Cyber Security Engineer in Little Rock, Arkansas

Location

Little Rock, Arkansas

Job Type

Full-time

Salary

$110,000 – $125,000/yr

Company

Robert Half

We are looking for a Cyber Security Engineer to help strengthen and advance our security program in Little Rock, Arkansas. This role focuses on protecting enterprise systems, cloud environments, and AI-enabled technologies through effective controls, monitoring, and risk management. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience in threat detection, incident response, and security engineering, along with the ability to partner across technical teams to improve resilience and compliance.Responsibilities:• Create and refine security policies, governance practices, and technical standards that support the safe adoption of artificial intelligence solutions.• Oversee security monitoring across infrastructure, networks, cloud services, endpoints, and business applications to identify and respond to potential threats.• Lead vulnerability reviews, risk evaluations, and coordinated penetration testing efforts to uncover weaknesses and drive corrective action.• Investigate security events, diagnose root causes, and resolve incidents and control gaps within established response timelines.• Implement safeguards for AI and machine learning environments, including protections for models, sensitive data, user access, and operational risk.• Use security platforms and endpoint detection tools to perform ongoing analysis of logs, alerts, and suspicious activity across the environment.• Partner with cloud, infrastructure, development, and IT teams to improve defensive controls and strengthen the overall security posture.• Support incident response planning by defining procedures, assisting with containment and recovery, and contributing to post-incident analysis.• Recommend and deploy enhancements related to network defense, endpoint security, identity management, cloud protection, and data security measures.• Prepare risk documentation, remediation plans, and leadership-facing updates while helping maintain alignment with recognized security frameworks and standards.