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stormwater infrastructure. Jacobs is seeking a Senior Stormwater Engineer to lead stormwater planning, design, and construction documents... ...the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your…
Engineering & IT · Portland, OR
Security Engineer jobs in Portland, OR
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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IT Security E ngineer DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital | Portland, OR DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital is seeking an IT Security Engineer to join our IT Department. This position,…
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from increasingly sophisticated cyber and AI-driven threats, securing their AI transformation. Our prevention-first approach safeguards... ...What you bring to the table ~5+ years of engineering and pre-sales experience…
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The City of Beaverton is seeking an Assistant City Traffic Engineer (ACTE) who will play a key role in shaping the future of traffic and transportation in the city. This position is in the Public Works Transportation Eng…
$52 - $65 per hour
Position : Senior Network Engineer (Contract) Reports to : Infrastructure Manager Compensation *: Competitive starting salary at... ...for network architecture and the application of network-specific security best practi…
Job role: Network L3 Engineer Job location: Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA Hire type : full-time/Contract Role Summary... ...provide architecture-level inputs. Ensure compliance with security standards, policies, and best pr…
Job summary A power electronics engineer is needed to design switching power supply electronics and power factor correction circuits, and to acquire CE certification for new and existing designs. Please note: this positi…
Engineer Hospitality Management Corporation is a Dallas based privately held provider of management solutions and hospitality industry services, each customized to fit our clients’ unique needs. HMC’s core value and miss…
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What security engineers earn in Portland
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $42–$58 | $88k–$121k |
| Mid level | $58–$82 | $121k–$170k |
| Senior | $79–$111 | $165k–$231k |
Adjusted for the Portland 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
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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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