Kforce has a client in Fort Myers, FL that is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer. The primary objective is to influence and implement cyber security strategies across the endpoints, applications, data, and networks to manage risk throughout the enterprise. Responsibilities: * Protect assets against potential threats from cyberspace adversaries * Plan, implement, manage, monitor, and upgrade security measures for the protection of data, systems, and networks * Develop and implement Security Programs and implement protections such as Vulnerability Scanning, Identity, Cloud, and Application security to strengthen security posture * Collaborate across organizations to incorporate security into the design, implementation, and maintenance of the network infrastructure, systems, and applications to reduce the attack surface * Lead enterprise security threat defenses to increase security protections * Implement security protections across cloud and on-prem environments to reduce the attack surface and manage risks from internal and external emerging threats * Assist with developing security to reduce human risk by increasing security knowledge, and practices, and influencing behavior changes * Provide mentorship and guidance, to team members to increase security practices across the organization * Ensuring that data and infrastructure are protected by enabling the appropriate security controls and protections * Daily engineering and administrative tasks, metrics, and communication with the relevant departments across the organization * Support risk assessment and security audit mitigation and remediation strategies * Establish and maintain strong relationships with external partners, vendors, and industry associations to stay abreast of emerging trends and collaborate on cybersecurity initiatives