Top Cyber Security Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Lead the AWS cloud security program and manage security engineering teams. Establish AWS security standards, oversee IAM, encryption, logging, monitoring, vulnerability management, Terraform automation, CI/CD security, incident response, and secure architecture reviews. Manage risk registers, compliance workflows, audits, control testing, and FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST, and SA&A readiness. Guide investigations, remediation, runbooks, tabletop exercises, and secure cloud practices while reporting risks and metrics to leadership.

Serve as an Information System Security Officer for a remote, Azure-hosted Federal system. Responsibilities include implementing security requirements, maintaining RMF documentation, leading certification and accreditation, conducting risk and vulnerability assessments, managing remediation plans, performing audits and scans, supporting secure architecture, and assisting with incident response. The role supports Agile development teams and requires strong knowledge of Federal security frameworks, Azure security controls, vulnerability management, and compliance processes.

Monitor and secure federal cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Perform cloud threat hunting, log analysis, incident response, and develop cloud security playbooks and monitoring use cases. Ensure cloud logs are integrated with SIEM tools, tune detection systems, establish KPIs, support threat information sharing, and assist with cloud SOC tool deployment and proof-of-concept efforts.

Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise security technologies while monitoring, detecting, investigating, and remediating security incidents. Perform digital forensics, threat hunting, vulnerability and risk assessments, audits, compliance checks, evidence preservation, and root cause analysis. Collaborate with internal teams and third parties, implement new security solutions, create security documentation, and support incident response during regular and on-call hours.

Partner with sales to design and present data security solutions for SLED customers. Lead technical evaluations, gather requirements, build test plans, configure proof-of-concepts, and guide customers to successful outcomes while collaborating across GTM teams.

Lead technical strategy and architecture for software security across Block. Design and deliver security solutions, drive Secure SDLC adoption, threat model critical systems, mentor engineers, and execute high-priority security initiatives for scalable, resilient security services and mobile/platform security.

Lead AI security strategy and guardrails, design and review AI gateways and tooling, scale InfoSec review processes, reduce AI-driven security noise, drive remediation and investigations, and mentor security and platform engineers.

Design, implement, and maintain security controls across cloud (AWS) and on-prem systems. Lead vulnerability management, incident response, and remediation. Serve as SME for SIEM, SAST/DAST, IAM. Embed security in SDLC, support SOC 2/ISO 27001 audit readiness, mentor junior engineers, and recommend control improvements.

Leads end-to-end Cisco Duo MFA and access management engagements, including architecture, deployment, integrations, migrations, automation, device trust, security reviews, documentation, and client handoff. Supports Okta and Ping Identity projects, contributes to presales activities, owns technical delivery, mentors junior engineers, and manages client communication. The role integrates identity platforms with VPNs, cloud services, applications, directories, endpoint management tools, and enterprise infrastructure.

Leads and coordinates MultiCare’s information security program, protecting internal IT, e-commerce, web, and cloud systems. Responsibilities include defining security policies and standards, deploying technical controls, strengthening cyber resilience, evaluating emerging security technologies, assessing threats and business impact, implementing incident detection and alerting strategies, designing breach countermeasures, and ensuring compliance with security regulations and privacy laws.

Leads and matures the organization’s third-party risk management program, including vendor onboarding, risk assessments, continuous monitoring, remediation, contract security requirements, regulatory alignment, reporting, and executive risk guidance. Partners with Information Security, Legal, Compliance, Procurement, Privacy, and business teams to manage vendor security, privacy, operational, continuity, and concentration risks.

Designs and maintains cloud and application security controls across AWS and Azure. Leads IAM, network segmentation, PAM, workload protection, CI/CD, container security, incident response, threat modeling, code scanning, and penetration testing. Partners with engineering and product teams to improve security posture, secure development practices, compliance, and cyber resilience. Provides technical guidance, training, metrics, and hands-on architecture, code review, and validation support.

Lead MSSP-focused sales to recruit, enable, and grow managed security provider partners. Drive joint services, partner-led customer adoption, revenue attainment, forecasting, and cross-team issue resolution while meeting quotas and pipeline targets.

Leads enterprise Identity, Credential, and Access Management architecture and application security integration for Defense Logistics Agency mission systems. Defines identity, authentication, authorization, access governance, provisioning, and integration requirements; designs secure architecture patterns; supports application onboarding and modernization; and guides RBAC, privileged access management, and segregation of duties implementations. Provides technical leadership and communicates recommendations to government stakeholders, application owners, engineers, developers, and cybersecurity teams.

Lead technical marketing for API, AI agent, and application security by deploying and testing Akamai products, building PoCs, demos, labs, and attack simulations, creating technical content and enablement, validating messaging, and presenting technical briefings while collaborating with product, engineering, and field teams.

Leads enterprise cybersecurity monitoring, threat detection, vulnerability management, SIEM analytics, threat hunting, incident response, and continuous monitoring for federal and DoD-aligned environments. Oversees ACAS/Nessus scanning, STIG validation, patch compliance, detection engineering, threat intelligence, reporting, and remediation coordination. Collaborates with cloud, DevSecOps, ISSO, and engineering teams while mentoring junior analysts and improving security automation.

Monitors SIEM dashboards, correlates logs across security and cloud sources, investigates alerts, assesses threats, performs preliminary incident triage, tunes detection rules, documents findings, and escalates high-risk events. The analyst supports continuous monitoring, SOC playbooks, detection use cases, reporting, and coordination with incident response and engineering teams in a DoD-aligned environment.

Designs and implements secure cloud architectures, IL5 controls, STIG-aligned hardening baselines, identity integrations, and cybersecurity controls for federal and DoD-aligned platforms. Performs security assessments, vulnerability analysis, continuous monitoring, secure deployment reviews, audit support, and remediation planning. Requires expertise in AWS, NIST, RMF, PKI, SIEM, and cloud security, along with mentoring junior engineers and documenting technical architectures. The role is fully remote but requires an active Top Secret clearance and substantial security engineering experience.

Performs application security assessments, secure code reviews, API and CMS security testing, threat modeling, vulnerability analysis, and remediation validation. Integrates SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, secrets management, and security controls into CI/CD pipelines. Advises developers and architects on secure coding, authentication, encryption, and DevSecOps practices while supporting monitoring and incident triage. Requires an active Top Secret clearance, technical bachelor’s degree, seven years of relevant experience, and Security+, CISSP, or CCSP certification.

Supports AWS GovCloud IL5 cybersecurity compliance and security operations. Performs RMF impact analysis, maintains SSPs, POA&Ms, SARs, and control evidence, validates STIGs and cloud configurations, monitors vulnerabilities and logs, supports IL5 migrations, audits, ATO activities, and continuity planning, and documents remediation and compliance findings.

The Senior IT Security Engineer strengthens cybersecurity across architecture reviews, AI and emerging technology assessments, IAM governance, vulnerability management, third-party risk, security assurance, incident response, phishing simulations, automation, and regulatory compliance. The role validates security controls, supports remediation, develops risk metrics and reporting, oversees identity platforms, and partners with technology, business, audit, compliance, procurement, and vendors in a regulated banking environment.

Leads the design, implementation, and operation of information security controls across systems, networks, endpoints, and cloud environments. Responsibilities include SIEM/MDR, EDR/XDR, SOAR, vulnerability management, PAM, Zero Trust, incident response, data protection, DLP, and cloud security. The role collaborates with IT, Privacy, Compliance, and application teams, mentors engineers, supports security architecture and SDLC practices, and may provide periodic on-call incident response support.

Build and mature the application security program across the SDLC. Manage SAST, DAST, SCA, and IAST tooling; conduct penetration tests and vulnerability assessments; drive remediation; and embed Secure by Design practices. Partner with engineering on threat modeling, secure coding, architecture reviews, and CI/CD integration. Support HIPAA, NIST, and GDPR compliance through audits, reporting, documentation, policies, and cross-functional risk reduction initiatives.

Assesses and mitigates security risks across AI, machine learning, and Generative AI systems. Responsibilities include threat modeling, vulnerability assessment, security monitoring, incident response, governance, compliance, access controls, policy development, audit support, and advising engineering and business teams on secure AI development and responsible adoption.

Twelve-week summer internship supporting application, API, and AI security testing. Responsibilities include documenting findings, researching security technologies, improving metrics and dashboards, assisting with automation, preparing technical reports, and collaborating with security and technology teams. The role is open to students pursuing cybersecurity, information technology, computer science, or related degrees who graduate in December 2027 or later.