfolio companies
• Lead technical evaluation of Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM, including POC design, capability assessment, and transition planning
• Own endpoint security posture across ~1,400 macOS and 300 Windows devices
• Eliminate local admin access across the macOS fleet (priority initiative)
• Manage Jamf, Jamf Protect, and Jamf Connect; maintain CrowdStrike configurations and detection tuning
• Define and implement CIS baselines and hardening standards across endpoints and servers
• Lead POC for Cortex XDR/XSIAM: scenario design, detection validation, and operational fit
• Evaluate Prisma Access (SASE: ZTNA, SWG, CASB) and Prisma Cloud (CSPM/CWPP)
• Produce technical assessments covering capability gaps, integration complexity, migration risk, and total cost of ownership
• Own implementation if selected
• Own cloud security strategy across AWS, GCP, and Azure
• Expand CloudTrail and GuardDuty coverage across environments
• Secure CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions), enforce secrets management and least-privilege IAM
• Evaluate and implement vulnerability management platform; enforce remediation SLAs and reporting
• Lead CASB and DLP vendor evaluation and implementation
• Maintain and improve CrowdStrike Next-Gen SIEM/LogScale detection rules
• Map detection coverage to MITRE ATT&CK (focus on IAM abuse, lateral movement, data exfiltration)
• Evaluate and implement continuous pentesting platforms (Pentera, NodeZero, Horizon3)
• Conduct technical security assessments across portfolio companies
• Support DevSecOps and secure SD

Benefits

• comprehensive total rewards package designed to provide protection, peace of mind, and a focus on overall well-being while helping our people plan for the future
• comprehensive benefits package for our full-time employees
• healthcare benefits
• a 401(k) plan with an employer match
• short-term and long-term disability coverage
• life insurance
• paid time off
• parental leave
• various paid holidays
• opportunities for involvement in a wide range of challenging and impactful projects, across diverse industries and business models, fostering career advancement and development within our growing organization
• highly collaborative and supportive culture

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed