Cybersecurity Engineer

Job Description

POSITION: Cybersecurity Engineer

REPORTS TO: Director of Infrastructure

POSITION TYPE: 12-month

START DATE: Immediate

COMPENSATION: $74,604 - $89,525, Home Office Grade 7

At YES Prep, work for a mission that impacts the life trajectory of students and their families. YES Prep creates pathways to extraordinary opportunity through best-in-class development, competitive compensation and benefits, and recognition for your impact. Grow as an authentic leader and be part of a high-performing, team-oriented culture. 

Some quick stats about us:

• 21,000 Students
• 2,400 Team Members
• 16 Secondary Campuses
• 11 Elementary Campuses
• 92% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
• 96% Hispanic & African-American Students
• 90% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4-Year University
• 88% First-Generation College Students
• Ranked in the Top 100 High Schools in the Nation, U.S. News & World Report

We serve the students of Houston, Texas, the 4th largest city across the United States. There are over 20 public-school districts and other great public charter school options  within Houston’s city limits serving our increasing population.

THE OPPORTUNITY

YES Prep needs a dynamic Cybersecurity Engineer with a robust set of experiences, to make our mission a reality. As a YES Prep employee, you will achieve jaw-dropping results, create pathways to opportunity for our students, and build transformative relationships.

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To put it simply, you will play an integral role in leading the change to improve the cybersecurity posture, training staff with safe and secure behaviors, and implementing best practices to reduce risk and mitigate threat vectors.

THE ROLE

When you join the YES Prep team, some of the exciting work and responsibilities will include:

• Effectively implementing, managing, and maintaining information security infrastructure used to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the organization's information assets.
• Developing innovative technical and procedural solutions to secure information systems with minimal operational impact.
• Contributing to architectural design and review of new product implementations.

• Providing information security guidance for new projects and offering recommendations to ensure the selected business solutions are implemented using security industry best practices and in support of the organization's information security policies and standards.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including System Administrators, application developers, and Field Service Tech teams, to ensure seamless integration of Cybersecurity solutions.

• Troubleshooting and researching security issues, providing effective solutions.
• Recommending mitigation strategies to reduce identified risks.
• Establishing and enforcing security best practices and controls across teams and customers.
• Supporting security incident response and documentation efforts.
• Assessing system vulnerabilities and threats to determine overall security risk.
• Analyzing software installations and infrastructure changes to minimize downtime during security remediation.
• Mentoring junior team members on security operations processes.