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INTRODUCTION
Segra is searching for a qualified and experienced Staff Information Security Engineer to join us in a full-time capacity.
Location Requirement:
The work arrangement for this role is a hybrid position, requiring a minimum of three (3) days in the office, with flexibility to work remotely two (2) days each week.
ROLE OVERVIEW
This is a senior-level technology-oriented position protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information systems and data at Segra.
The Staff Information Security Engineer is expected to understand complex technology systems and tools in both the traditional Information Technology and Service Provider domains. It is essential for this role to maintain awareness of security trends, government regulations and 3rd-party standards (NIST, ISO), as well as to monitor developments in systems, protocols, tools, and other changes in the information security space. Additionally, the staff engineer understands and supports the business environment in which security operates.
This role requires collaboration with architects, senior-level engineers, management, and stakeholders inside and external to the organization, both to ensure awareness of security risks and to ensure appropriate mitigation steps are taken.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. Advanced Degree preferred.
Required Experience:
- A minimum 10 years of related industry experience, or equivalent mix of education and related experience.
- Deep knowledge of security and telecommunications protocols and architectures.
- Proficient in one or more scripting language (Python, PowerShell, or equivalent).
Preferred Experience:
- Experience with asset discovery and logical asset management.
- Solid understanding of authentication and identity technologies (IAM, SSO, RADIUS, TACACS+, AD/LDAP/Kerberos).
- Experience with compliance frameworks, particularly NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, and/or ISO 27001.
- Experience with administration of Splunk, Splunk ES or other SIEM platforms.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, git).
- Familiarity with AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Office 365 security controls (e.g., IAM, PIM, Identity Governance, Azure Policies, Entra, Intune, DLP, IaaS).
- Familiarity with EDR/MDR/XDR platforms.
- Experience with security incident response.
- Strong understanding of operating systems and command line administration at all levels.
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking protocols at all layers of the OSI stack.
- Understanding of the HTTP protocol, Web Application Firewall (WAF) technologies, BurpSuite testing, and APIs.
- Understanding of PKI, SSL/TLS, and cryptographic functions.
- Experience working in micro-segmented environments.
- Comfortable with regular expressions.
- Current relevant industry certifications (SANS/GIAC, etc.), Azure or AWS architecture or security certifications.
Key Competencies:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent critical thinking, analytical, and engineering skills, including the ability to independently analyze and understand both new technologies and legacy solutions.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing skills development.
ABOUT SEGRA
Segra owns and operates a wide and dense fiber-optic infrastructure footprint that provides state-of-the-art connectivity, cybersecurity, voice, cloud and colocation solutions, all backed by industry-leading service and reliability. Serving over 30,000 connected customer locations, Segra has been providing customer-focused solutions for over 125 years.
At Segra, we imagine, we engineer and we build a world of opportunities for our customers through fiber-enabled technologies, driven by our customer-first mentality. We invest in the communities we serve by hiring locally, empowering our teams, and continually upgrading our network infrastructure to deliver smarter, stronger technology solutions.
BENEFITS OVERVIEW
Segra offers a very robust benefits package to our full-time employees, some of which include:
- Medical, dental, vision insurance.
- Life insurance.
- 401(k) match.
- Flexible Spending/Health Savings Accounts.
- Tuition and gym reimbursements.
- Vacation/PTO, paid holidays, floating holidays.
- Volunteer days, parental leave.
- Legal, accidental, hospital indemnity, identify theft, pet insurance.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY
Segra is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination of any kind. Segra does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
SALARY RANGE
$116,025 - $140,000
Beyond competitive health and retirement benefits with immediate 401(k) vesting, Segra also invests in your total well-being through programs supporting physical, mental, financial, and social wellness.
INTRODUCTION
Segra is searching for a qualified and experienced Staff Information Security Engineer to join us in a full-time capacity.
Location Requirement:
The work arrangement for this role is a hybrid position, requiring a minimum of three (3) days in the office, with flexibility to work remotely two (2) days each week.
ROLE OVERVIEW
This is a senior-level technology-oriented position protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information systems and data at Segra.
The Staff Information Security Engineer is expected to understand complex technology systems and tools in both the traditional Information Technology and Service Provider domains. It is essential for this role to maintain awareness of security trends, government regulations and 3rd-party standards (NIST, ISO), as well as to monitor developments in systems, protocols, tools, and other changes in the information security space. Additionally, the staff engineer understands and supports the business environment in which security operates.
This role requires collaboration with architects, senior-level engineers, management, and stakeholders inside and external to the organization, both to ensure awareness of security risks and to ensure appropriate mitigation steps are taken.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. Advanced Degree preferred.
Required Experience:
- A minimum 10 years of related industry experience, or equivalent mix of education and related experience.
- Deep knowledge of security and telecommunications protocols and architectures.
- Proficient in one or more scripting language (Python, PowerShell, or equivalent).
Preferred Experience:
- Experience with asset discovery and logical asset management.
- Solid understanding of authentication and identity technologies (IAM, SSO, RADIUS, TACACS+, AD/LDAP/Kerberos).
- Experience with compliance frameworks, particularly NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, and/or ISO 27001.
- Experience with administration of Splunk, Splunk ES or other SIEM platforms.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, git).
- Familiarity with AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Office 365 security controls (e.g., IAM, PIM, Identity Governance, Azure Policies, Entra, Intune, DLP, IaaS).
- Familiarity with EDR/MDR/XDR platforms.
- Experience with security incident response.
- Strong understanding of operating systems and command line administration at all levels.
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking protocols at all layers of the OSI stack.
- Understanding of the HTTP protocol, Web Application Firewall (WAF) technologies, BurpSuite testing, and APIs.
- Understanding of PKI, SSL/TLS, and cryptographic functions.
- Experience working in micro-segmented environments.
- Comfortable with regular expressions.
- Current relevant industry certifications (SANS/GIAC, etc.), Azure or AWS architecture or security certifications.
Key Competencies:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent critical thinking, analytical, and engineering skills, including the ability to independently analyze and understand both new technologies and legacy solutions.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing skills development.
ABOUT SEGRA
Segra owns and operates a wide and dense fiber-optic infrastructure footprint that provides state-of-the-art connectivity, cybersecurity, voice, cloud and colocation solutions, all backed by industry-leading service and reliability. Serving over 30,000 connected customer locations, Segra has been providing customer-focused solutions for over 125 years.
At Segra, we imagine, we engineer and we build a world of opportunities for our customers through fiber-enabled technologies, driven by our customer-first mentality. We invest in the communities we serve by hiring locally, empowering our teams, and continually upgrading our network infrastructure to deliver smarter, stronger technology solutions.
BENEFITS OVERVIEW
Segra offers a very robust benefits package to our full-time employees, some of which include:
- Medical, dental, vision insurance.
- Life insurance.
- 401(k) match.
- Flexible Spending/Health Savings Accounts.
- Tuition and gym reimbursements.
- Vacation/PTO, paid holidays, floating holidays.
- Volunteer days, parental leave.
- Legal, accidental, hospital indemnity, identify theft, pet insurance.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY
Segra is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination of any kind. Segra does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
SALARY RANGE
$116,025 - $140,000
Beyond competitive health and retirement benefits with immediate 401(k) vesting, Segra also invests in your total well-being through programs supporting physical, mental, financial, and social wellness.
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A snapshot from current openings nationwide, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- SentiLink5
- American Credit Acceptance4
- Bank of China USA4
- Keiser University4
- Artech3
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software36
- Consulting & Professional Services18
- Banking & Financial Services14
- Education13
- Electronics & Hardware11
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in information security engineer jobs.
- 3-5 years of experience in information security, network security, or a related discipline
- Proficiency with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or IBM QRadar
- Hands-on experience with vulnerability management tools like Tenable Nessus or Qualys
- Relevant certification such as CISSP, CompTIA Security+, CEH, or equivalent
- Working knowledge of NIST CSF, ISO 27001, or SOC 2 compliance frameworks
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information systems, or a related field
Tips for Your Information Security Engineer Job Search
Tailor your resume to the framework
Hiring managers scan for frameworks like NIST CSF, ISO 27001, or SOC 2 before reading anything else. Name the specific frameworks you've worked within and call out whether you led the implementation or operated within an existing program.
List certifications where recruiters look first
Put active certifications like CISSP, CEH, CompTIA Security+, or OSCP in your resume header or a dedicated line above your work history. Screeners filter on these before reading job descriptions, so burying them in a skills list costs you interviews.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists information security engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Decode the job posting before applying
Posts that list both offensive and defensive tools in the same opening are often written by non-technical HR staff. Read the day-to-day responsibilities, not just the requirements, to tell whether the role is blue team, red team, or a generalist position before you spend time customizing.
Prepare a breach scenario walkthrough
Nearly every technical interview for this role includes a scenario question: walk me through how you'd respond to a detected intrusion or data leak. Rehearse a structured answer using a detection, containment, eradication, and recovery sequence with a real or realistic example from your background.
Negotiate scope before accepting an offer
Security engineers frequently find the actual attack surface or team headcount differs from what was described. Ask directly how many endpoints the team monitors, what percentage of work is reactive versus proactive, and whether the budget for tooling is already allocated before you sign.
Information Security Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most information security engineers?
The companies hiring the most information security engineers right now include SentiLink, American Credit Acceptance, and Bank of China USA, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Massachusetts, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Demand is especially concentrated in financial services, federal contractors, and large healthcare systems.
How many information security engineer jobs are remote?
About 40% of information security engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, though roles involving classified systems or on-site security operations centers are almost always in-person. Cloud security, application security, and GRC-focused positions tend to have the highest share of remote-eligible postings.
How do you become an information security engineer?
Start by building a foundation in networking and operating systems, then pursue an entry-level security certification like CompTIA Security+ to validate core knowledge. Gain hands-on experience through a help desk, IT support, or junior analyst role. Move into security-specific work, pursue advanced certifications like CISSP or CEH, and build a portfolio demonstrating real incident response or vulnerability work.
Can you get hired as an information security engineer with little experience?
Yes, employers hire candidates with limited professional experience when they can demonstrate hands-on skills. Building a home lab, completing capture-the-flag challenges on platforms focused on offensive security practice, earning a foundational certification, and documenting that work in a portfolio gives hiring managers evidence of capability that compensates for a short work history.
What does the information security engineer interview process look like?
Most processes include a recruiter screen, a technical phone interview covering security fundamentals and tool familiarity, and a take-home or live scenario exercise such as analyzing a packet capture or walking through an incident response. Final rounds typically involve a panel with both the security team and a hiring manager focused on judgment calls and past experience.
Where can I find and apply to information security engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to information security engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience and specialization, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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