Top Senior Cyber Security Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

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.

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 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.

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.

Senior technical authority for security architecture, engineering design, and enterprise risk mitigation. Designs, implements, and configures security solutions across firewalls, endpoints, monitoring, vulnerability management, incident response, and forensics. Leads tactical implementation, performs assessments, product evaluations, project support, and supports the Information Security program and strategic objectives.

Lead design and implementation of security infrastructure and administer mission-critical engineering and DevOps applications. Manage Linux/RHEL systems, JFrog Artifactory, GitLab/GitHub, 3DX/Cameo/Jama/Teamcenter platforms, integrations, DISA STIG hardening, CI/CD integrations, and provide Tier 2/3 troubleshooting, compliance support, and ATO/RMF evidence for a classified defense program.

Conduct offensive security assessments and red team operations to identify network and system vulnerabilities; perform malware and packet analysis; develop scripts and tools; deliver written and oral briefings to clients and management; and train and mentor junior operators.

Lead research and produce high‑impact network security insights. Advise clients on evaluation, selection and deployment of network security technologies, present at events, support sales, mentor analysts, and drive research agenda and process improvements.

Perform advanced offensive security work: conduct complex penetration tests, teach and integrate offensive tradecraft into the AI platform, harden product and company defenses, and collaborate with core engineers to build and ship capabilities that automate red-team techniques.

Lead and scale the Email Security engineering team, own roadmap delivery, drive architecture for high-throughput distributed systems, partner with Product and Security, mentor engineers, and oversee on-call, incident response, and system reliability.

Provide cybersecurity engineering and architecture for mission and enterprise systems, translate NIST/CNSS controls into secure designs, troubleshoot Linux/Windows servers and endpoints, Cisco network devices, and enterprise storage, implement continuous monitoring (vulnerability scanning, SIEM), perform technical security assessments using Tenable and DISA STIGs, prioritize risk, and lead remediation efforts to maintain compliance and mission assurance.

Manage and grow a security engineering team responsible for product and platform security, embedding security into the SDLC, running red team/adversarial testing, performing hands-on web application pentesting, threat modeling, secure-coding guidance, and defining AI security guardrails.

Manage and lead engineering teams building endpoint security software: define and execute roadmaps, oversee SDLC and ISMS compliance, remove blockers, drive secure coding, coordinate with product and architects, recruit and develop staff, and manage budgets and operations.

Lead strategy, execution, and operational excellence for multiple security engineering domains. Build and develop leaders, deliver multi-year roadmaps, drive platform evolution, automation, vendor strategy, and cross-functional programs to reduce risk and scale secure operations.

Support cybersecurity engineering for a VA healthcare modernization project: secure AWS and hybrid environments, support RMF/ATO and compliance, configure and monitor AWS security services, produce SSPs/POA&Ms/SOPs, perform vulnerability assessments and DISA STIG hardening, integrate security into DevSecOps and CI/CD, and collaborate with stakeholders on security controls and remediation.

Lead security engineering efforts across classified AWS environments, driving RMF lifecycle activities, system hardening, vulnerability management, and A&A documentation (SSP, SAR, POA&M). Serve as technical liaison to engineering and leadership, translating vulnerabilities into mission risk and ensuring controls meet NIST 800-53 and DoD requirements.

Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and data products to enable security and fraud detection. Implement ETL, data models, and distributed processing (Spark/Presto/Flink/Kafka) to centralize signals, support analytics and machine learning, and partner with security teams to improve detection and mitigation of fraud and account compromise.

Provide engineering-first customer support for security, privacy, and assurance tooling. Triage and resolve authentication and access issues, build automation and runbooks, maintain support tooling, and improve developer experience. Use Generative AI responsibly to accelerate triage, documentation, and automation while advocating for customers and collaborating with product and engineering partners.

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.

Serve as the technical bridge between Product/Engineering and Customer Success to own onboarding, integrations, reference architectures, and troubleshooting for Zafran's cybersecurity platform. Influence product roadmap, advise R&D, and drive customer adoption and technical outcomes.

Lead technical discovery and design for enterprise customers, deliver demos and workshops, build architectures and POCs, influence sales strategy and product roadmap, enable partners, and create reference architectures and playbooks to support pre-sales and strategic deployments.