Nexigen is hiring a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer for a hybrid role based in Newport, KY. This position blends hands-on security work with client-facing technical support, including incident investigation, penetration testing, and compliance readiness. You will help translate security capabilities into business value for prospects and customers, while producing defensible deliverables that support technical, legal, and executive needs.
Salary: $90,000 - $115,000 per year. Experience: 5+ years. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security or a related Computer Science or Information Systems degree.
Responsibilities
- Lead forensic investigations of security incidents, including evidence acquisition, chain-of-custody documentation, and root-cause analysis.
- Analyze compromised systems, network traffic, and logs to reconstruct attack timelines and identify indicators of compromise.
- Produce clear, defensible incident reports for technical, legal, and executive audiences.
- Plan and execute penetration tests and vulnerability assessments across networks, applications, and cloud environments.
- Simulate real-world attack techniques to identify exploitable weaknesses before adversaries do.
- Deliver findings with prioritized, actionable remediation guidance for internal teams and clients.
- Support audits and certification efforts against applicable frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, HIPAA, or PCI DSS.
- Maintain security policies, control documentation, and evidence for internal and external audits.
- Track remediation of compliance gaps and advise stakeholders on regulatory risk.
- Provide support to internal teams and clients on cybersecurity engagements, including technical subject-matter expertise during client and prospect calls.
- Contribute to proposals, RFP responses, and security questionnaires with accurate technical content.
- Partner with the sales team to scope security engagements and set realistic client expectations.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity with direct experience in forensics and penetration testing.
- Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security or related Computer Science or Information Systems degree.
- Working knowledge of at least one major compliance framework: SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, NIST 800-171, or NIST 800-53.
- Hands-on experience with forensic and pen testing tools such as EnCase, FTK, Autopsy, Burp Suite, Metasploit, and Nmap.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including explaining technical risk to non-technical audiences.
- Strong understanding of advanced networking and secure network architecture, including 802.1x, Radius Configurations, and MFA.
- Sound judgment and discretion when handling sensitive investigations and client data.
- Problem-solving skills and ability to stay calm and methodical under incident-response pressure.
- Collaborative team player who works well across engineering, legal, and sales stakeholders.
- Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple engagements and priorities independently.
- Client-facing presence and comfort building trust with prospects and customers.
- Comfort engaging directly with clients or prospects in a pre-sales or advisory capacity.
- Interpersonal skills including telephony, communication, active listening, and customer-care.
Additional Requirements
- Diagnosis skills of technical issues.
- Ability to multi-task and adapt to changes quickly.
- Technical awareness to match resources to technical issues appropriately.
- Service awareness of key IT services for which support is being provided.
- Understanding of support tools, techniques, and how technology is used to provide IT services.
- Typing skills to ensure quick and accurate entry of service request details (including finger and wrist dexterity in repetitive motion).
- Self-motivated ability to work in a fast-moving environment.
- Must remain in a stationary position for 80% of the working day.
- Occasionally move about in the office and up and down stairs to access hardware storage rooms and office machinery.
- Constantly position self to maintain computers in the lab, including under desks and in the server closet.
- Frequently communicate with co-workers, clients, and contractors and exchange accurate information.
- Ability to detect and/or recognize software, hardware, and operating systems used to operate computers.
Tools & Frameworks
EnCase, FTK, Autopsy, Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, CMMC, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, HIPAA, PCI DSS, 802.1x, Radius Configurations, MFA, GCFA, GCFE, OSCP, CEH, CISSP, CISA
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
