Top Remote Cyber Security Jobs in Houston, TX

Designs, deploys, and manages enterprise cloud security solutions across AWS and Azure. Responsibilities include automating security controls, managing AWS WAF and CDK rules, improving policies, patching vulnerabilities, implementing DevSecOps practices, assessing cloud applications and APIs, monitoring security posture, analyzing logs, triaging issues, and supporting compliance and risk initiatives.

Lead Stord’s enterprise security function and build its long-term strategy, governance, operations, engineering, application and cloud security capabilities. Own NIST, SOC 2 and ISO programs, 24/7 detection and response, incident management, M&A security integration, secure product development, penetration testing, customer trust, business continuity and disaster recovery. Lead the security team, MDR partnership, executive and board communications, AI governance, and security readiness for international growth, acquisitions and potential public-market scrutiny.

Architect and engineer multi-tenant SIEM, SOAR, EDR, telemetry, and cloud security platforms for managed security services. Build detection content, automate response workflows, optimize log ingestion, and secure customer connectivity. Lead technical discovery, onboarding, security assessments, remediation planning, escalations, solution design, and customer advisory engagements. Create architectures, runbooks, and documentation while shaping the MSSP technology strategy.

Engineer and operate SIEM and SOAR platforms supporting SOC and MDR services. Responsibilities include log-source onboarding, parsing, enrichment, detection engineering, playbook automation, alert and dashboard development, end-to-end pipeline troubleshooting, vendor escalations, customer onboarding, ingest-volume management, documentation, and platform incident response. The role serves as the technical escalation point and participates in an after-hours on-call rotation.

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.

Monitor emerging vulnerabilities, assess exploitability and business risk, prioritize remediation, and develop vulnerability intelligence frameworks. Implement asset detection and monitoring across cloud and data-center environments, maintain vulnerability management KPIs, communicate security posture to technical and executive stakeholders, use CrowdStrike Falcon capabilities, and build security tooling. The role requires scripting, threat intelligence research, cloud and Linux experience, cross-functional collaboration, and AI-enabled workflow improvements.

Own and evolve GitLab’s authorization systems across its Ruby on Rails monolith and next-generation Rust policy engine. Design fine-grained permissions for users, tokens, roles, and AI agents; secure GraphQL and REST APIs; lead feature-flagged rollouts and migrations; improve performance and reliability; and collaborate across authentication, platform, AI, and modular-service teams in a distributed asynchronous environment.

Supports the IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance program through security risk assessments, policy administration, audit readiness, control validation, evidence collection, remediation tracking, regulatory compliance monitoring, and third-party risk reviews. The role maps controls to frameworks including HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST, CIS, CMS, and URAC; maintains risk registers and governance documentation; and partners with technical and business teams to address vulnerabilities, control gaps, and compliance requirements.

Designs, configures, and operates ServiceNow Security Operations and Vulnerability Response capabilities. Builds vulnerability lifecycle workflows, risk-based prioritization models, dashboards, and SLA monitoring. Integrates scanners and security tools such as Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7, Defender, and CrowdStrike through APIs. Uses CMDB, Discovery, and Service Mapping to improve asset context and vulnerability correlation. Supports remediation coordination, incident investigations, governance, reporting, documentation, and continuous improvement for client exposure management programs.

Deploys and operates Axonius Asset Cloud for cyber asset management, exposure management, and risk-based vulnerability prioritization. Builds integrations, unified asset inventories, correlation models, dashboards, and automated remediation workflows. Supports CNAPP and cloud security operations, vulnerability remediation tracking, platform maintenance, scripting, API integrations, and client engagements. Requires cybersecurity engineering experience, Axonius or comparable CAASM expertise, vulnerability management knowledge, and automation skills.

Leads the cybersecurity operations program, overseeing monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, endpoint security, identity protection, and security controls. Manages security technologies, vendors, incident playbooks, compliance support, dashboards, and on-call processes while protecting regulated healthcare and financial information. Partners with IT, compliance, legal, privacy, risk, and executive teams, and leads and develops security operations personnel.

Leads Windows security assurance across compliance, risk assessment, security controls, vulnerability research, and security tooling. Manages security assurance program managers, partners with engineering and product teams, translates requirements into controls, drives scalable security reviews and scanning, and coordinates high-impact initiatives. The role requires influencing across teams, managing ambiguity, tracking outcomes, and improving security processes throughout the product lifecycle.

Drive technical pre-sales engagements for Microsoft Security: build demos/PoCs, lead hands-on workshops, design secure cloud architectures, resolve technical blockers, and advise customers on improving security posture using Microsoft security products and AI-enabled solutions.

Leads regional enterprise security sales by serving as a cloud security expert, shaping opportunities, advising account teams, managing executive relationships, and orchestrating technical teams and partners. Conducts architecture reviews, demos, proof-of-concepts, pilots, ROI/TCO analyses, and consultative engagements to promote Microsoft security solutions, Zero Trust adoption, and customer business outcomes.

Supports application security and information systems for a large healthcare organization. Analyzes user requirements, develops and implements system solutions, manages moderately complex projects, coordinates project teams, establishes system procedures, and provides guidance to less experienced staff. Collaborates with internal teams, vendors, and stakeholders across multiple facilities. Epic accreditation or certification is required, along with industry experience and a related bachelor's degree.

Conduct manual penetration tests and secure code reviews across web applications, APIs, AWS infrastructure, and AI systems. Develop AI-assisted security tooling, test LLM applications and agents, triage SAST findings, tune detection rules, support security reviews before production, and communicate risks and remediation priorities to engineering teams.

Provides security engineering and architecture expertise for FedRAMP Cloud Service Provider assessments. Reviews full-stack architectures, authorization packages, security controls, policies, assessment reports, vulnerability scans, and penetration tests for compliance with FedRAMP, NIST, FISMA, RMF, and agency requirements. Leads vendor interviews, identifies technical and documentation gaps, supports continuous monitoring, advises government program leaders and CISOs, and provides security recommendations for cloud systems.

Build, secure, automate, and operate AWS and Kubernetes infrastructure while supporting HIPAA and SOC 2 compliance. Responsibilities include Terraform development, CI/CD security, IAM, vulnerability management, observability, SIEM integrations, incident response, infrastructure hardening, scripting, technical documentation, and cross-functional automation. The role also participates in on-call coverage and evaluates new security and infrastructure tools.

Build and scale application security for a SaaS platform by integrating SAST, SCA, DAST, secrets scanning, and container/IaC checks into CI/CD. Partner with engineering and DevOps teams on threat modeling, secure code reviews, vulnerability remediation, incident response, and secure development practices. The role also supports compliance goals and translates security risks clearly to engineers.

Implement and configure SailPoint IdentityIQ and Identity Security Cloud solutions, including identity lifecycle management, access certifications, provisioning, integrations, workflows, rules, and application onboarding. Lead or support IIQ-to-ISC migrations, gather client requirements, create technical documentation, troubleshoot deployments, and support UAT and hypercare. The role also involves client interaction, mentoring junior engineers, and contributing to reusable delivery assets in a remote consulting environment.

Leads security operations and corporate IT for a healthcare technology company handling PHI. Responsibilities include incident response, application and cloud security, IAM, endpoint management, vendor reviews, security policies, compliance support for HIPAA, SOC 2, and HITRUST, and management of three direct reports. The role also builds AI-driven automation tools and workflows for IT and security operations while partnering with executives, engineers, customers, auditors, and compliance leaders.

Monitor, investigate, and respond to global security incidents; lead incident response as an incident commander; develop security alerts, playbooks, automated actions, and escalation workflows; conduct threat hunting and threat intelligence research; improve detection, containment, and post-incident processes; collaborate with stakeholders; and participate in an on-call rotation.

Supports IT solution design and implementation, analyzes cybersecurity protocols and recommends improvements, and collaborates with data science teams to analyze data and generate actionable insights. The internship provides hands-on experience, mentorship, professional development, and exposure to aerospace technology. Candidates must be enrolled in a relevant bachelor's or higher degree program, maintain a 3.0 GPA, and graduate in December 2027 or later.

Monitor and investigate security alerts across client environments in a 24/7 security operations center. Analyze threats, identify malicious activity and indicators of compromise, distinguish false positives, support incident response and remediation, develop vulnerability reports, and communicate findings to technical and executive audiences. Participate in shift handoffs and rotating incident triage coverage while collaborating with incident response teams.

Leads and coordinates security and operational incident response for infrastructure, platforms, hosting, and customer environments. Serves as incident commander, manages escalations and communications, facilitates bridge calls and post-mortems, analyzes incident trends, maintains response procedures, and tracks corrective actions. Partners with technical and leadership teams to improve incident management maturity, accountability, governance, reporting, and operational transparency during high-severity events.