Lead Cybersecurity Engineer

Visa

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Foster City, CA
Salary
$200,000–$320,000 / yr
Posted
22 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role $260k
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This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $153,950–$209,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $260k versus about $182k 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 · Lead Cybersecurity Engineer

Lead Cybersecurity Engineer joins the Cyber Security team to design, build, and operate large-scale, cloud-native, and AI-driven security platforms. This role focuses on creating automated detection, prevention, and response capabilities across multi-cloud environments while reducing time-to-detect and time-to-remediate through intelligent automation and policy-as-code. The engineer will develop Python-based services, implement Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, and manage GitOps-based pipelines for security control deployment. Key responsibilities include building GenAI-powered workflows, autonomous agents for cloud misconfiguration analysis, and automated threat intelligence enrichment. The role requires expertise in Azure or AWS, as well as experience with CSPM/CNAPP platforms like Wiz or Prisma Cloud. By integrating tools such as Sumo Logic and ADX, the engineer will solve complex security challenges involving identity management, network security, and automated risk scoring to protect global brand assets and data.

What you'll do

  • Design and operate large-scale, cloud-native security platforms for detection, prevention, and response across hybrid environments.
  • Build API-first security services using Python and modern web frameworks to integrate SIEM, CSPM, and threat intelligence.
  • Develop GenAI-powered workflows and autonomous agents for cloud misconfiguration analysis and automated remediation.
  • Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and Policy-as-Code to manage security controls across multi-cloud ecosystems.
  • Automate threat intelligence ingestion, sensor enrichment, and risk scoring to reduce time-to-detect and time-to-remediate.
  • Manage cloud security posture using platforms like Wiz, Prisma Cloud, or Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
  • Lead technical design discussions, conduct proof-of-concepts, and translate business requirements into scalable architectures.
  • Mentor team members and provide technical leadership to improve engineering and security maturity.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 10 years of experience with a Bachelor's degree, 8 years with an Advanced Degree, or 3 years with a PhD.
  • Must possess expert-level knowledge in at least one major cloud platform, preferably Azure.
  • Must have hands-on experience migrating applications to the cloud and implementing cloud-native security controls at scale.
  • Must be able to design and implement new security controls based on risk assessments, gaps, and regulatory requirements.
  • Demonstrated experience building GenAI solutions and autonomous agents for cloud security engineering or security operations (preferred).
  • Strong programming skills in Python (preferred) or Go with experience building production-grade services.
  • Expertise in IaC, automation, and GitOps workflows, including secure state management and drift detection.
  • Experience with policy-as-code and enterprise guardrail enforcement.

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