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Cybersecurity Engineer

Bit-Wizards
Fort Walton Beach, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/9/2026

Who Are We? 
Bit-Wizards is an award-winning IT company that focuses on providing technology solutions for businesses of all sizes across various industries. Founded in 2000 and recognized for excellence at the national, regional, and state levels, Bit-Wizards is the result of a vision to create a company where innovation and creativity flourish. Located on some of the US's most beautiful beaches in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, our office facility boasts an impressive work environment. 
 
We are a group of 20 creative, dedicated, forward thinkers who love working on new and challenging projects that bring success to our coworkers and clients. Continued professional development is highly encouraged through training opportunities and certification programs paid for by Bit-Wizards. Opportunities for advancement are yours for the taking. 


But wait, there's more! Along with competitive pay and benefits, Bit-Wizards has an award-winning, open, and fun company culture. We offer a host of in-office amenities, a casual dress code environment, social events, and we treat our employees and their family and friends as our own.  


Bit-Wizards has proudly earned a spot on Florida Trend magazine’s “Best Companies to Work For” list 16 times and has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as a Best Workplace for nine consecutive years—making it the place to be!


This position is full-time and in-house. Applicants must be able to work onsite with our team in our Fort Walton Beach, Florida office. 


What Will You Do?

The Cybersecurity Engineer provides enterprise level technical support and cybersecurity expertise across our organization and for our clients. This role is responsible for resolving escalated help desk tickets, maintaining endpoint and network security, and supporting the implementation of cybersecurity best practices.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain enterprise grade cybersecurity standards and procedures.
  • Lead the incident response team in identifying, analyzing, and mitigating security breaches.
  • Document technical issues and resolutions clearly in the ticketing system.
  • Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and risk analysis.
  • Provide remote and on-site support as needed, ensuring timely and professional communication with end users.
  • Implement security tools such as, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and endpoint protection.
  • Collaborate with the service desk, the project team, operations, and compliance, to align security initiatives with business goals.
  • Report security metrics and incidents. Patching compliance.
  • Monitor emerging threats and recommend proactive measures.
  • Ensure security and compliance with frameworks such as SOC, CMMC, HIPPA, and NIST.


Position Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
  • Strong understanding of network security, encryption, threat intelligence, and regulatory compliance.
  • 4 years of experience in cybersecurity roles.
  • Strong understanding of compliance frameworks.
  • Experience with cloud security (Azure, AWS, GCP) and hybrid environments.
  • Excellent communication and project management skills.
  • Familiarity with endpoint protection tools, firewalls, and network troubleshooting.
  • Experience with help desk ticketing systems and remote support tools.
  • Due to the nature of our work supporting U.S. Department of Defense contractors and systems subject to DFARS 252.204-7012, NIST SP 800-171, and CMMC Level 2 requirements, this position requires access to Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and export-controlled data. Accordingly, employment is limited to U.S. persons as defined in 22 C.F.R. §120.15 (U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).


If you are interested in the above position, meet the requirements, and are ready to love where you work, it might be time for you to become a Wizard!


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*Candidate(s) who are offered a position will be required to successfully pass a pre-employment background check and drug screening.


*Bit-Wizards is an Equal Opportunity Employer


*MUST PASS DRUG TEST


*No outsourcing or recruiting firms, please.

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