Cybersecurity Engineer at Robert Half
Nashville, TN
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Jul 16, 2026
Nashville, TN
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract role focused on building and maintaining an organization's security infrastructure — covering firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, and cloud environments across Azure, AWS, or GCP. Day-to-day work spans threat detection, vulnerability management, identity and access controls, compliance alignment with frameworks such as NIST and ISO 27001, and developing automation scripts to improve security operations. Suits an experienced security engineer comfortable bridging technical implementation with cross-team collaboration.
Mid level · National · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095).
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Why we read it this way (8)
No work location is specified in the posting — the CBSA/metro is unknown. The role is placed by Robert Half as a staffing firm, so the actual client location is not disclosed.
This is explicitly a contract engagement ('This contract opportunity…'), with benefits available to contract/temporary professionals.
No total years of experience are stated; seniority is assessed as Mid based on the breadth of responsibilities and the absence of any senior-level scope or leadership framing.
The scripting/automation requirement lists PowerShell, Python, Bash, and Terraform as interchangeable options ('such as'); one skill is emitted with the others as alternatives.
Cloud platform requirement lists Azure, AWS, and GCP as interchangeable ('Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform'); Azure is used as the primary with the others as alternatives.
Compliance frameworks (HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, CIS Controls, ISO 27001, MITRE ATT&CK) appear in the responsibilities narrative and the 'Familiarity with' framing respectively — not as hard gates in the requirements block — and are marked preferred.
No compensation figures are provided.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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