Remote Senior Cybersecurity Engineer Jobs
Remote Senior Cybersecurity Engineer jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first firms and distributed teams in sectors like financial services, healthcare technology, and cloud infrastructure. Employers hiring remotely right now include AttainX,Inc, Affirm, and Aprio. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Location: Remote
Department: Security
Schedule: Full Time, Days
Salary: $105,830.21 - $147,521.09 per year
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What You Will Do:
- Adversary Attribution & Mapping: Collect, pivot, and analyze multi-source telemetry—including OSINT, commercial feeds, deep/dark web forums, and internal technical logs—to profile threat actors, track localized and global cyber campaigns, and map adversary TTPs directly to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- Detection Engineering & TIP Optimization: Manage, tune, and optimize the Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) to ingest, score, and deduplicate IOCs, collaborating with SIEM/SOAR and Detection Engineering teams to translate threat trends into actionable YARA, Sigma, and SIEM rules.
- Proactive Hypothesis-Based Hunting: Partner with security teams to design and execute hypothesis-based threat hunting scopes and conduct retroactive hunts across data lakes and internal security platforms utilizing newly identified indicators and zero-day vulnerability intelligence.
- Incident Response Fusion & Advisory: Provide real-time, context-driven intelligence support during active security incidents, delivering critical briefings on attacker infrastructure, capabilities, and intent to the Incident Response (IR), SOC, and DevSecOps teams.
- Strategic & Operational Intelligence Synthesis: Synthesize complex, abstract technical data into high-impact threat assessments, flash reports, and threat actor profiles ("baseball cards"), contextualizing technical risks into actionable operational insights for both technical stakeholders and executive leadership.
What You Will Need:
Education: High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
Additional Preferences:
- Advanced proficiency in developing automation scripts (e.g., Python, PowerShell) to streamline CTI workflows, automated enrichment, data parsing, and tool/API integration.
- Hands-on experience with specialized external threat landscape and enrichment tools (e.g., DomainTools, Intel 471, Maltego, or VirusTotal Enterprise).
- Active advanced security or threat intelligence certifications, such as GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI), Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA), or GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA).
Why Join Our Team:
Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:
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Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.
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Benefits:
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Various health insurance options & wellness plans
- Retirement benefits including employer match plans
- Long-term & short-term disability
- Employee assistance programs (EAP)
- Parental leave & adoption assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Ways to give back to your community
Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.
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Who's Hiring
- AttainX,Inc30

- Affirm28

- Aprio22

- Akumin13

- Kastle Systems11

Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software106
- Banking & Financial Services40
- Healthcare & Medical Services32
- Accounting & Auditing22
- Electronics & Hardware17
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote senior cybersecurity engineer jobs.
- Five or more years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity engineering or a closely related role
- Proficiency with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or IBM QRadar
- Active certifications including CISSP, CISM, CEH, or equivalent industry credentials
- Experience securing cloud environments on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
- Strong knowledge of network security, firewalls, intrusion detection, and endpoint protection
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, or HIPAA
Tips for Your Remote Senior Cybersecurity Engineer Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote senior cybersecurity engineer openings from across the U.S. in one place. Search roles that match your skill set and apply directly without waiting for openings to surface elsewhere. Early applicants get faster responses on remote postings.
Show async incident response experience
Remote security teams handle incidents across time zones without in-person war rooms. Document how you've triaged alerts, coordinated with distributed teams, and written clear post-incident reports. Employers want proof you can own a response workflow without real-time hand-holding.
Lead with your remote security toolchain
Remote hiring managers scan for platform fluency fast. Put your hands-on experience with SIEM tools, cloud security platforms like AWS GuardDuty or Azure Defender, and endpoint detection and response tools at the top of your application materials.
Prepare for written technical assessments
Remote cybersecurity interviews often replace whiteboard sessions with async written scenarios or take-home threat analysis exercises. Practice writing concise, structured threat assessments and remediation plans, since your writing is how a remote team evaluates your thinking before the first call.
Highlight cross-functional remote collaboration
Senior roles require coordinating with engineering, legal, and leadership teams you'll never meet in person. Demonstrate experience communicating security risk to non-technical stakeholders through written briefings, Slack threads, or asynchronous documentation rather than in-room presentations.
Remote Senior Cybersecurity Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote senior cybersecurity engineer job?
Target companies that already run distributed security teams, such as cloud-native SaaS firms and remote-first fintech companies. Remote employers screen for strong written communication and the ability to triage incidents independently without in-person escalation. Demonstrating hands-on experience with SIEM platforms, zero-trust architecture, and endpoint detection tools gives you a clear edge over candidates who rely on office-based collaboration.
Which companies hire remote senior cybersecurity engineers?
Remote senior cybersecurity engineer roles are posted by AttainX,Inc, Affirm, and Aprio and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Remote-first technology companies, distributed healthcare platforms, and financial services firms with global operations are among the most active hirers of senior cybersecurity engineers in fully remote settings.
Can you get a remote senior cybersecurity engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level security roles are harder to land because you must demonstrate self-direction from day one without in-person mentorship. Remote-first startups and managed security service providers are more likely to hire candidates early. Showing a home lab portfolio, relevant certifications like CompTIA Security+ or CEH, and documented async problem-solving ability opens the door faster than a resume alone.
Do you need a degree for remote senior cybersecurity engineer jobs?
Not always. Remote employers in cybersecurity increasingly weigh certifications, hands-on project work, and demonstrated results over a four-year degree. Credentials like CISSP, CISM, or OSCP carry real weight. What matters most is your ability to work autonomously, communicate findings clearly in writing, and show a record of protecting infrastructure in distributed or cloud environments.
Which industries hire the most remote senior cybersecurity engineers?
The sectors hiring the most remote senior cybersecurity engineers are Technology & Software, Banking & Financial Services, and Healthcare & Medical Services, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. These sectors rely on distributed teams protecting sensitive data and cloud infrastructure, making fully remote senior cybersecurity engineer roles a natural fit for their operating models.
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