Lead Cyber Security Engineer

Post Date

Mar 21, 2025

Location

Richmond,
Virginia

ZIP/Postal Code

23219
US
Jun 23, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Security Engineering

Req #

RIC-767741

Pay Rate

$49 - $61 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Insight Global is looking for a Lead Cyber Security Engineer to support one of our state clients. This individual will be responsible for helping the CIO plan and implement key initiatives as well as manage vulnerabilities and security operations and incidents across the IT team, including responding to threats, ensuring compliance and managing threats with ITD and IS professionals.

Overseeing the day-to-day management of security activities in partnership with IS and IT, including regular reporting to the CIO. This including daily monitoring of events, logs and/or anomalies with IS and IT staff. Help in managing future architecture designs of networks, applications and environments to ensure data captured in sufficient to help monitor security.

Security Operations Center (SOC) - Security monitoring tool and staff to manage it.

CISSP or CISM would be nice but not mandatory.

The target pay rate for this position is between $50-65/hr and is based on experience

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.

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Required Skills & Experience

- 3+ years experience as a lead or manager
- 7+ years experience analyzing data across an organization to be able to recreate incident or other events
- Experience overseeing security SIEM operations, including creating baselines
- Experience correlating data to triggers to respond/investigate
- Performs routine analysis of traffic, events, and log reviews to ensure baseline is accurate
- Experience with using a SIEM (like Splunk or Trellix)

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

- CISSP or CISM
- Experience managing an on-premise SOC
- Experience with network and architecture design

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.