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Its best-in-class solutions operate independently or as a unified ecosystem that connects data and workflows across an operation, property or enterprise. Powered by intelligent guest profiles, data-driven capabilities, and embedded artificial intelligence (AI), Agilysys is architected on a unified data model with a single set of APIs that create shared operational memory across all systems, enabling guest-specific insights to be acted on in real time at any touchpoint. Agilysys delivers advantage through pace and integration, transforming hospitality technology from a system of record into a system of action that accelerates innovation and the rapid delivery of new capabilities. Agilysys serves a 100% hospitality customer base, including hotels and resorts, casinos, cruise lines, corporate and campus dining, healthcare, senior living, and entertainment venues worldwide. www.agilysys.com \n*This position is a Full-Time In-Office Role*\n**Local Candidates Only.**\nPosition Summary\nThe Cyber Security Engineer II is responsible for implementing, maintaining, and improving security technologies, controls, and processes that protect the organization’s infrastructure, cloud environments, applications, and sensitive information.\nThis hands-on role supports security engineering, cloud security, vulnerability management, security automation, incident response, and emerging cybersecurity threats. The Cyber Security Engineer II independently manages moderately complex security initiatives, troubleshoots security technologies, and collaborates with IT, Product Security, Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure, and Development teams to strengthen the organization’s overall security posture.\nThe role also supports the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence within cybersecurity operations by using approved AI technologies to improve efficiency, enhance threat detection, accelerate investigations, and automate repetitive security activities.\n\nWhy This Role Matters \nAs the organization expands its cloud, SaaS, automation, and AI-enabled capabilities, effective security engineering is essential to protecting business operations and sensitive information. This role helps ensure that security controls remain effective, scalable, and aligned with evolving technologies and threats.\nThrough technical expertise, cross-functional partnership, and continuous improvement, the Cyber Security Engineer II helps reduce security risk, strengthen system resilience, improve operational efficiency, and balance security requirements with business needs.\nKey Responsibilities\nSecurity Engineering and Technology Management\nImplement, configure, maintain, and optimize enterprise security technologies across cloud, SaaS, and corporate environments.\nSupport endpoint protection, EDR/XDR, SIEM, cloud security monitoring, vulnerability scanning, identity security, and data protection technologies.\nTroubleshoot security-tool configurations, integrations, performance issues, and operational failures.\nEvaluate security alerts, tool outputs, and configuration discrepancies to identify opportunities to improve security effectiveness.\nImplement security controls and configuration standards aligned with organizational policies and industry best practices.\nAssist with testing, integrating, deploying, and documenting new security technologies.\nMonitor the effectiveness of implemented controls and recommend improvements that increase coverage and reduce operational complexity.\nSupport integration of security controls into cloud infrastructure, application platforms, and enterprise technology environments.\nCloud and Infrastructure Security\nImplement and maintain security controls across public cloud, government cloud, and segmented cloud environments, as applicable.\nPartner with Cloud Engineering and Infrastructure teams to address security misconfigurations, excessive permissions, exposed services, and insecure configurations.\nSupport cloud security posture management, cloud workload protection, and configuration-compliance initiatives.\nAssist with hardening cloud workloads, containers, virtual machines, and supporting infrastructure.\nSupport secure baseline configurations and security standards, including CIS benchmarks.\nParticipate in security reviews of infrastructure changes, cloud services, and new technology implementations.\nAssist with validating curated container images, approved software libraries, and standardized infrastructure configurations.\nVulnerability and Risk Management\nPerform security assessments, configuration reviews, vulnerability analyses, and security testing.\nPartner with Vulnerability Management, IT, Cloud Engineering, and Product Security teams to support vulnerability remediation and verification.\nInvestigate discrepancies among security-assessment tools, infrastructure inventories, and patch-management platforms.\nValidate that security controls and remediation activities adequately address identified risks.\nMaintain awareness of emerging vulnerabilities, threat-actor techniques, and security advisories.\nSupport security-risk assessments and document technical findings, recommendations, and mitigation activities.\nArtificial Intelligence Security and Responsible AI Adoption\nUse approved AI-enabled security tools and generative AI technologies to accelerate troubleshooting, analysis, configuration reviews, and technical investigations.\nApply AI-assisted analysis to identify patterns, correlate findings, and improve detection of vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and control weaknesses.\nUse approved AI coding assistants to develop and improve security scripts, automation routines, detection logic, and technical documentation.\nIdentify opportunities to use AI to streamline recurring security-engineering activities and reduce manual processes.\nEvaluate AI-generated technical recommendations for accuracy, security implications, and operational suitability before implementation.\nMaintain appropriate human validation and oversight of AI-assisted security decisions.\nAssist in evaluating risks associated with AI-enabled applications, AI agents, large language models, and third-party AI services.\nSupport controls addressing prompt injection, sensitive-data exposure, excessive permissions, insecure AI integrations, and unauthorized access.\nSupport monitoring and investigation of security events involving AI applications, automated agents, and AI-connected services.\nHelp enforce organizational requirements governing approved AI usage, data handling, access controls, and secure integration.\nSecurity Automation and Process Improvement\nDevelop and maintain scripts and automated workflows using Python, PowerShell, APIs, and security-orchestration platforms.\nAutomate configuration validation, evidence collection, alert enrichment, reporting, and security-control verification.\nIntegrate security platforms to improve visibility, operational consistency, and data accuracy.\nTroubleshoot automation failures, integration issues, and inconsistencies between connected technologies.\nIdentify opportunities to improve workflows, reduce manual effort, and increase operational effectiveness.\nDocument automation workflows, implementation requirements, and operating procedures.\nSecurity Operations and Incident Response\nProvide technical security-engineering assistance during incidents escalated by Security Operations.\nSupport incident investigations through log analysis, troubleshooting, control validation, and security-tool configuration changes.\nAssist with containment measures, detection enhancements, and remediation activities.\nPartner with Security Operations to improve alert quality, detection capabilities, and response effectiveness.\nParticipate in post-incident reviews and implement corrective actions addressing security-control gaps.\nParticipate in the incident on-call rotation.\nSecurity Assessments, Governance, and Documentation\nConduct periodic security assessments, control reviews, and technical validation activities.\nSupport security and compliance initiatives involving NIST, CIS, SOC 2, PCI DSS, and FedRAMP, as applicable.\nDevelop and maintain security-engineering procedures, technical standards, configuration documentation, and operational runbooks.\nGather technical evidence for internal audits, external assessments, and compliance activities.\nDocument technical risks, security findings, remediation efforts, and control improvements.\nContribute practical engineering input to security policies and technical standards.\nCross-Functional Collaboration\nWork closely with Security Operations, Product Security, Cloud Engineering, IT, Infrastructure, and Development teams.\nProvide technical guidance regarding security technologies, configurations, and best practices.\nParticipate in technical discussions, security reviews, and cross-functional initiatives.\nCommunicate technical security risks and recommendations clearly and effectively.\nServe as a technical point of contact for assigned security platforms, technologies, or engineering initiatives.\n\nQualifications\nRequired\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.\nFour or more years of professional experience in cybersecurity, security engineering, security operations, or a related technical security discipline.\nDemonstrated experience working with enterprise security technologies and investigating technical security issues.\nExperience collaborating with infrastructure, IT, security, or engineering teams.\nPreferred\nExperience working in a SaaS, cloud-native, or enterprise technology organization.\nExperience with public-cloud security technologies, container security, or automated infrastructure security controls.\nExperience developing security automation or integrating security technologies through APIs.\nExposure to AI-assisted security tools or security assessments involving AI-enabled technologies.\nFamiliarity with NIST, CIS, 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