Cybersecurity Engineer
CPI Security · Charlotte, NC
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Jul 22, 2026
Charlotte, NC
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on security engineering role covering the full operational cycle: alert triage, incident investigation, containment, remediation, and detection tuning across endpoint, identity, email, network, cloud, and hybrid environments. The position also involves administering Active Directory and Entra ID, supporting vulnerability management and system hardening, and partnering with infrastructure teams to close security gaps. Best suited to someone with a background in systems administration who has moved into cybersecurity work.
Mid level · 3+ years · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 100 people in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 60–150
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $134,330 (middle half $105,388–$169,385).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The posting requires a specific career progression path (Help Desk/technical support → Systems Administrator/Systems Engineer) before moving into cybersecurity — this is an unusual hard gate that cannot be captured in a single field.
Total experience requirement is 'at least three years in systems administration or systems engineering, including one to two years of cybersecurity experience'; the overall years minimum is set to 3 (the overall floor).
PowerShell and Python are listed together as interchangeable automation options ('PowerShell, Python, or similar'); emitted as one skill with Python as an alternative.
Azure and AWS security are listed together as interchangeable ('Azure or AWS security experience'); emitted as one skill with AWS as an alternative.
SOAR, detection engineering, and AI-driven security capabilities appear under an implied preferred/exposure framing ('Exposure to…', 'Interest in…') and are marked preferred accordingly.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Role is explicitly 100% on-site at CPI's South Charlotte headquarters; remote is false.
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