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Position Summary Cyber Security & Risk Strategy Senior Consultant Our Deloitte Cyber team understands the unique challenges and... ...in Computer Science, Information Technology, Risk Management, Engineering, or a simila…
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Security Engineer jobs in Detroit, MI
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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transportation on a global scale.The Role:The Virtual Design, Development, and Validation (VDDV) team is at the forefront of advanced engineering at General Motors, applying state-of-the-art CAE methods to help achieve o…
$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…
Job DescriptionAs a Virtual Analysis Engineer in GM’s Body Manufacturing Product Interface organization, you will help ensure vehicle designs are manufacturable, robust, and aligned with Body Manufacturing Requirements (…
$87.91k - $146.52k
: ANA United StatesWork Type: HybridDate Posted: 2026-08-28Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.We are more than 34,000…
Job-ID33138808Reference26-03193Job Title: (Cloud Engineering Engineer 2)About Kyyba:Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills... ...authentication, authorization, role-based access control, and secure coding…
$110.7k - $218.3k
Position Summary Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud Senior ConsultantDeloitte's Sales & Service practice partners with the world's leading life sciences companies to reimagine how their commercial, medical, and field organiz…
assignment in support of DTE’s emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.Job Summary Senior level engineer responsible for planning and conducting intermediate to more complex engi…
Job-ID29174198Reference26-24297Project Engineer Mechanical - PTW(Powertrain - Machining & Assembly)SummaryThe Project Engineer is accountable for the design of Engineering projects with top-down oversight from inception…
Nothing” approach to the global automotive market. That means refusing to choose between performance and sustainability, design and engineering, ambition and integrity. In Lucid Air and Lucid Gravity, we have designed an…
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firewalls and firewall configuration; familiarity with IPS devices and security policy implementation Experience configuring and supporting... ...Security TCP/IP VPN More: We are seeking a Network Engineer to support and…
$40 - $42 per hour
Must Have Skills: ⦁ Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 5 or more years of experience ⦁ Strong knowledge of analog and digital circuit design specifically DC-DC con…
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What security engineers earn in Detroit
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $36–$49 | $74k–$102k |
| Mid level | $49–$69 | $102k–$144k |
| Senior | $67–$94 | $140k–$195k |
Adjusted for the Detroit 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 Architect
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