Top Cyber Security Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Designs and implements security controls across cloud platforms, operating systems, Kubernetes, networks, and CI/CD. Audits infrastructure for weaknesses, develops security and privacy improvements, performs threat modeling, and drives remediation. The role includes software development, infrastructure security, incident containment, and technical security analysis while collaborating with engineering teams in a distributed startup environment.

Conduct application security assessments, identify and validate vulnerabilities, perform dynamic testing and static code reviews, and recommend remediation strategies. Collaborate with development teams to improve application security, use tools such as Burp Suite, and stay current with application security methodologies, web vulnerabilities, and exploitation techniques.

Lead Wikimedia Foundation’s product security strategy, prioritize security and privacy engineering initiatives, develop platform interventions against threats, strengthen organizational security culture, and communicate with Wikimedia communities. The role partners with cross-functional and departmental leaders on information security, represents the Foundation to volunteers, and applies AI-based tools to security analysis, code review, and software engineering. Prior product management experience is not required, but strong technical, security, communication, and online-community experience are important.

Manages information security risks, vendor and third-party risk reviews, mitigation plans, policy exceptions, and compliance reporting. Partners with stakeholders and Enterprise Risk Management to maintain risk policies within tolerance. Serves as a technical expert, supports risk awareness and accountability, monitors security controls, and contributes to operational goals. The role requires expertise in IT audit, security monitoring, access management, encryption, networking, incident response, SOX compliance, and project management.

Administers Microsoft Defender services for a DoD customer, monitoring endpoint security, EDR, NGAV, attack-surface reduction, cloud protection, SIEM integrations, cross-platform controls, WDAC, DLP, compliance reporting, and security dashboards. Escalates anomalies, maintains policies and procedures, investigates alerts, and supports Windows, Linux, and mobile-device protection. Requires cybersecurity experience, Microsoft security expertise, DoD compliance knowledge, Security+ certification, and an active Secret clearance.

Supports client engagements focused on cryptographic risk, post-quantum readiness, encryption modernization, PKI, and key lifecycle management. Responsibilities include cryptographic asset discovery, inventory development, risk analysis, PKI and TLS assessments, PQC migration planning, remediation tracking, standards alignment, client workshops, documentation, and presenting findings to technical stakeholders.

Lead the engineering modernization of enterprise data protection and DLP capabilities across cloud, SaaS, endpoints, email, and collaboration platforms. Build automated Policy-as-Code workflows, CI/CD pipelines, reusable controls, integrations, detection logic, guardrails, and operational metrics. Partner with technical, compliance, privacy, legal, and business teams to improve security effectiveness, reduce false positives, automate governance, investigate events, and demonstrate measurable risk reduction.

Lead pre-sales security architecture engagements by designing and validating defense-in-depth solutions across hybrid, cloud, application, identity, endpoint, network, and data environments. Conduct security assessments, create remediation roadmaps, integrate security platforms, and support DevSecOps, SOC, detection engineering, incident response, compliance, and risk programs. Collaborate with sales, engineering, clients, and executive stakeholders to communicate technical trade-offs and deliver scalable enterprise security strategies.

Leads DLP security operations across endpoint, network, SaaS, and cloud environments. Responsibilities include deploying and tuning DLP controls, investigating data exfiltration incidents, developing data classification policies, automating alert response playbooks, threat hunting for anomalous data movement, managing incident remediation, and tracking DLP effectiveness metrics. The role also supports incident response and vulnerability management and partners with stakeholders to balance security, usability, and regulatory requirements.

Design, develop, and maintain secure Linux endpoint privilege-management capabilities across Rust, C, and .NET. Build kernel-facing agents, PAM modules, privileged services, authentication and authorization workflows, systemd services, and Linux packages. Troubleshoot low-level security and execution issues involving permissions, SELinux, AppArmor, and race conditions. Collaborate with engineering and QA teams on architecture, testing, production support, and cross-platform functionality while using AI-assisted development tools.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Lead design and implementation of security systems and controls for large-scale AI and HPC cluster infrastructure. Drive incident response, risk assessment, system hardening, governance, audit readiness, and cross-team collaboration to protect hardware, software, and datacenter platforms.

Lead Togal's security program: own SOC 2 compliance, manage audits and Vanta, respond to customer security reviews, design and lead incident response, evaluate monitoring/MDR/SIEM, tighten cloud security posture, and coordinate breach communications with Legal and executive leadership.