Top Cyber Security Jobs in San Luis Obispo, CA

Leads enterprise cryptography consulting engagements for executives and security leaders. Responsibilities include cryptographic risk assessments, post-quantum readiness, enterprise key management, HSM strategy, PKI architecture, encryption modernization, crypto-agility design, and migration roadmaps. The role develops governance, policies, standards, and risk-based transformation programs aligned with NIST, ISO, and regulatory requirements. It also includes client presentations, executive advisory, thought leadership, cross-functional coordination, workshops, and mentoring.

Designs, implements, and operates SASE and ZTNA architecture across GCCH and commercial environments. Owns identity-driven access controls, session management, telemetry, compliance mapping, dashboards, and audit evidence. Serves as the senior escalation point for incidents, performs root-cause analysis, integrates device posture and SOAR workflows, develops AI-enabled automations, collaborates with identity, network, compliance, and vendors, and mentors junior engineers.

Design, develop, and maintain Windows-focused PAM components including services, agents, and RDP handlers. Integrate with Windows APIs, authentication and privilege models, implement secure credential handling and policy enforcement, collaborate with backend teams, perform code reviews, and troubleshoot complex Windows OS and enterprise configurations.

Assess and mitigate security risks across applications, systems, and networks. Perform security assessments, incident investigations, and compliance work (NIST 800-53/800-171). Design and deploy mitigations, provide security guidance, and build automation, scripts, and tools to improve detection and response.

Drive regional business development for cybersecurity solutions (Ransomware, Zero Trust, Cloud, IAM). Source and qualify prospects, manage pipeline and forecasting, enable Account Executives, coordinate with marketing, earn relevant sales/technical certifications, and support sales enablement activities. Up to 25% travel.

Owns the company-wide IT and cybersecurity program, including SOC 2 compliance, cloud security, penetration-test remediation, business continuity testing, endpoint management, access controls, onboarding and offboarding, AI security governance, vendor reviews, security training, incident response, and employee IT support. The role partners with engineering, HR, Finance, leadership, auditors, and healthcare customers while managing security across AWS, Heroku, Cloudflare, Google Workspace, GitHub, and related tools.

Build and automate security infrastructure across AWS and Kubernetes, including cryptographic material lifecycle, telemetry pipelines, policy-as-code, compliance monitoring, and incident-response tooling. Develop agentic AI workflows using coding assistants, MCP integrations, and custom harnesses. Apply threat modeling and secure architecture review while partnering with engineering, risk, auditors, vendors, and clients. The role emphasizes production software, cloud-native automation, continuous control monitoring, and eliminating manual security toil.

Build and operate a reliable security platform across hundreds of AWS environments. Responsibilities include security telemetry and OpenSearch infrastructure, GitOps deployments, Kubernetes and AWS security controls, cross-account and multi-region architecture, Python automation, and agentic AI workflows. The role participates in on-call support, security incident enablement, audit evidence automation, and reliability improvements while collaborating with Security Operations, Risk, and SRE teams.

Principal consultant advising executives on enterprise cryptography, key management, HSM and PKI architecture, and post-quantum readiness. Leads cryptographic discovery, risk assessments, PQC migration planning, and crypto-agility designs. Architects key lifecycle programs, HSM/Cloud KMS strategies, and PKI modernization; aligns controls to NIST/ISO/regulatory standards, leads transformation programs, vendor evaluations, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement.

Lead and run engagement systems for Microsoft Security field communities: design community strategy, communications, events, and feedback loops; collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive adoption of Security priorities; measure community health and impact; support planning, readiness, and change management for security field managers and individual contributors.

Design, configure, and maintain Workday security across HCM and other modules. Build role-based access models, security groups, domain and business process policies. Troubleshoot access issues, perform SoD and audit reviews, support integrations and releases, create security documentation, and collaborate with HR/Finance/Compliance. Mentor team members and participate in on-call rotation.

Design, build, and operate large-scale security data pipelines, lake/lakehouse storage, and analytics to normalize telemetry from a massive GPU fleet. Ensure data platform security (encryption, RBAC/ABAC, audit), enable trustworthy analytics and detection, collaborate across teams to define data contracts, and maintain data quality, provenance, and freshness for security posture and automated response.

Lead alliance and technical product marketing: build joint positioning and go-to-market enablement with strategic partners, own competitive intelligence and technical differentiation, create content and launch programs that drive pipeline and inform product and GTM strategy.

Lead competitive intelligence for Proofpoint's Data Security platform using AI and automation to surface signals, analyze competitors, and deliver field-ready recommendations. Build deep technical knowledge in DLP, CASB, Insider Threat, and DSPM, support sales deals, create enablement content, and influence product and marketing strategy cross-functionally.

Lead design and implementation of security controls, drive audit readiness across multiple frameworks (FedRAMP, SOC2, ISO, CMMC), gather audit evidence, liaise with auditors and government officials, translate compliance into practical controls with engineering/product teams, draft policies, automate compliance processes, and represent the program in customer security reviews.

Lead design and governance of security architecture across cloud and on‑prem environments. Implement cloud and infrastructure controls, drive vulnerability management, perform risk assessments and threat modeling, support incident response and compliance, and provide security guidance to engineering teams to improve enterprise security posture.

Design and execute integration and security-focused test plans for PAM and Keeper Secrets Manager. Validate integrations across cloud providers, IAM, CI/CD, and OS/databases; perform reliability and security testing; analyze logs and defects; contribute to automation and collaborate with engineering, product, and security teams to ensure reliability and compliance.

Design and build secure native iOS applications using Swift/Objective-C and C/C++. Implement intuitive UIs with SwiftUI/UIKit, apply MVVM/Clean Architecture, and ensure secure networking, cryptography, Keychain use, and hardened release pipelines. Collaborate with security experts and integrate automated security scans into CI/CD.

Secure enterprise data warehouses, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data interfaces for international and government environments. Implement classification-driven controls, manage cross-border data compliance (GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, PIPL), support FedRAMP/FISMA/NIST/CMMC frameworks, secure ingestion and interfaces, enforce least-privilege access, perform risk assessments and incident response, and collaborate with data engineering, legal, and government stakeholders.

Lead design and implementation of secure CI/CD pipelines, IaC automation, cloud security and compliance. Perform vulnerability assessments, monitor environments, manage Kubernetes/Docker, support incident response and disaster recovery, and provide technical leadership and DevSecOps frameworks for enterprise global projects.

Design, implement, and maintain SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud security and role-based access controls. Perform SoD assessments, integrate identity services (IAS/IPS/SSO), support Fit-to-Standard workshops, audit/compliance requests, quarterly releases, troubleshooting, role optimization, and post-go-live support for SAP GROW implementations.

Customer-facing cloud security presales engineer who consults with executives and security teams, develops security services and lab-based use cases, educates sales, creates collateral, and stays current on security technologies and frameworks to support sales engagements.

Customer-facing pre-sales cybersecurity engineer who performs technical discovery, assesses email security architectures, designs and presents email security solutions (SEG, API-based protections, DLP, ATP), runs demos and PoCs, collaborates with vendors, enables sales teams, and ensures smooth handoff to delivery.

Lead developer advocacy for AI and agentic security: advise security companies, accelerate NVIDIA stack adoption, guide partner integrations, map ecosystems, collaborate cross-functionally, run community events, and feed product teams with field insights.

Develop and formalize methods to validate reported vulnerabilities and generate/verify safe patches for internal NVIDIA targets. Define correctness, regression, and revalidation standards; produce repeatable, auditable processes and evidence. Apply AI-assisted workflows cautiously, perform bounded applied research on vulnerability classes, and document findings for independent security review.