What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Cybersecurity Operations Engineer position at Connexus Hub?
Overview
Connexus Hub is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Operations Engineer to support a federal client's hybrid IT environment. This role leads security operations, continuous monitoring, and incident response across Azure cloud and on-prem infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Preferred
Connexus Hub is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Operations Engineer to support a federal client's hybrid IT environment. This role leads security operations, continuous monitoring, and incident response across Azure cloud and on-prem infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead security operations and continuous monitoring activities aligned with NIST, FISMA, and CISA directives
- Configure and operate SIEM, SOAR, EDR, NDR, and Syslog solutions
- Conduct threat hunting, log analysis, and incident response
- Manage and secure Microsoft 365 / Azure environments, including Defender for Cloud
- Develop security automation and orchestration capabilities
- Produce security metrics, reports, and threat intelligence summaries
- Maintain security documentation, SOPs, and incident handling procedures
Required Qualifications
- 6 years in cybersecurity operations (federal or comparable environment preferred)
- Hands-on experience with:
- SIEM (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel)
- EDR/NDR tools
- Azure security / M365 security stack
- Strong knowledge of NIST 800-53, FISMA, and federal cybersecurity frameworks
- Experience with incident response and threat detection
- Ability to work onsite in Washington, DC
Preferred
- CISSP, GCIA, GCIH, or equivalent
- Experience with CDM tools
- Scripting (PowerShell, Python)
Salary : $155,000