Fort Worth, TX company is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to join their team for a contract to hire opportunity.

Leverage the latest technology to solve business problems in a collaborative environment at this Fortune 500 transportation giant. Top technical resources are retained on long term contract engagements.
Responsible for leveraging cutting edge technology to solve business problems by participating in all phases of the development process from inception through transition, advocating the agile process and test-driven development, using object-oriented development tools to analyze, model, design, construct and test reusable objects, and making the codebase better.

Contract Duration: 2 Months

Required Skills & Experience

Bachelors degree in information security or related discipline or the equivalent of three to five (3 -5yrs) experience.
Attention to details, fast learner and excellent communication skills.
Strong OS security administration skills (Windows and Linux).
Experience in python or other scripting languages.
Strong Information Security experience in SIEM security logging/monitoring and Security Orchestration (SOAR).
Proven ability to convey extremely technical concepts to audiences with varying technical prowess.
Knowledge of industry-standard Information Security frameworks, policies and procedures.
Good understanding of network and infrastructure (Networking protocol knowledge is an advantage- TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, DNS,
firewalls, proxies, IDS, IPS etc.).

What You Will Be Doing

Provide security log management to identify threats that are in-scope for client’s environment.
Implement, manage, and maintain event and log collection, reporting and compliance requirements.
Review and enhance logging information flow strategies and technical information flow required for log onboarding.
Support SOC automation initiatives leveraging playbooks, while also using human analysis as needed.
Daily administrative tasks, reporting, and communication with relevant departments within the client.