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Ability to investigate problems to their root cause and explore security data. Willingness to participate in on-call rotations.... ...quality, architecture, performance, reliability, and company-wide engineering standard…
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Security Engineer jobs in Austin, TX
Security engineers protect systems and data by finding vulnerabilities, building defenses, and responding to incidents. The work spans application security, infrastructure hardening, and threat detection.
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and third-party due diligence, maintains cybersecurity program knowledge and records, coordinates the development and lifecycle of security processes and procedures, and administers the security awareness training and ph…
$198k - $368k
and others. If you're as passionate about your future as we are, join our team.KPMG is currently seeking a Director, Global Security Engineering Lead to join our Global Digital Group which is part of KPMG International.R…
$134.5k - $265.1k
with resilience, grow with confidence, and proactively manage to secure success.Work you will do:As Privileged Access Management (PAM)... ...in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Security, Engineering, Informa…
First Line of Defense Center of Excellence (COE) that provides security services to advance Schwab's security posture and enhance the... ...will collaborate closely with business leaders, product teams, engineering organ…
$100k - $150k
Job Details:- Role:- Sr. Security Engineer Salary Range: $100,000 - $150,000 a year Location:- Austin, TX and Sunnyvale, CA Onsite Job Type:- Full Time Hiring Job Description Security will have the opportunity to work wi…
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Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals. Job Overview:We are seeking a full-time AVP, Edge Security Engineer to join the Network & Security Engineering team within LPL’s Technol…
As a Senior Security Engineer II at Aledade, we play a central role in helping secure our enterprise, cloud native environments, and applications. We’re looking for security engineers that understand data and automation…
$108k - $140k
candidate possesses a strong understanding of building internal security tooling and data pipelines using public cloud infrastructure.... ...’s degree, or equivalent experience, in Math, Science, Engineering, or Business…
The Staff Security Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining security services that support our business. You will understand data and automation are important ingredients to our mission a…
About the Role As Bitdeer AI Cloud's first dedicated hands-on security leader for the Americas, you will own the full-stack security... ...technical operations role. You will personally lead detection engineering, incide…
and Tik Tok . Job Description Come to work each day with an inclusive and collaborative Business Technology team! As a Security Engineer – Cybersecurity Posture, Hygiene & AI Enablement in AbbVie Business Technology Solu…
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What security engineers earn in Austin
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $40–$56 | $84k–$116k |
| Mid level | $56–$78 | $116k–$163k |
| Senior | $76–$106 | $158k–$220k |
Adjusted for the Austin market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Threat modelingOWASP and web app securityNetwork and cloud securityIncident responseScripting (Python, Bash)SIEM and detection toolingIdentity and access managementVulnerability managementExplaining risk to non-experts
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
Walk me through how you would threat model a new feature.
Use a structure — assets, entry points, attacker goals — and show that you rank risks rather than listing everything. STRIDE is a fine scaffold if you actually apply it.
You find a critical vulnerability in production. What are your next steps?
Verify, assess exposure, contain, and coordinate disclosure and fix — with communication throughout. Panic-free process is the whole answer.
Explain a recent vulnerability class or breach and what you took from it.
Staying current is part of the job. Pick something real, explain the root cause simply, and connect it to a defense you would build.
How do you get developers to fix security issues they see as low priority?
Show empathy for delivery pressure: translate risk into business impact, make fixes easy, and build guardrails so the secure path is the default.
How would you secure a cloud environment from scratch?
Cover identity first, then network segmentation, logging, encryption, and automated policy checks. Saying 'IAM is where most cloud breaches start' shows you know the terrain.
What is the difference between authentication and authorization, and where do systems commonly get it wrong?
Define both crisply, then give a real failure mode like broken object-level authorization. The follow-through example is what distinguishes the answer.
Tell me about a security control you built or improved.
Describe the risk it addressed and evidence it worked — findings reduced, detection time improved. Controls without measurement are just hopes.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For security engineers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Lead with concrete defensive wins: vulnerabilities remediated, detection coverage added, incident response times improved.
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List relevant certifications (Security+, OSCP, CISSP) prominently; this field still screens on them.
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Name the domains you cover — appsec, cloud security, detection — since 'security' alone is too broad to place you.
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Mention responsible disclosures, CTF results, or published research if you have them; they are strong credibility signals.
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Show you can work with engineers, not just audit them — secure code reviews, training, or paved-road tooling you built.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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Security Engineer
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Senior Security Engineer
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Security Architect
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CISO
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