Discover the latest security engineer jobs from companies hiring across the globe. This page features curated opportunities for professionals who protect digital systems, networks, and applications from cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
This role involves providing strategic leadership in cloud security governance across AWS and Azure environments, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and continuous monitoring.
Responsibilities include overseeing cloud asset management, firewall, and security exception programs, driving accountability across teams to address security risks, and defining security KPIs and reporting for executive review.
The specialist will set security policies, guardrails, and frameworks for cloud and AI adoption, collaborating with various stakeholders to embed security into platform strategies and enterprise transformation initiatives.
Additional duties encompass managing Cyber Managed Services, ensuring high-quality service delivery, incident and change management, and operational governance, including risk management and service improvement initiatives.
Qualifications include a minimum of eight years of cybersecurity experience with leadership in cloud security, governance, and risk management within complex enterprise environments.
Expertise in AWS, Azure, CSPM/CNAPP platforms, and security control frameworks is essential. The role requires strong stakeholder influence, cross-functional leadership, and technical knowledge.
Ideal candidates demonstrate professionalism, integrity, and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
Security Engineer Jobs: At a Glance
Insights drawn from the latest openings on this page so you can compare employers, locations, and pay before applying.
Top Companies Hiring
Tharp Consulting1 role
LEIDOS1 role
Esri1 role
NPR1 role
Lockheed Martin1 role
Howard University Hospital1 role
Top Locations
Virginia, US5 roles
District of Columbia, US4 roles
Remote1 role
10% of these openings can be done remotely.
Salary Range Overview
Across 10 listings, advertised pay ranges from USD 94k to USD 314k.
Typical band: USD 112k – 181k.
Figures reflect employer-disclosed salaries on current openings and may vary by location, experience, and company stage.
Employment Types
Full-Time10 roles
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#1Cloud Security Specialist
Tharp ConsultingWashington, District of Columbia, USFull-TimePosted Sep 18, 2026
This role involves providing strategic leadership in cloud security governance across AWS and Azure environments, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and continuous monitoring. Responsibilities include overseeing cloud asset management, firewall, and security exception programs, driving accountability across teams to…
LEIDOSWashington, District of Columbia, USFull-TimePosted Sep 15, 2026
Description General program information and/or position overview. Leidos is seeking a Junior Security Engineer to support day-to-day security activities across enterprise and isolated environments. This position will provide hands-on support for security operations, vulnerability management, RMF/ATO activities and cont…
Overview As someone experienced with securing a wide variety of applications, you are looking for an opportunity to use your skills in an innovative and technology-oriented environment. As an Application Security Engineer at Esri, you will fill a critical role in helping secure Esri's intellectual property and sensitiv…
NPRWashington, District of Columbia, USFull-TimeUSD 125k–152k / year
OVERVIEW A thriving, mission-driven multimedia organization, NPR produces award-winning news, information, and music programming in partnership with hundreds of independent public radio stations across the nation. The NPR audience values information, creativity, curiosity, and social responsibility – and our employees …
Standard Job Description What We're Doing At Lockheed Martin - Rotary and Mission Systems, we're shaping the future of Undersea Warfare (USW) systems. Our mission is to develop innovative technologies that secure our nation’s defense. We are integrating state-of-the-art cybersecurity solutions into mission-critical sys…
Howard University HospitalWashington, District of Columbia, USFull-TimeUSD 117k–130k / yearPosted Aug 19, 2026
Cybersecurity Engineer II Role Summary Howard University Hospital is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer II to help protect the hospital’s digital infrastructure, clinical systems, and sensitive patient data. This role is responsible for implementing and managing cybersecurity technologies, monitoring threats, supporting …
About the position Contingent Upon Contract Award Remote with occasional on-site support Connected Logistics is seeking a Mid-Level Security Engineer (Security Automation Engineer) to support the Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering Services supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Information…
Our Deloitte Cyber team understands the unique challenges and opportunities businesses face in cybersecurity. Join our team to deliver powerful solutions to help our clients navigate the ever-changing threat landscape. Through powerful solutions and managed services that simplify complexity, we enable our clients to op…
Role Description: The Security/AI Assurance Engineer will ensure that all capabilities developed by the team comply with security requirements, classification boundaries, IC security policies, and applicable RMF/cATO processes. Security will be incorporated throughout architecture, development, testing, deployment, and…
Booz Allen Hamilton IncMcLean, Virginia, USFull-TimeUSD 99k–225k / year
Cloud Security Engineer, Senior The Opportunity: Everyone is trying to "harness the cloud," but not everyone knows how to secure it. As a security engineer, you know how to assess and implement requirements that ensure the safety of information systems and protect them against intentional or inadvertent access or destr…
Discover the latest security engineer jobs from companies hiring across the globe. This page features curated opportunities for professionals who protect digital systems, networks, and applications from cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
Security Engineers are responsible for designing secure architectures, conducting vulnerability assessments, implementing security controls, and responding to security incidents. Employers are seeking candidates with expertise in network security, application security, cloud security, penetration testing, SIEM tools, and security frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, and OWASP.
These roles are in high demand across industries including financial services, healthcare, government, technology, e-commerce, and critical infrastructure. Security engineers often work alongside DevOps and software engineering teams to integrate security practices into the software development lifecycle (DevSecOps).
Our curated listings include remote, hybrid, and onsite positions across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and other global markets. Many roles offer competitive salaries, security clearance sponsorship, and opportunities to work on high-stakes cybersecurity challenges.
Each job posting provides detailed information about required certifications, technical skills, and application steps to help you find the right security engineering role.
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