Top Cyber Security Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

Lead and grow a security engineering team to design and operate cloud-native security controls, drive DevSecOps practices, conduct threat modeling and incident response, partner cross-functionally on security roadmaps, and ensure compliance with frameworks (NIST, SOC 2, ISO, etc.). Responsible for vulnerability management, identity and access controls, observability/SIEM, and security automation.

Secure LLMs, generative AI systems, ML infrastructure, training pipelines, and AI applications. Responsibilities include threat modeling, architecture reviews, security controls, hardening, vulnerability remediation, data privacy, incident response runbooks, vendor reviews, governance, policy development, and AI security training. The role also supports proof-of-concept security solutions and monitors emerging AI threats.

Design, implement, and support enterprise identity and access management using Microsoft Entra. Build controls for Conditional Access, MFA, identity governance, privileged access, authentication modernization, and Zero Trust. Develop PowerShell automation for identity lifecycle and governance, partner with technical and business teams, improve security operations, and mentor engineers. The role also includes on-call participation and occasional after-hours work.

Serves as the senior technical authority for enterprise browser data protection and security. Owns architecture, roadmap, standards, lifecycle, browser-based DLP controls, integrations, automation, and operational support. Leads complex troubleshooting, major incident response, root-cause analysis, runbook development, and continuous improvement. Partners across cybersecurity, identity, endpoint, network, cloud, risk, compliance, and vendor teams while mentoring engineers and influencing enterprise security design.

Build and operate security log pipelines, SIEM detections, endpoint controls, security automation, and internal tooling across AWS, macOS, Windows, CI/CD, and infrastructure repositories. Develop primarily in Python, implement Terraform-based infrastructure and policy-as-code safeguards, integrate security tools through APIs, and embed scanning and secrets detection into developer workflows. Own the reliability and coverage of security platforms while independently driving projects and implementing fixes directly in systems managed by other teams.

Own the security and identity architecture for CDW’s MyCDW ServiceNow platform. Lead consolidation of Entra, Okta, and ServiceNow authentication; architect SailPoint-to-Entra IGA migration; define RBAC, lifecycle, certification, governance, and compliance controls; and guide threat modeling, monitoring, risk reduction, and remediation. Partner across technology and compliance teams, lead IAM and security engineers, manage vendors, and develop strategic roadmaps for secure, cost-effective platform transformation.

Lead and mentor a small IT security engineering team to deploy and operate enterprise-grade Zero Trust security across networks, endpoints, applications, and cloud. Drive Customer Zero initiatives, manage cross-functional security projects, optimize policies (SSL decryption, segmentation, access control), and serve as an internal subject-matter expert.

Provide cybersecurity engineering support for programs: validate security requirements and designs, perform technical assessments and A&A documentation under NIST RMF, support incident response, identify and mitigate system risks, and implement enterprise security controls using tools like Splunk, Tenable, and HBSS. Requires coordination with engineers, PMs, and stakeholders and maintaining system Authorizations to Operate.

Provide cybersecurity engineering support for systems to achieve and maintain Authorizations to Operate (ATO). Validate security requirements and designs, perform technical security assessments, support RMF A&A documentation, incident response, risk management, and advise architects and PMs on secure implementations across the mission lifecycle.

Provide cybersecurity engineering support for space and mission systems: manage cyber requirements, validate technical security implementations, perform technical assessments, support RMF/A&A and authorization activities, assist incident response, advise architects on secure designs, and produce security documentation and risk mitigation strategies.

Provide cybersecurity engineering support to develop, validate, and maintain secure systems. Manage cyber requirements, perform technical security assessments, support Incident Response and Assessment & Authorization (A&A) per NIST RMF, produce A&A documentation, mitigate risks, and advise architects and program stakeholders on security design and compliance.

Senior security engineer responsible for developing automation and tooling, building and deploying security solutions, conducting incident response and proactive threat hunting, supporting investigations through data analysis, and advising development teams. Must document solutions, participate in agile teams, mentor juniors, and continuously research evolving security threats.

Lead applied research on agentic AI for cybersecurity: develop efficient post-trained models, agent designs, and rigorous evaluation/verification. Partner with security teams to translate research into products, run experiments, and publish novel techniques.

Entry-level System Security Engineer supporting cybersecurity engineering for space and mission systems. Manage cyber requirements, design secure systems using MBSE, validate technical security implementations, and support Assessment & Authorization (A&A) to obtain/maintain Authorizations to Operate (ATO). Collaborate with cross-functional teams, apply NIST/DISA/CIS standards, perform risk analysis and security planning, and integrate DevSecOps and software security engineering practices into system development.

Provide systems security engineering support for space/mission systems: manage cyber requirements, validate technical security implementations, support ATO/Assessment & Authorization, develop program protection and anti-tamper plans, perform threat analysis (including Threat Countermeasure Trees), brief leadership, and document security guidance and reports across the acquisition lifecycle.

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.

Lead system security engineering for aerospace/defense programs: define and validate cyber requirements, design secure systems (MBSE), manage A&A/ATO processes, integrate DevSecOps and cyber tools, perform risk assessments, and coordinate with stakeholders and program leadership.

Lead client engagements to design and implement secure network architectures (Zero Trust, SASE/SSE, segmentation, OT security). Manage teams, mentor staff, oversee enterprise network security configurations, and ensure project delivery and quality. Collaborate with clients to align security strategies with business objectives and drive innovation in network security practices.

The Staff Security Engineer will lead technical security initiatives, own architectural security decisions, mentor engineers, and align teams on security strategy while ensuring system integrity and compliance.

The Network Security Architect will assess network security, guide teams, enhance security policies, design network solutions, and mentor engineers while aligning with a Zero Trust Strategy.

As a Security Engineer, you will conduct security assessments, develop security tools, perform architecture reviews, and collaborate on advanced security research.

Leads enterprise security configuration automation and engineering strategy, roadmap, and delivery. Oversees teams developing policy-as-code, configuration baselines, preventive and detective controls, posture management improvements, and security enforcement capabilities. Partners with security, technology, risk, finance, and business stakeholders to remediate control gaps and meet regulatory and audit requirements. Establishes metrics, evaluates investments, and builds a high-performing security engineering team.

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.

Own security and infrastructure for a fintech payments platform, with security comprising roughly two-thirds of the role. Responsibilities include cloud and application security, IAM, secrets management, threat modeling, detection engineering, incident response, vulnerability management, compliance, privacy, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability, reliability, backups, disaster recovery, and on-call operations. The role reports to the CTO and will establish the security function as the company’s founding security hire.

Conduct internal and external network, web application, API, mobile, cloud, social engineering, and wireless penetration tests. Advise clients on security and compliance, simulate cyberattacks, generate assessment reports, support engagement scoping and remediation, improve testing methodologies, manage escalations, and mentor junior staff while meeting delivery and utilization targets.