Top Cyber Security Jobs in Austin, TX

Designs, builds, tests, deploys, and supports IAM solutions for workforce and workload identities. Responsibilities include SSO integrations, identity governance, lifecycle management, RBAC and ABAC automation, access certifications, privileged access management, policy enforcement, and operational support with on-call participation. The role also develops automation using scripting and AI/LLMs, secures containerized platforms, implements Zero Trust controls, and integrates enterprise applications and SaaS solutions.

Owns and strengthens the security posture of cloud-based SaaS and Microsoft 365 environments. Responsibilities include vulnerability management, incident response, cloud and endpoint hardening, identity and data protection, secure configuration, monitoring, compliance evidence, customer security reviews, and risk management aligned with HITRUST, HIPAA, NIST, and related frameworks.

Designs, implements, configures, and supports enterprise cybersecurity solutions across IAM, endpoint, network, email, application, cloud, and security awareness domains. Conducts vulnerability assessments, threat hunting, incident investigation, security tool tuning, policy development, and security architecture reviews. Serves as a security subject matter expert on technology projects, collaborates with an MSSP, provides incident escalation support, and maintains availability for critical security operations.

Designs, implements, and improves enterprise security capabilities across endpoint, cloud, network, data protection, email security, vulnerability management, SIEM, SOAR, and Zero Trust environments. Owns major security platforms including Rapid7, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview, Mimecast, and Zscaler. Develops scalable architectures, detection and automation workflows, vulnerability controls, email protections, and security integrations while partnering with infrastructure, network, cloud, application engineering, security operations, and MDR teams.

Leads enterprise security architecture for commercial banking and payments, developing secure, scalable strategies across cloud, infrastructure, applications, data, and security platforms. Establishes architecture standards and reference patterns, embeds security into software development and CI/CD, advises on regulatory and risk requirements, and guides cloud modernization, identity, API, container, and data security initiatives. Partners with architects, engineering, DevOps, SRE, security, business, and executive stakeholders to influence technology decisions in a highly matrixed organization.

Lead security architecture and design reviews, define standards for protecting sensitive healthcare data, build automated defenses, guide security monitoring and incident response, translate complex objectives into engineering requirements, and mentor engineers through code and design reviews.

Leads architecture and implementation of Microsoft Red Team visibility, telemetry, monitoring, detection, alerting, deconfliction, and operational security capabilities. Designs scalable services and data pipelines, maintains authoritative operational asset inventories, identifies systemic security gaps, and drives durable engineering solutions. Provides hands-on technical leadership, architecture reviews, debugging, incident response, mentorship, and cross-organizational influence while enabling authentic Red Team operations with strong defensive visibility and control.

Engineer and maintain enterprise network security platforms across on-premises and cloud environments. Design firewall and network security solutions, troubleshoot complex connectivity and security issues, and automate infrastructure operations using scripting, APIs, Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, and CI/CD pipelines. Support platform upgrades, vulnerability remediation, monitoring integrations, validation processes, and modernization initiatives while collaborating with network, cloud, application, and security teams.

Lead engineering for enterprise network security platforms, including firewall infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, Ansible automation, APIs, and scripting. Troubleshoot complex network, cloud, and security issues; establish engineering standards; improve reliability and scalability; manage platform upgrades and vulnerability remediation; and provide technical leadership across engineering, networking, application, cloud, and security teams.

Build and scale platform security through architecture reviews, threat modeling, IaC hardening, IAM improvements, Kubernetes security, and disaster recovery exercises. Develop automation for detection, response, compliance, onboarding, access anomaly detection, and self-service security posture checks. Investigate incidents, track root-cause remediation, support SOC 2 evidence collection, and collaborate closely with software engineers on secure development and incident response.

Conduct penetration tests across infrastructure, networks, web and mobile applications, and cloud environments. Perform application and cloud security testing, simulate adversary techniques, develop custom security tools, document vulnerabilities, validate remediation, and support HIPAA, SOC 2, and PCI DSS compliance. Collaborate with engineering and product teams, track emerging threats, and contribute to purple-team exercises, tabletop events, and security training.

Lead enterprise security architecture across cloud, application, infrastructure, identity, data, and third-party environments. Develop security principles, standards, patterns, and controls; review designs; conduct threat modeling and risk assessments; guide secure-by-design implementations; and advise technical and business stakeholders. The role also supports regulatory compliance, evaluates security technologies, and strengthens organizational security practices.

Design and ship product security improvements covering authentication, authorization, session and token handling, secrets management, third-party access, abuse detection, fraud prevention, and account takeover defense. Threat-model systems, remediate vulnerabilities, build secure developer tooling, and partner with Product, Engineering, and Trust & Safety. Mentor engineers and use AI-assisted development while balancing security controls with user experience.

Build and automate security infrastructure across AWS and Kubernetes, including cryptographic material lifecycle, telemetry pipelines, policy-as-code, compliance monitoring, and incident-response tooling. Develop agentic AI workflows using coding assistants, MCP integrations, and custom harnesses. Apply threat modeling and secure architecture review while partnering with engineering, risk, auditors, vendors, and clients. The role emphasizes production software, cloud-native automation, continuous control monitoring, and eliminating manual security toil.

Build and operate a reliable security platform across hundreds of AWS environments. Responsibilities include security telemetry and OpenSearch infrastructure, GitOps deployments, Kubernetes and AWS security controls, cross-account and multi-region architecture, Python automation, and agentic AI workflows. The role participates in on-call support, security incident enablement, audit evidence automation, and reliability improvements while collaborating with Security Operations, Risk, and SRE teams.

Lead the technical presales process for Proofpoint’s data security and insider risk solutions. Partner with sales teams, conduct technical discovery, design security architectures, and manage proof-of-concept and production evaluations. Present solutions to customers, support deployments and training, collaborate with Professional Services, Engineering, Product Management, and Support, and provide customer insights to improve products. The role also develops internal documentation, training, and repeatable sales engineering processes.

Leads IAM architecture and hands-on proof-of-concept development for AI workloads, conversational agents, agent runtimes, tools, APIs, and MCP integrations. Designs OAuth/OIDC, delegation, token exchange, gateway enforcement, non-human identity, secrets management, entitlement, and lifecycle patterns. Partners with AI, platform, IAM, and security teams to establish zero-trust, compliant, production-ready standards; troubleshoots integrations, automates onboarding, supports CI/CD and IaC, documents controls, and mentors engineers.

Build and scale backend security platform services, including authentication, authorization, identity infrastructure, permission systems, and data models. Lead cross-team technical initiatives, standardize security solutions, collaborate with compliance and mission stakeholders, and influence architecture and engineering standards. The role requires strong system design, backend development, security expertise, technical leadership, and the ability to operate in sensitive environments.

Leads secure enterprise architecture design and GitLab Professional Services implementations across application security, cloud security, DevSecOps, identity, vulnerability management, and compliance. Guides SaaS, Self-Managed, and Dedicated deployment decisions; leads CI/CD, source control, and security-tool migrations; conducts risk assessments and threat modeling; supports pre-sales scoping and statements of work; coordinates cross-functional delivery; mentors consultants; and develops security enablement materials.

Provides technical leadership for enterprise AI security, designing secure AI platform architectures, vetting frameworks, identity and posture management for AI agents, and preventative security guardrails. The role requires building scalable security systems with Python, Go, or Java, managing infrastructure as code, addressing cloud and container security, mentoring engineers, and advising leadership on AI security risks.

The Senior Security Engineer architects, implements, and supports enterprise security capabilities across vulnerability management, cloud security, identity, endpoint, application security, and security architecture. The role leads security initiatives, resolves complex platform issues, develops automation and AI-assisted workflows, establishes documentation and reporting standards, and mentors security engineers and analysts while partnering across infrastructure, application, network, cloud, and security teams.

Designs, deploys, troubleshoots, and supports enterprise network and security infrastructure, including routing, switching, firewalls, wireless, cloud networking, VPNs, and data center services. The role analyzes operational incidents, implements remediation, maintains documentation, communicates with management, supports roadmap decisions, and participates in on-call rotations. It requires extensive experience with multi-vendor network security technologies, cloud platforms, and customer-facing technical work.

Designs and integrates secure information systems, cloud, and defense architectures; leads federal NIST RMF and ATO processes; implements security controls; performs vulnerability, threat, and risk assessments; advises engineering and program teams; and manages continuous monitoring, compliance, audit, and patch-management activities.

Build and maintain custom security tools, middleware, automation, APIs, integrations, dashboards, and security workflows. Integrate identity, endpoint, SIEM, SaaS, and other security platforms using APIs, cloud services, containers, and CI/CD. Translate security policies into secure, code-driven solutions while supporting SOAR, continuous monitoring, compliance, and cross-functional collaboration.

Leads technical security sales engagements through demonstrations, proofs of concept, hackathons, architecture workshops, and customer consultations. Designs secure, scalable cloud and hybrid architectures, resolves technical blockers, and advises customers on Microsoft Security solutions, including Defender and Sentinel. Develops security posture recommendations, supports XDR, zero trust, cloud security, and AI adoption strategies, while influencing technical decisions and representing Microsoft in developer communities.