Sr Cyber Security Engineer – Top Secret Clearance Required (San Diego)

Qualcomm

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San Diego, CA Posted 77 days ago
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TL;DR

As a Cyber Security Engineer at Qualcomm’s Information Technology Group, you will join the Information Security and Risk Management team focused on securing the company's Government business unit. Your day-to-day responsibilities include working with cutting-edge tools to protect against cyber threats through proactive measures such as monitoring, incident response, and threat hunting. You will leverage your expertise in cloud security architecture, tooling, and automation across Microsoft Cloud technologies like Entra ID and Defender or Amazon Web Services’ GovCloud solutions including CloudTrail and GuardDuty. This role requires a strong passion for cybersecurity, excellent communication skills, and the ability to learn continuously in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

AWS Microsoft Entra ID Amazon GuardDuty Amazon CloudTrail Amazon CloudWatch Amazon Security Groups Azure Purview Azure Defender Cloud security architecture Security Operations Threat Hunting Incident Response Application Security Penetration Testing CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Design and implement cloud security architectures using Microsoft Cloud technologies.
  • Monitor and respond to security incidents in real-time to protect the business unit.
  • Develop threat detection mechanisms across cloud, host, and network environments.
  • Automate security processes through scripting and tool configuration.
  • Conduct penetration testing and application security assessments regularly.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 1 year of cybersecurity experience, or high school diploma with 3+ years of experience.
  • Strong understanding of cloud security architecture, tooling, and monitoring.
  • Experience with Microsoft Cloud technologies such as Entra ID, Purview, and Defender in GCC High environment.
  • Knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security tools including CloudTrail, GuardDuty, and CloudWatch.
  • Proficiency in security operations, threat detection, and incident response.
  • Ability to create threat detections and automate security processes using scripting.

Market check

Salary context

This listing doesn't show a salary. Similar roles on FindRole typically pay $113,400–$198,000.

Peer median band

$113,400–$198,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$137,700–$184,900

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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About Qualcomm

Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

Qualcomm currently has 564 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,300–$224,400 across 531 roles with salary data.

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