Cybersecurity Engineer

DescriptionCompanySayers is a value-added solution provider in the practice areas of security, networking, cloud, and IT infrastructure. Sayers is a very dynamic and flexible company with a unique work culture dedicated to delivering to our clients at the highest levels and teaming with an expert engineering team. Sayers has built a reputation for providing innovative IT solutions with a personal touch.Sayers attracts among the most experienced and accomplished IT professionals in the business. We offer a unique and powerful opportunity for technology leaders looking to advance their career: work with major corporations, solving complex challenges with the latest and most sophisticated solutions. However, we are boutique-sized and entrepreneurial, so our employees get to focus on doing the work and building their expertise - not red tape and meetings.We hire thoughtfully and deliberately, concentrating on candidates who want to grow their career here - who have the right skills and experience, but also align with our culture and share our core values: Trust, Experience, Collaboration, Client Focus and Delivering Results. We value and reward our people, and we invest in them for the long-term, providing compelling training and certification opportunities, as well as career path identification, coaching and mentoring.Role OverviewWe are seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer who is intrinsically motivated, intellectually curious, and deeply passionate about protecting modern enterprise environments. This role is ideal for a self-starter who has demonstrated a sustained, self-directed pursuit of cybersecurity mastery and thrives in hands-on, end-user–side engineering roles.The ideal candidate naturally hunts for risk, questions assumptions, and proactively identifies opportunities to strengthen defenses. They are excited by technology, inspired by continuous learning, and eager to explore how automation, AI-driven analysis, and intelligent monitoring can dramatically increase security impact—effectively enabling a small team to operate with outsized capability.This role will collaborate across IT, engineering, and business stakeholders to design, implement, and continuously evolve a comprehensive security program that aligns with organizational risk tolerance and business priorities.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, implement, and maintain security controls across endpoints, identity systems, networks, applications, and cloud platformsActively identify security gaps, emerging threats, and systemic weaknesses through continuous analysis and investigationEngineer and refine security detection, alerting, response, and monitoring capabilities, emphasizing automation and scalabilityBuild and maintain security playbooks, standards, procedures, and operational documentationPartner with IT and business teams to embed security into daily operations, workflows, and lifecycle processesEvaluate and recommend security technologies based on effectiveness, risk reduction, and operational fitLeverage automation, scripting, and AI assisted techniques to improve visibility, response time, and threat detection fidelityParticipate in incident response, root cause analysis, and post incident improvement effortsTranslate complex technical risks into clear, actionable insights for both technical and non technical stakeholdersContinuously research emerging threats, tools, and defensive techniques, applying learnings back into the environmentRequired Experience & BackgroundAt least (5) years experience working inside an enterprise environment, supporting and securing real world end user systemsDemonstrated progression toward becoming a cybersecurity professional through hands on experience, self directed learning, labs, certifications, research, or personal projectsPractical experience with enterprise security tooling, operational processes, and layered defense strategiesExperience collaborating with IT operations, identity, infrastructure, and application teamsProven ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and drive initiatives from idea to executionRequirementsSecurity Engineering & OperationsEndpoint, identity, and access security conceptsThreat detection, investigation, and response workflowsVulnerability management and risk remediationSecurity architecture and layered defense designSystems & InfrastructureModern operating systems (user and server)Cloud and hybrid environmentsNetworking fundamentals and traffic analysisLogging, telemetry, and event correlationAutomation & IntelligenceScripting or automation to reduce manual security workExperience designing workflows that respond to security signals automaticallyCuriosity and experimentation with AI assisted analysis, agents, and intelligent monitoringAbility to think in terms of scale and repeatability rather than one off fixesSecurity Program MaturityTranslating policy into enforceable technical controlsDocumentation, standards, and security playbooksContinuous improvement mindset over “set it and forget it”Strategic & Communication Skills (Highly Valued)Ability to think holistically about security risk, not just toolsComfortable explaining security concepts to non technical audiencesStrong written communication skills for documentation, analysis, and executive level summariesAbility to influence without authority and collaborate across teamsBalanced mindset: security driven, but pragmatic and business awareIdeal Mindset & TraitsNaturally curious; asks “why” and “what if”Proactively seeks problems rather than waiting for ticketsPassionate about cybersecurity as a craft, not just a jobComfortable operating with autonomy and accountabilityEnergized by learning, experimentation, and continuous improvementViews automation and AI as force multipliers, not replacementsWhat Success Looks Like In This RoleSecurity gaps are identified before they become incidentsDetection and response are increasingly automated, intelligent, and scalableSecurity is embedded into operations, not bolted onStakeholders trust security guidance because it is clear, pragmatic, and aligned with business needsThe security program demonstrably matures over time