Top Entry Level Cyber Security Jobs

Lead security architecture and design reviews, define standards for protecting sensitive healthcare data, build automated defenses, guide security monitoring and incident response, translate complex objectives into engineering requirements, and mentor engineers through code and design reviews.

Designs, builds, tests, deploys, and supports IAM solutions for workforce and workload identities. Responsibilities include SSO integrations, identity governance, lifecycle management, RBAC and ABAC automation, access certifications, privileged access management, policy enforcement, and operational support with on-call participation. The role also develops automation using scripting and AI/LLMs, secures containerized platforms, implements Zero Trust controls, and integrates enterprise applications and SaaS solutions.

Secure CrowdStrike’s software supply chain and code-hosting environments by assessing GitHub organizations, open-source integrations, repositories, dependencies, and third-party packages. Implement repository guardrails, secret scanning, access controls, and automation; investigate supply-chain threats such as typosquatting and dependency confusion; promote secure coding and open-source compliance; and collaborate with engineering teams on security initiatives.

Build and operate scalable security tooling, applications, APIs, and automation for CrowdStrike’s global multi-cloud Product Security environment. Responsibilities include software supply chain security, AI-powered vulnerability discovery, platform visibility, risk assessments, CI/CD, SRE operations, datastore management, monitoring, and incident response support. The role partners across Product Security to define tooling strategy and maintain mission-critical security services.

Supports cybersecurity engineering for avionics and government systems by assessing risks, developing requirements and controls, designing security architectures, applying NIST controls and STIGs, and supporting certification efforts. The role requires systems thinking, Linux and scripting experience, Cross Domain Solution knowledge, and eligibility for a security clearance. Desired qualifications include C, C++, Java, and Python experience, RMF familiarity, and willingness to travel up to 10%.

Staff Security Platform Engineer responsible for backend integrations and policy platform use cases using Golang, MongoDB, Snowflake, and AWS. Owns technical design through delivery, documents decisions, follows testing and deployment practices, reviews code, and provides technical direction to an IC4 engineer. Collaborates closely with customer stakeholders, communicates risks and progress, and ramps quickly on the customer codebase.

Lead enterprise endpoint security deployments, integrations, upgrades, platform lifecycle management, automation, monitoring, incident response, vulnerability remediation, and operational resilience. Act as a subject matter expert and technical leader, developing scalable endpoint security solutions, guiding architecture, partnering with stakeholders, and supporting strategy, governance, and service ownership across a large enterprise.

Translates compliance guidelines into business requirements, technical specifications, and security frameworks. Collaborates with internal teams, assessors, sales, project managers, support, engineering, and customers to understand web-scale systems, meet security obligations, integrate solutions, mitigate risks, and support go-live activities. Provides guidance on security controls, DDoS mitigation, network monitoring, incident escalation, threat detection, and security documentation.

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.

Supports security architecture, certification, compliance, threat modeling, and secure design reviews for NVIDIA SoCs and GPUs. Collaborates with hardware, firmware, software, verification, and product teams on secure boot, cryptography, hardware roots of trust, and platform security. Builds AI-assisted tools for architecture reviews, requirements analysis, evidence tracking, and security workflows. The role is designed for a new college graduate with foundational knowledge in computer architecture, embedded systems, cryptography, or cybersecurity.

Architect, deploy, configure, administer, and maintain Splunk instances for clients and internal teams. Develop security use cases, configure alerts, evaluate and prioritize security data sources, and guide log collection and forwarding to SIEM platforms. Collaborate with clients, SOC analysts, and project coordinators, participate in project meetings, and support a rotating on-call schedule.

Provides cybersecurity engineering support for government customer systems. Responsibilities include security requirements analysis, network design reviews, security testing, RMF and NIST 800-53 control implementation, vulnerability assessment, security documentation review, and authorization and accreditation guidance. The role coordinates with development teams, evaluates hardware and software security, and supports compliance with cybersecurity standards and customer information assurance processes.

Principal Security Engineer role at Coupang. The posting contains template placeholders and does not specify responsibilities, qualifications, required technologies, compensation amounts, travel, or security clearance details. Applicants must complete the Internal Transfer Request Form and apply using their Coupang email address.

Designs, implements, and maintains secure network infrastructure for Lightning AI’s production and AI environments. Responsibilities include firewall, VPN, IDS/IPS, segmentation, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, SIEM monitoring, incident response, compliance documentation, access controls, and security automation. The role partners with infrastructure and engineering teams to mitigate threats and optimize security controls.

Designs, builds, operates, and integrates workforce identity and access management solutions for employees, contractors, and partners. Responsibilities include federated authentication, provisioning and deprovisioning, identity governance, compliance, access management, vendor integrations, acquisition-related migrations, solution rollout, and cloud-based service operation. The role requires hands-on IAM expertise, strong communication, programming familiarity, CI/CD experience, and AWS experience.

Supports security engineering across cloud and endpoint environments, including security-tool configuration, tuning, health checks, automation, API integrations, reporting, and findings cleanup. Uses Splunk for log and telemetry analysis and assists with investigations. Participates in security reviews and maintains technical documentation, standards, diagrams, and runbooks. The role is designed for early-career engineers with foundational knowledge of Linux, networking, security concepts, scripting, and public cloud platforms.

Supports security tooling configuration, tuning, health checks, automation, API integrations, reporting, and cloud and endpoint security operations. Uses Splunk for log and telemetry analysis, assists with findings investigations, and contributes to security reviews, documentation, diagrams, standards, and runbooks. The role is designed for early-career engineers with foundational knowledge of Linux, networking, authentication, encryption, least privilege, scripting, and public cloud environments.

Design and implement secure architectures for a multi-tenant GPU cloud platform. Conduct threat modeling, security assessments, code reviews, penetration testing, and incident response. Manage SIEM, WAF, and EDR tools; develop security improvements with engineering teams; support compliance with SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, NIST, and CIS Controls; maintain security documentation; and train development teams on secure practices.

Serve as the on-site technical lead for deploying, maintaining, and supporting the TECTIX RMF automation platform. Perform security assessments, implement security requirements, support DoD and NIST RMF authorization activities, and maintain STIG compliance. Deploy containerized infrastructure across AWS GovCloud and disconnected environments, manage updates and vulnerabilities, troubleshoot systems, support eMASS integrations, produce RMF artifacts, provide Tier 1 and 2 customer support, train users, and coordinate product enhancements with development teams.

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, deploy, and operate infrastructure security tooling, automated controls, and security services across public and private cloud environments. Develop scalable frameworks and automation to address security issues, advise service teams, and improve infrastructure security. The role requires expertise in Linux or containers, cloud security, threat modeling, NIST standards, Kubernetes, CI/CD, container security, encryption, and authorization. An active TS/SCI with CI polygraph clearance and U.S. citizenship are mandatory.

Own and strengthen security across systems, networks, and infrastructure. Design firewalls and IDS/IPS capabilities, conduct security audits and vulnerability assessments, detect and respond to threats, establish organization-wide security practices, collaborate with engineering and operations, and support customer security questionnaires and technical requirements.

Owns the architecture and technical roadmap for the Ping Identity platform. Designs enterprise SSO, MFA, identity governance, application integrations, RBAC and ABAC frameworks, lifecycle management, and cloud or hybrid deployments. Leads migration and multi-region availability strategies while producing architecture designs, solution blueprints, integration standards, and audit-ready runbooks.

Entry-level System Security Engineer supporting cybersecurity engineering for space and mission systems. Manage cyber requirements, design secure systems using MBSE, validate technical security implementations, and support Assessment & Authorization (A&A) to obtain/maintain Authorizations to Operate (ATO). Collaborate with cross-functional teams, apply NIST/DISA/CIS standards, perform risk analysis and security planning, and integrate DevSecOps and software security engineering practices into system development.

Design and present Qualys-based cybersecurity solutions for federal enterprise customers. Lead technical presales engagements, proofs of concept, architecture workshops, compliance assessments, and deployment health checks. Advise customers on asset and vulnerability management, patching, threat detection, cloud and application security, and compliance. Partner with sales, product management, marketing, and strategic partners to secure technical wins, influence product roadmaps, enable field teams, and create technical content. Requires at least 30% customer travel.