Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Mattoon, IL


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Type: Direct-Hire

Category: Information Technology

Reference ID: 10061697

Shortcut: http://addisongroup.gosnaphop.com/JvUtqt


Title: Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Location: Champaign, IL area

Salary: $110-120K + Bonus

Job Type: Full-Time | Exempt

Benefits: This position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and PTO.

No sponsorship available


Senior Cyber Security Engineer, you’ll drive vision and direction for the security posture while supervising a small team of Security Analysts. You’ll architect and operate a Cisco-centered security stack, champion Zero Trust principles, mature identity as the new perimeter, and drive continuous improvement through automation and measurable risk reduction. You’ll partner across infrastructure, applications, and business stakeholders to communicate risk clearly and deliver pragmatic, timely risk mitigation.

  • Coach, prioritize work, set goals, and create growth paths for a small team of Security Analysts; define on-call and incident roles.
  • Design/operate Cisco Secure Firewall (Firepower/FMC), ISE (802.1X/NAC), Duo MFA, Umbrella (DNS-layer/SIG), Secure Client/AnyConnect, and email security solutions.
  • Design policy, segmentation, and monitoring across HQ, DCs, and stores.
  • Design and implement a Zero-Trust Architecture (ZTA), including least privilege, continuous verification, strong device and user trust signals, and micro-segmentation.
  • Assist in guiding enterprise IAM with Entra ID/Azure AD; govern SSO/MFA (DUO), SCIM lifecycle, RBAC, privileged access.
  • Support external partners for MDS/SIEM, coordinate red/blue activities, and run incident response end-to-end.
  • Own vulnerability intake, risk scoring, SLAs, and remediation tracking.
  • Support PCI and other retail/security obligations; maintain policies/standards, evidence, and control testing; partner with Internal Audit and external assessors.
  • Drive patching, endpoint/server hardening, secure configs (CIS/NIST), EDR, and tabletop exercises.
  • Deliver clear, audience-appropriate updates to executives and cross-functional teams; publish playbooks, runbooks, and metrics dashboards that show risk reduction and program maturity.
  • Use discretion and independent judgment in daily decisions while maintaining high confidentiality and professionalism.
  • Actively participate in learning initiatives such as training programs, workshops, and webinars. Leverage these opportunities to acquire new knowledge, refine existing skills, and stay current on the latest developments.
  • Provide friendly, proactive, and professional internal and external support to others, assisting with inquiries, concerns, and issues promptly and effectively.

Essential Qualities for Success

  • 10+ years of hands-on cybersecurity/IT security engineering, plus 2+ years leading or supervising security teams.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (or equivalent experience).
  • CISSP, CISM, CCNP Security, and Cisco ISE/Duo/Umbrella certifications preferred.
  • Demonstrated Zero Trust design and implementation across identity, device, network, and application layers.
  • Working knowledge of NIST CSF/800-53, CIS Controls, and PCI DSS; risk assessment and control design experience.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Comfortable navigating computer systems and software to assist customers or manage activities.
  • Excellent verbal and written interpersonal and communication skills


Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.

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