Cybersecurity Systems Engineer

The Pennsylvania State University • University Park, FL

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Penn State IT Information Security team is seeking a Cyber Security Systems Engineer who will be responsible for designing, implementing, securing, monitoring, and maintaining an organization’s information systems and security infrastructure. This role works across networks, endpoints, servers, cloud environments, applications, and identity platforms to protect sensitive data and ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical systems. This role will collaborate with infrastructure, networking, application development, cloud, and compliance teams to implement security controls, improve system resilience, support regulatory requirements, and strengthen the organization’s overall security posture. Success in this role requires a strong understanding of operating systems, networks, applications, databases, cloud services, virtualization, and automation, along with meticulous investigative, analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills. The ideal candidate will have hands-on cybersecurity experience and be prepared to quickly step into the role, independently apply their technical knowledge, and contribute to ongoing security operations and initiatives.

Requirements

• Degree in Information Security, Risk Management, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field or discipline
• Experience evaluating, implementing, and maintaining cybersecurity detection and prevention methodologies to address evolving threats and reduce false positives
• Experience developing and maintaining SIEM content, including dashboards, saved searches, queries, and alerts related to compromised devices and suspicious activity
• Experience investigating Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) from internal and external sources to identify potential threats within an organization’s environment
• Experience investigating and responding to complex security alerts and threat activity
• Experience with security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, and analysis using SIEM, EDR, or other cybersecurity tools
• Bachelor's Degree
• 1+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• CISSP
• CISM
• CompTIA Sec+
• CompTIA CySA+

Responsibilities

• Review, investigate, and respond to complex alerts and threat activity related to compromised devices as well as alerts escalated from Tier 1
• Correlate data across endpoints, networks, and logs to scope an attack
• Create dashboards, saved searches, and other SIEM content related to compromised device activity
• Design, evaluate, implement, and maintain detection and prevention methodologies in response to current threats and minimize false positives to improve alert fidelity
• Investigate received Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) from various agencies to ensure they are not present in the environment
• Assist with the forensic preservation of digital evidence, including hard drives
• Maintain accurate security documentation and update it as needed
• Assess and monitor the effectiveness of security controls
• Keep up to date on cybersecurity trends and industry best practices
• Assist in developing and revising organizational security policies, standards, processes, and guidelines

Benefits

• comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• robust retirement plans
• substantial paid time off which includes holidays, vacation and sick time
• 75% tuition discount, available to employees as well as eligible spouses and children

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level