Top Cyber Security Jobs in Boston, MA

Leads security engineering strategy across application security, cloud security, penetration testing, security operations, and incident response. Defines roadmaps, integrates automated controls into engineering and cloud environments, approves complex IAM and Zero Trust decisions, directs offensive testing and detection engineering, and leads critical incident escalations. Mentors engineers, influences executives, supports hiring and resourcing, and aligns security controls with PCI-DSS, SOC, and DORA requirements.

Designs and implements security for embedded consumer electronics products, including ARM TrustZone applets, cryptographic device identity, secure boot, firmware protection, key management, and trust chains. Defines security requirements, performs assessments and testing, supports compliance audits, mitigates vulnerabilities, and advises engineering teams through architecture and code reviews. Collaborates with firmware, DevOps, cloud, manufacturing, and program management teams to strengthen product security and incident response.

Build and mature WHOOP’s Security Architecture practice by establishing governance, standards, reference architectures, and reusable security patterns. Provide architectural guidance across application, cloud, infrastructure, API, identity, networking, AI, and enterprise systems. Lead threat modeling and architecture reviews, assess vendor security, translate compliance requirements into engineering controls, mentor teams, document guidance, and advise leaders on security strategy and risk-based decisions.

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.

Harden and maintain AWS GovCloud, Microsoft GCC High, cloud, endpoint, container, and CI/CD environments for defense applications. Investigate vulnerabilities, secure software supply chains, lead threat modeling, enforce configuration and patching policies, monitor SIEM and cloud security alerts, and support federal compliance with CMMC, NIST, and FedRAMP standards. Collaborate across product, platform, and compliance teams to integrate security into the SDLC and support incident response.

Designs, implements, and secures enterprise network infrastructure, including firewalls, trust zones, routing, switching, VPNs, wireless, load balancers, and data center networks. Leads network and security projects, performs technical planning and packet-level analysis, supports network operations at Tier 2, documents implementations, gathers stakeholder requirements, and mentors junior engineers. Ensures solutions consider NIST 800-171 compliance and contributes to network automation using tools such as Python, Ansible, and Terraform.

Own and improve Onebrief’s corporate security stack across endpoints, identity, SaaS, browsers, Zero Trust, EDR, SIEM, and MDM. Establish secure configuration baselines, detect and remediate drift, integrate telemetry, and build API-driven or infrastructure-as-code automation. Translate CMMC 2.0 and NIST-aligned requirements into continuously validated technical controls and reliable audit evidence. Partner with Corporate IT, Security Operations, GRC, and application owners to strengthen security posture and reduce manual compliance work.

Lead enterprise IAM and AI access security engineering across Okta, GCP, AWS, and IGA platforms. Replace low-code automation with tested Python services, codify identity infrastructure using Terraform/OpenTofu/Pulumi, implement least-privilege and privileged-access controls, govern human and non-human identities, and secure enterprise AI platforms. Drive cross-functional initiatives, develop technical roadmaps and proposals, support compliance, and mentor engineers.

Leads enterprise security engineering, architecture, cloud and security platform operations, AI security governance, incident response, compliance, and technical team development. Designs controls for AI systems, manages cybersecurity technologies, supports audits and regulatory engagements, mentors security staff, and serves as the designated backup to the CISO. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical execution and executive collaboration.

Lead security engineering across AI systems, cloud infrastructure, product security, GRC automation, GitHub controls, and compliance workflows. Develop AI-specific threat models and guardrails, automate security checks and evidence collection, strengthen AWS and GCP environments, manage CSPM tooling, and secure software supply chains. Partner with Engineering, Product, Legal, IT, and GRC to establish security programs and practical controls for Jasper’s AI platforms.

Lead the development of SailPoint’s cybersecurity architecture practice. Create holistic and reference architectures, define security domains, develop strategic roadmaps, identify security gaps, and translate architectural concepts into viable engineering solutions. Partner with leadership to prioritize initiatives, secure funding, and operationalize the practice. The role also includes hands-on security projects, cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder influence, and mentoring architects and engineers across cloud, application, identity, and network security.

Lead corporate endpoint security architecture with a focus on macOS, designing secure-by-default controls, automation, patching, software distribution, and security baselines across macOS, iOS, Windows, and Linux. Manage configurations through Terraform, GitOps, version control, CI pipelines, and automated rollouts. Partner with IT and security teams to improve telemetry, detection, response, auditability, and operational efficiency. Mentor engineers and serve as a senior escalation point for complex endpoint security issues in a fully remote environment.

Conduct applied systems security research across ideation, proposal development, prototyping, experimentation, and technology transition. Design secure systems software, evaluate features in projects such as Linux, Xen, QEMU, and LLVM, and develop research tools using C/C++, Rust, Python, and Assembly. Lead technical investigations, mentor colleagues, author proposals and publications, communicate findings, and collaborate across research and engineering teams.

Lead client engagements to design and implement secure network architectures (Zero Trust, SASE/SSE, segmentation, OT security). Manage teams, mentor staff, oversee enterprise network security configurations, and ensure project delivery and quality. Collaborate with clients to align security strategies with business objectives and drive innovation in network security practices.

The Senior Security Engineering Manager oversees security policy compliance, manages incident response, tracks threats, and coordinates investigations, ensuring operational stability.

Secure LLMs, generative AI systems, ML infrastructure, training pipelines, and AI applications. Responsibilities include threat modeling, architecture reviews, security controls, hardening, vulnerability remediation, data privacy, incident response runbooks, vendor reviews, governance, policy development, and AI security training. The role also supports proof-of-concept security solutions and monitors emerging AI threats.

Serves as the senior technical authority for enterprise browser data protection and security. Owns architecture, roadmap, standards, lifecycle, browser-based DLP controls, integrations, automation, and operational support. Leads complex troubleshooting, major incident response, root-cause analysis, runbook development, and continuous improvement. Partners across cybersecurity, identity, endpoint, network, cloud, risk, compliance, and vendor teams while mentoring engineers and influencing enterprise security design.

Design and build real-time security detection engines and streaming analytics using Apache Flink and Kafka. Develop high-performance security APIs and microservices in Go and Node.js, architect Kubernetes-based security solutions, and build petabyte-scale data pipelines. Lead technical design, collaborate with security teams, and mentor junior engineers.

Support enterprise security sales by identifying customer requirements, demonstrating Datadog security solutions, providing technical expertise during evaluations and proof-of-value initiatives, and developing proposals and sales materials. The role partners with sales, product, and engineering teams, tracks security trends and vulnerabilities, influences product development, and represents Datadog at industry events. Travel up to 30% is required.

Build secure, scalable software products and infrastructure with an emphasis on application security, access control, threat modeling, audits, monitoring, CI/CD security, cloud infrastructure, and secure development processes. Develop Python web services, APIs, dashboards, distributed ML systems, and infrastructure using Kubernetes, Helm, and Terraform. Collaborate autonomously across the business, drive complex projects end to end, and establish security-by-default engineering practices.

Lead software security for Cisco’s IT and Enterprise Operations portfolio. The role owns security posture, threat modeling, secure architecture reviews, AI and LLM security, risk-based remediation, security metrics, and release risk reporting. It partners with engineering, product, and IT leadership to drive security outcomes without direct authority, coordinate security subject-matter experts, and reduce security debt across cloud-native applications and enterprise platforms.

Oversee the security of firm applications, networks, systems, hardware, and mobile devices throughout their lifecycles. Develop security requirements and architecture, manage controls and configurations, perform certification and accreditation, maintain asset inventories, and ensure secure development and acquisition practices. Collaborate across departments and mentor team members while serving as a primary technical security contact. The role requires independent judgment, strong analytical ability, knowledge of security frameworks and technologies, and at least seven years of related experience.

Lead applied research on agentic AI for cybersecurity: develop efficient post-trained models, agent designs, and rigorous evaluation/verification. Partner with security teams to translate research into products, run experiments, and publish novel techniques.

Lead enterprise network segmentation projects using Guardicore Micro Segmentation across data center and cloud environments. Responsibilities include architecture design, project planning, installation, integration, configuration, policy deployment, documentation, customization, training, optimization, and troubleshooting. The role partners with customers, Support, and Engineering teams to deliver successful implementations and improve post-sales satisfaction.

Lead global deployment of Qnity’s OT cybersecurity program across manufacturing sites. Responsibilities include securing ICS and PCN networks, implementing segmentation, remote access, monitoring, asset management, backup, EDR/XDR, and MFA solutions; developing cybersecurity standards, audits, and disaster recovery plans; reviewing automation and capital projects; conducting risk assessments and incident investigations; and mentoring site engineering teams.