Senior Consultant Cyber Security Engineer

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Foster City, CA
Salary
$180,600–$289,300 / yr
Posted
108 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $235k
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This role pays more than 93% of similar roles. Most pay $142,487–$197,950 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $235k versus about $170k for comparable roles.

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About Visa

Visa Inc. is the world''s largest payment network, enabling digital payments for consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and governments through its global processing network and branded card products. Industry: Payments Technology & Financial Services

Visa currently has 93 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $149,200–$238,700 across 92 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Consultant Cyber Security Engineer

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Cyber Security Engineer - Sr. Consultant level joins the Cyber Security team to design, build, and operate large-scale, cloud-native, and AI-driven security platforms. The role focuses on developing Python-based services, API-driven architectures, and automation-first designs to protect global networks and data. Key responsibilities include implementing GenAI-powered workflows, autonomous agents for cloud misconfiguration analysis, and policy-as-code using OPA/Rego or Sentinel. The engineer will manage security posture across multi-cloud environments including AWS, Azure, and GCP while utilizing tools like Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code and GitOps pipelines. By integrating threat intelligence with automated response systems, the role aims to reduce time-to-detect and time-to-remediate. Technical requirements include expertise in cloud firewalls, DDoS protection, and security platforms such as Wiz or Prisma Cloud to solve complex infrastructure security challenges within a high-impact environment.

Skills

Python Go AWS Azure GCP Terraform GenAI LLM GitOps Infrastructure‑as‑Code policy‑as‑code OPA Rego Sentinel SIEM CSPM CNAPP Wiz Prisma Cloud Microsoft Defender for Cloud Sumo Logic ADX

What you'll do

  • Design and operate large-scale, cloud-native security platforms for detection, prevention, and response across multi-cloud environments.
  • Develop Python-based security services and integration frameworks to connect SIEM, IAM, and threat intelligence platforms.
  • Implement GenAI-powered workflows and autonomous agents for automated cloud misconfiguration analysis and alert triage.
  • Automate security operations using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and GitOps-based promotion pipelines.
  • Enforce "Policy-as-Code" using tools like OPA/Rego or Sentinel to manage enterprise guardrails.
  • Reduce time-to-detect and time-to-remediate by automating threat intelligence ingestion and risk scoring.
  • Manage cloud security posture (CSPM/CNAPP) across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.
  • Lead technical design discussions and conduct proof-of-concepts to transition new technologies into production.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's Degree, or 5 years with an Advanced Degree, or 2 years with a PhD, or 11+ years of experience.
  • Experience with a Bachelor's Degree, or with an Advanced Degree, or with a PhD (preferred).
  • Strong domain expertise in cloud security engineering within multi-cloud enterprise environments including AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
  • Expert-level certification in at least one major cloud platform (preferred).
  • Experience building GenAI solutions and autonomous agents for cloud security engineering or security operations.
  • Proficiency in Python (preferred) or Go to build production-grade services.
  • Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, GitOps workflows, and policy-as-code enforcement.
  • Proven ability to lead technical designs, conduct proof-of-concepts, and manage project planning including cost modeling and timelines.

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