CNO Financial Group, Inc. is seeking a Principal IT Security Architect to shape enterprise security strategy, architecture, standards and risk posture across new technology implementations and major changes. You will lea…
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Security Engineer jobs in Indianapolis, IN
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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CNO Financial Group is seeking a Principal IT Security Architect to shape the enterprise security strategy, architecture, and standards across departments. You will define security requirements, design and evaluate solut…
Cloud & AI Security Architect Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 1-2 days per week, fostering collaboration... ...role partners closely with Cloud Infrastructure, Application Engineering, Detection E…
from increasingly sophisticated cyber and AI-driven threats, securing their AI transformation. Our prevention-first approach safeguards... ...What you bring to the table ~8+ years of engineering and pre-sales experience…
Sr. Civil Engineer Sr. Civil Engineer For over four decades, Schmidt Associates has built our entire approach on the idea of Servant Leadership. As servant leaders, our design team seeks to deeply understand our clients…
$64.5k - $129.5k
corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier. About this role In this role as a Continuous Improvement Engineer, you’ll be an integral member of the Indianapolis Carrier Excellence (Cx) Team and wo…
$85k - $125k
years of experience installing and supporting enterprise physical security systems. We require hands-on experience with enterprise... ...infrastructure. We coordinate with project managers, programmers, engineers, and fi…
throughout Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. We specialize in physical security, networking, audiovisual, structured cabling, managed IT... ...technology needs. We're looking for a motivated Security Systems Engineer to becom…
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Hoosiers across Indiana. About the Indiana Office of Technology (IOT): The Indiana Office of Technology provides cost-effective, secure, consistent, reliable enterprise-technology services to our partner agencies so that…
solve our clients’ toughest problems, we need a Senior Network Engineer to join our team. If you love to solve problems and add... ...clients’ current network states to identify network efficiency, security, or reliabili…
Job Description Job Description Enterprise Unified Solutions, Inc. (eUS) is hiring a Cyber Security Engineer . The Cyber Security Engineer is responsible for: strategic planning Compliance Compliance Testing Assessment G…
federal customers, with a particular focus on Defense and National Security mission sets. We leverage more than 17 years of support to... ...and growing capabilities across Intelligence, Analytics, Engineering, Mission S…
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What security engineers earn in Indianapolis
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 Indianapolis 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 Analyst
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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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