
Cybersecurity Engineer
- Hybrid
- Austin, Texas, United States
- Engineering
Job description
As a Cybersecurity Engineer at Lansweeper, you will be responsible for protecting our platform, infrastructure, and data from evolving security threats. You will play a critical role in identifying vulnerabilities, implementing security controls, and ensuring compliance with industry standards across our products and systems. Working closely with engineering, DevOps, and IT teams, you will help embed security into every stage of the development lifecycle, while proactively monitoring and responding to potential risks. This is a high-impact role where your expertise will directly support Lansweeper’s mission to deliver secure and trusted technology asset intelligence to customers worldwide.
Key Responsibilities
Security Design, Implementation & Management
Design, implement, and maintain cybersecurity solutions to protect enterprise systems, networks, and data from threats and vulnerabilities
Develop and manage security architectures aligned with client network topologies and organizational requirements
Assist in the configuration and optimization of firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), endpoint protection, and SIEM tools
Support secure onboarding and continuous monitoring for customer-facing services, ensuring high availability and resilience
Risk Assessment & Threat Detection
Conduct risk assessments, identify and remediate security gaps
Analyze network traffic patterns and logs to detect anomalies and contribute to threat hunting initiatives
Stay up to date with emerging threats, industry trends, and compliance frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, or GDPR
Customer Engagement & Education
Engage directly with customers to understand their security needs, provide expert guidance, and support secure solution deployments
Educate customers on cybersecurity hygiene and help design awareness programs tailored to their risk landscape
Collaboration & Integration
Collaborate with DevOps, IT, and engineering teams to integrate cybersecurity best practices into service workflows and infrastructure projects
Documentation & Compliance
Create and maintain documentation for security procedures, client-specific configurations, and compliance reporting
Job requirements
Key Qualifications
You are someone who
Is able to communicate complex technical issues to non-technical stakeholders
Has customer-facing expertise: translating security posture into accessible solutions
Is able to write clear policies, diagrams, and process documentation
Has an analytical mindset for investigation and root-cause analysis
Has a creative approach to layering technologies and designing secure workarounds
Shows proactive risk identification before threats manifest
Knowledge of
Network security architecture (LAN/WAN, cloud, hybrid environments)
Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), IDS/IPS, and firewalls (e.g., Palo Alto, Fortinet)
EDR/AV: CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender
VPN, zero trust, microsegmentation
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), log analysis, and threat correlation
Compliance frameworks: NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, CIS Controls
Threat landscapes (MITRE ATT&CK, CVSS scoring framework)
Malware behaviors, insider threats, phishing attacks
Experience with
Vulnerability assessment and remediation planning
Risk analysis methodologies (qualitative & quantitative)
Threat hunting, anomaly detection, traffic analysis
Log correlation and investigative skills using tools like Splunk, QRadar
Configuration management and scripting: Bash, PowerShell, Python (optional but useful)
Going for gold?
You have one or more of following certifications:
CISSP
CISM / CISA
CEH / OSCP
CompTIA Security+ (for baseline knowledge)
Vendor-specific (e.g., Palo Alto PCNSA, Microsoft SC-200)
US: Diversity Statement – Equal Employment Opportunity
It is Lansweeper’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. Lansweeper disapproves of, and will not tolerate, unlawful discrimination against any applicant or employee because of race, color, national origin or ancestry, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, age, religion, disability, family care status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.
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