Top Remote Cyber Security Jobs in Houston, TX

Build and operate reliable security infrastructure across hundreds of AWS environments. Responsibilities include security telemetry and log analytics, OpenSearch, GitOps deployments, Kubernetes and EKS security, cross-account cloud infrastructure, Python automation, AI-assisted engineering workflows, compliance evidence collection, incident support, and on-call operations. The role partners with Security Operations, Risk, and SRE teams to automate manual processes and improve platform resilience.

Leads OT network security engineering across manufacturing sites, translating enterprise architecture into segmentation, firewall, DMZ, access-control, and remote-access implementations. Coordinates production-sensitive cutovers with plant, IT, and safety teams while protecting manufacturing operations. Develops site-specific designs, compensating controls, implementation playbooks, and network documentation. Requires deep ICS expertise, knowledge of industrial protocols and security standards, and 10+ years of OT or industrial network security experience.

Build, integrate, and operate cloud-native security controls across infrastructure, data platforms, applications, CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise services. Develop CSPM and DLP capabilities, detection logic, automation, and incident-response mechanisms. Integrate controls with SIEM platforms, apply infrastructure-as-code and automated testing practices, and support reliable production operations. Collaborate with platform, application, and product teams to improve cloud security effectiveness and developer adoption.

Lead and develop the Security team while owning the company-wide security and compliance program. Responsibilities include managing SOC 2, PCI DSS, GDPR/CCPA, audits, policies, vendor risk, security awareness, and customer security communications. The role also provides technical direction for security tooling, cloud security, identity and access management, application security, vulnerability management, architecture reviews, and threat modeling.

Implements and supports security data ingestion pipelines across applications, cloud services, infrastructure, security tools, and business systems. Develops transformations, parsing, normalization, enrichment, masking, validation, and delivery workflows. Troubleshoots data quality and pipeline issues, documents architectures and data flows, coordinates with client stakeholders, and supports SIEM, detection, investigation, observability, and automation use cases. Requires data engineering experience, scripting, query languages, integration knowledge, and strong client communication.

Leads enterprise data protection initiatives, including data classification, DLP policy management, eDiscovery support, insider threat investigations, and data governance. Uses behavioral analytics, audit logs, SIEM, UEBA, and forensic tools to identify misuse and leakage. Develops security controls, incident response playbooks, and compliance updates while collaborating with Legal, HR, and Compliance. Participates in threat-hunting and red, blue, and purple team exercises. Requires five-plus years of relevant experience and eligibility for a Top Secret clearance.

Lead product security initiatives for cloud, AI, and enterprise platforms. Responsibilities include threat modeling, security architecture reviews, identifying systemic weaknesses, developing secure-by-design guidance and reference architectures, advising engineering and product leaders, leveraging AI and automation for scalable security assessments, investigating emerging attack paths, mentoring teams, and improving security review methodologies and tooling.

Leads and develops an engineering team building and operating cloud security controls as software products. Provides technical direction through architecture, design, and code reviews; owns production reliability and continuous improvement; translates security risks into automated, scalable solutions; and coordinates roadmaps and dependencies with product, platform, application, and security teams. The role also drives agile delivery, secure engineering practices, mentoring, and adoption of reusable cloud security patterns across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Lead corporate security investigations and incident response across identity, endpoints, SaaS, email, and security platforms. Improve detection, response, Zero Trust controls, automation, and incident readiness. Conduct vendor security assessments, support customer security questionnaires, document risk decisions, and collaborate with Security, IT, Engineering, Legal, GRC, Procurement, Sales, and Customer Success teams.

Owns IT systems administration and security operations for a fully remote workforce. Responsibilities include managing Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, endpoint and identity platforms, security tools, access controls, threat monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, compliance evidence, disaster recovery, vendor relationships, reporting, and operational roadmaps.

Manage SOC 1, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 compliance programs, including internal and external audits, control enforcement, corrective actions, and policy updates. Monitor security alerts, support incident investigations, coordinate penetration testing, and administer password and phishing management systems. Lead security awareness initiatives, advise stakeholders, collaborate with Legal on encryption regulations, and drive continuous improvements to the organization’s information security posture.

Security Engineer responsible for application security, vulnerability and threat management, cloud and Kubernetes security, DevSecOps tooling, incident response, forensic analysis, and secure system architecture. The role integrates security testing into CI/CD pipelines, automates security tasks, supports IAM and cryptographic key management, and collaborates with engineering teams to strengthen security processes and tooling.

Leads complex digital forensics and incident response engagements, including ransomware, APT, nation-state, insider threat, host and network forensics, malware triage, cloud investigations, and threat attribution. Provides technical oversight, client leadership, methodology development, mentorship, tooling improvements, pre-sales support, and external thought leadership. Participates in on-call coverage and supports high-severity incident surges.

Lead assessment and mitigation of security risks in the virtualization stack. Build threat models, rubrics, and defenses; partner with kernel, virtualization, and provisioning teams to design and implement mitigations; mentor engineers, manage vulnerability backlog, and promote security best practices across product teams.

Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud security controls for Vercel's platform. Harden infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code and policy enforcement, secure CI/CD pipelines, perform threat modeling and risk analysis, improve monitoring and incident response, and build platform-level security tooling in collaboration with platform and infrastructure teams.

Leads cybersecurity execution across Danaher’s global Life Sciences operating companies. Owns cyber strategy implementation, risk and vulnerability management, security architecture, assurance, certifications, data and application security, product security coordination, M&A cyber integration, and OT/manufacturing security. Builds globally distributed security teams, manages matrixed stakeholders, supports regulated environments, and oversees cyber PMO performance. The role is based in Washington, D.C., remote/hybrid, and requires 25–30% international travel.

Own the full lifecycle of enterprise cybersecurity accounts, from deployment planning and integrations through adoption, renewal, and expansion. Serve as the primary technical contact for security, engineering, and IT stakeholders. Guide vulnerability management workflows, cloud and scanning-tool integrations, remediation prioritization, and compliance reporting. Translate customer feedback into product improvements and create scalable onboarding playbooks.

Provides L1 technical support for enterprise customers using cloud email and SaaS security platforms. Resolves configuration, API, integration, false-positive, and threat investigation issues through troubleshooting and log analysis. Communicates root causes and recommendations, partners with Engineering and Product, supports onboarding, maintains knowledge documentation, and identifies recurring customer issues. Requires 4+ years of cybersecurity, SaaS, or enterprise technical support experience, strong email security and cloud ecosystem knowledge, API troubleshooting skills, and excellent communication.

Own FAR.AI’s internal IT and security function, including accounts, devices, identity and access management, onboarding, offboarding, office networking, support, endpoint hardening, data protection, governance, and vendor risk. The role will remediate security gaps using threat modeling, automate self-service infrastructure, partner across teams, communicate and manage change, and hire and lead an IT Coordinator.

The VP and CISO will establish and lead the enterprise information security program, define security strategy and roadmap, oversee security architecture, policies, compliance, risk management, third-party partners, and security operations. The role advises executives and the Board, manages distributed security teams, engages regulators and auditors, and translates cybersecurity risks into strategic business decisions.

Supports cloud, network, proxy, and SASE/SSE security capabilities in enterprise and federal environments. Investigates and resolves operational tickets, incidents, connectivity issues, and security events; configures proxy policies; analyzes logs, alerts, traffic flows, and packet captures; documents procedures and resolutions; supports testing and implementation of security technologies; and communicates directly with customers and cross-functional engineering teams.

Leads the design, implementation, and maintenance of secure cloud and enterprise infrastructure using Netskope and related SASE/SSE technologies. Develops Zero Trust, ZTNA, network segmentation, DLP, firewall, and DevSecOps capabilities; translates cybersecurity and federal compliance requirements into technical solutions; troubleshoots complex cloud and network security issues; produces architecture and engineering documentation; leads pilots and deployments; and mentors engineers while serving as a customer-facing technical authority.

Implements and improves security controls across cloud, endpoint, network, identity, and application environments. Manages security technologies, investigates alerts and incidents, develops detections and response workflows, performs vulnerability management, and supports penetration testing. The role secures Azure and AWS environments, assists with IAM and CI/CD security, analyzes logs and forensic evidence, and supports compliance audits involving HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, and PCI-DSS. It partners with technical and GRC teams to remediate risks and maintain security documentation.

Lead development of security enforcement integrations that warn or block unsafe AI artifact installations, serve sanitized alternatives, and record audit events. Build reliable event-driven backend systems with queues, webhooks, idempotency, retries, back-pressure, approval flows, dry runs, audit logs, and rollback mechanisms. Integrate third-party security, infrastructure, and identity APIs, with potential future work on fleet-wide revocation controls and security platform integrations.

Leads information security architecture and program initiatives across IT and business projects. Provides security consulting, develops enterprise data, network, and application protection requirements, conducts threat analysis, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and remediation planning. Researches emerging threats and technologies, supports control testing and incident response, and guides security team members. Requires extensive information security leadership, application and network security expertise, secure architecture knowledge, and strong communication skills.