Cybersecurity Operations Engineer

The corporate office of Express Employment International is hiring a Cybersecurity Operations Engineer responsible for supporting and enhancing the organization’s cybersecurity operations capabilities through proactive monitoring, incident response, threat detection, vulnerability management, and security platform administration. This role works closely with infrastructure, cloud, development, and business teams to identify, analyze, and mitigate cyber risks while continuously improving the organization’s overall security posture. The engineer will support day-to-day security operations activities and contribute to strategic cybersecurity initiatives across enterprise environments.

This position sits within our Oklahoma City based corporate office, currently with an expectation to be onsite 80% of the time.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Security Monitoring & Incident Response

• Monitor security alerts and events across SIEM, EDR, email security, cloud, and network security platforms
• Investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents, suspicious activity, and policy violations
• Perform triage, containment, eradication, and recovery activities during security incidents
• Document incidents, findings, and remediation actions according to established procedures
• Participate in after-hours incident response activities as needed

Threat Detection & Security Operations

• Analyze logs and telemetry from multiple security tools and systems to identify indicators of compromise and malicious activity
• Develop and tune detection rules, alerts, and correlation logic within SIEM and security monitoring platforms
• Conduct proactive threat hunting activities to identify emerging threats and vulnerabilities
• Support implementation and optimization of cybersecurity monitoring capabilities

Vulnerability & Risk Management

• Support vulnerability scanning and remediation processes across servers, endpoints, applications, and cloud environments
• Validate vulnerabilities, prioritize remediation efforts, and track mitigation progress
• Collaborate with infrastructure and application teams to remediate security findings
• Assist with patch management coordination and verification activities

Security Platform Administration

• Configure, maintain, and support cybersecurity tools including SIEM, EDR, email security, identity security, and vulnerability management platforms
• Ensure security tools are operating effectively and integrated properly across the enterprise
• Support onboarding of log sources, systems, and cloud services into monitoring platforms

Governance, Compliance & Documentation

• Support compliance initiatives, audits, and evidence collection activities
• Maintain security operations documentation, procedures, playbooks, and runbooks
• Assist with security assessments, policy enforcement, and risk management activities
• Contribute to continuous improvement of cybersecurity operational processes

Collaboration & Security Enablement

• Partner with IT, infrastructure, cloud, and engineering teams to strengthen enterprise security controls
• Provide guidance and support for secure operational practices
• Participate in cybersecurity awareness and operational readiness initiatives

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, Engineering, or a related field
• Equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• 3 –5 years of experience in cybersecurity operations, security engineering, or incident response

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, OR ABILITIES

• Experience working with SIEM, EDR, vulnerability management, and security monitoring platforms
• Experience supporting enterprise security operations in hybrid or cloud environments preferred
• Experience with Microsoft security technologies preferred
• Security , CySA , GSEC, SSCP, CISSP, or similar cybersecurity certifications
• Microsoft, AWS, Azure, or cloud security certifications preferred

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At Express, we celebrate what makes you, you. We value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and talents—because we know that’s what makes us stronger together. If you're excited about the role, we’re excited to hear from you.

Express Employment International supports Express Employment Professionals franchises and related brands. The Express franchise brand is an industry-leading, international staffing company with more than 870 franchise locations in the U.S., Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

Headquartered in Oklahoma City, our corporate team is committed to empowering franchisees by providing world-class support, training, and strategic guidance through a unified global network.

Our mission is to professionally market and provide quality human resource solutions through an international franchising network—benefiting our associates, clients, franchisees, corporate staff, shareholders, and the communities we serve.

Our vision is simple yet powerful: To help as many people as possible find good jobs by helping as many clients as possible find good people.