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Lead Security Engineer jobs with H-1B visa sponsorship sit at the intersection of a genuine talent shortage and strict specialty-occupation requirements. Employers filing an LCA must certify a prevailing wage tied to your specific worksite, and each role must require a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, information security, or a directly related field.
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Regular or Temporary: Regular
Language Fluency: English (Required)
Work Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)
Please review the following job description:
Designs, develops, and optimizes the advanced technical and cybersecurity capabilities for threat modeling. Plans, builds, and enhances cybersecurity technologies by baselining systems, analyzing trends, and preparing for future requirements to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure technology solutions with significant impact on the department and broader organization.
This position is onsite, office-centric (5 days a week), based in a Truist core location:
North Carolina: Charlotte/Raleigh/Greensboro
Georgia: Atlanta
Virginia: Richmond
Florida: Orlando
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.
- Designs and implements sophisticated cybersecurity solutions that safeguard critical organizational and divisional assets, contributing technical direction for complex implementations in line with established strategies.
- Performs and enhances comprehensive threat modeling for high risk platforms and services, applying advanced techniques to uncover and recommend complex vulnerability remediations.
- Acts as a senior technical expert for difficult security issues, diagnosing recurring problems and developing innovative, reusable solutions that improve team and divisional practices.
- Evaluates emerging security threats, technology trends, and architectural patterns, and provides recommendations that inform technical roadmaps and operational plans within the division.
- Partners with senior leadership, product, and engineering teams to implement modern security architecture, secure by design practices, and governance controls throughout development lifecycles.
- Establishes and documents security baselines, guardrails, and control patterns for systems and applications in the domain, providing input into mechanisms that support regulatory and policy compliance at scale.
- Provides senior technical leadership during major incident response and forensic investigations, shaping response execution, tooling usage, and playbook improvements to strengthen resilience and recovery.
- Mentors and coaches other senior and midlevel engineers through code and design reviews, knowledge sharing, and technical training, advancing security engineering skills across teams.
- Contributes expert input into divisional technology strategy, security standards, and risk management approaches.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.
- Deep specialized knowledge in cybersecurity principles, theories, and concepts.
- Extensive experience in software development lifecycle security practices.
- Expertise in threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing.
- Proven experience implementing and managing complex information security technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Deep familiarity with industry security standards and frameworks such as OWASP ASVS, the OWASP Top 10 lists, MITRE ATT&CK, MITRE CAPEC, CWE, and NIST Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF).
- Experience developing or improving threat modeling standards, templates, processes, tooling, or automation for use across an engineering organization.
- Demonstrated ability to lead threat modeling engagements for complex, distributed systems with minimal oversight, translating threat model findings into specific, actionable security requirements and effectively challenging architectural assumptions.
- Experience working with development teams to prioritize threats based on exploitability, business impact, compensating controls, and realistic attack scenarios.
- Experience using findings from security testing to validate findings identified through threat modeling.
- Demonstrated experience applying methodologies such as STRIDE, PASTA, attack trees, abuse cases, or data-flow-based threat analysis.
- Strong understanding of application security architecture, including authentication and authorization, session management, secrets management, cryptography, API security, network trust boundaries, and secure data flows.
- Advanced cybersecurity certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CEH, GIAC).
- Experience with security automation, orchestration, and advanced threat detection tools.
- Familiarity with emerging cybersecurity technologies, industry trends, and strategic risk management.
The annual base salary for this position is $160,000 - $195,000.
General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.
Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Lead Security Engineer
Map your credentials to specialty occupation
Pull the O*NET profile for Information Security Engineers and document how your degree field directly maps to the core duties listed. USCIS scrutinizes Lead Security Engineer petitions heavily, so a degree-to-role mismatch in your I-129 is one of the most common RFE triggers.
Look up prevailing wage before negotiating
Run your target city and job zone through the OFLC Wage Search before you name a number. Your employer's LCA must certify at least the DOL prevailing wage for your worksite, and accepting an offer below that threshold can stall or invalidate the petition entirely.
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Use Migrate Mate to browse Lead Security Engineer roles at employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history. That filing record tells you which companies have already navigated the specialty-occupation argument for this exact job title, cutting your research time significantly.
Confirm each worksite gets its own LCA
If you'll work across multiple offices or client sites, each distinct worksite location needs its own certified LCA before you start work there. Raise this with your prospective employer early so the HR team accounts for the additional DOL filing steps in the offer timeline.
Time your application around cap-exempt options
Some Lead Security Engineer roles at universities, nonprofit research institutions, or government-affiliated entities are cap-exempt, meaning your employer can file at any time without waiting for annual selection. If you're open to those sectors, they offer a faster, lottery-free path to H-1B status.
Use the 60-day grace period strategically
If your current H-1B status ends before a new offer closes, USCIS allows a 60-day grace period after your last day to maintain lawful status while a new employer files. Secure premium processing on the incoming I-129 petition to avoid a gap if your start date is tight.
H-1B Visa Lead Security Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Lead Security Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes. Lead Security Engineer is widely recognized as a specialty occupation because the position normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, cybersecurity, or a closely related engineering field. USCIS expects the employer to demonstrate that the specific duties, not just the job title, require that level of theoretical and technical knowledge. A well-documented job description tied to your degree field is essential.
How long does H-1B status last for a Lead Security Engineer?
Initial H-1B status is granted for up to three years and can be extended once for an additional three years, reaching a six-year maximum under standard rules. Extensions beyond six years are possible if a qualifying permanent residence application, such as an approved I-140 petition, has been pending for a certain period. USCIS governs these extension rules and they are subject to change.
What happens to my H-1B if my employer changes my work location?
Each worksite requires its own certified LCA before you begin working there. If your employer moves you to a new office or assigns you to a client site not covered by the original LCA, they must file a new LCA with DOL and may need to amend your I-129 petition with USCIS. Working at an uncertified location is a compliance violation, so flag any location changes to HR immediately.
How do I find Lead Security Engineer employers who actively sponsor H-1B visas?
Migrate Mate lists Lead Security Engineer roles at employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history, so you can focus your search on companies that have already demonstrated willingness and ability to sponsor. Looking at LCA disclosure data also tells you which firms file at senior engineering levels, which is a stronger signal than a job posting alone that simply says 'sponsorship available.'
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new Lead Security Engineer role at a different company?
Yes, H-1B portability allows you to start working for a new employer once they file an I-129 transfer petition on your behalf, without waiting for USCIS to approve it, as long as you're maintaining valid status. The new employer still needs to file a certified LCA for your specific worksite and certify the applicable prevailing wage before submitting the petition to USCIS.