STEM OPT Cybersecurity Jobs
Cybersecurity roles in threat analysis, penetration testing, and security engineering qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension, giving you up to 36 months of work authorization. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify, and your degree must align with an eligible CIP code in computer science, information security, or a related STEM field.
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Responsible for the identification, tracking, and management of enterprise risks in Unisys cloud environments. This includes performing risk assessments and measuring the success and effectiveness of mitigation efforts. Collaboration across business units and effective communication of cloud security policies and procedures will be critical. Candidates for this role should have a strong background in cloud management and understand networking between on-prem and cloud environments.
- Design and implement security dashboards for real-time visibility into vulnerabilities, threat intelligence, and risk metrics, providing actionable insights to development and security teams.
- Analyze, prioritize, and manage vulnerabilities identified in applications and cloud infrastructure. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely remediation and risk mitigation.
- Collaborate with the SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) security team configuring and managing the SIEM platform.
- Assists in analyzing new software requests from a security perspective, ensuring alignment with organizational security policies and best practices.
- Implement and maintain a broad range of security technologies and processes to support the organization’s cloud-based applications, services, and infrastructure. Understand how to work with managed security services for the top cloud providers.
- Provide expertise and support to business teams regarding best practices for cloud security.
- Develop, tune, and maintain AI agents, prompts, and scripts that reduce manual analyst workload - for example, detection triage, alert enrichment, and report generation.
- Support the AI Security Architect in piloting, testing, and rolling out new AI capabilities and platform modules.
- Perform routine and targeted audits of cloud environments to identify security vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to conduct security risk assessments and incident response for cloud services.
- Serves as an escalation point for technical issues around security tooling and the Unisys SOC team.
You will be successful in this role if you have:
Prior work experience should include:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or similar, or the equivalent hands-on experience combined with training and certifications.
- Strong knowledge of cloud architectures, operations, and security controls.
- 3-5+ years of application security experience.
- Solid scripting/programming ability (Python, PowerShell, or similar) for building automation and integrations.
- Experience working in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud security tooling.
- Strong understanding of regulatory compliance requirements related to cloud environments.
- Proficiency in security technologies such as SIEM, SOAR, and endpoint protection.
- At least 5 years of experience between cloud engineering and security operations.
- Proven experience of handling cloud security incidents.
- Have conducted cloud security audits, compliance assessments, and creating recommendations for improving security posture.
- Handling event streams in cloud platforms or workloads and have worked on automation that ingested or processed these events.
- Communicate effectively with developers, project teams, technical and business owners the security risks and remediation strategies appropriate for an application.
- Strong organizational skills and time management capabilities.
Benefits
Unisys offers an outstanding benefits package, featuring unlimited paid time off, a 401(k) match, comprehensive healthcare, HSA matching, ongoing learning opportunities, and more! We’re committed to supporting work-life balance and investing in your future success.
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This role may require access to export-controlled commodities and technology. Therefore, to conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization in Cybersecurity
Verify your CIP code before applying
Check that your degree program's CIP code maps to an approved STEM OPT field. Information Security (11.1003) and Computer Science (11.0701) both qualify, but degrees labeled 'Information Systems' sometimes fall outside the eligible list, confirm with your DSO before you accept an offer.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting
Ask your recruiter for the company's E-Verify employer ID or look them up in the E-Verify employer search. Cybersecurity contractors and staffing firms frequently place candidates with end clients who aren't themselves enrolled, which can invalidate your STEM OPT authorization.
Target clearance-friendly roles with STEM OPT timelines
Many federal cybersecurity contractors require a security clearance that takes six to eighteen months to process. Filter for roles offering OPT sponsorship and parallel clearance initiation so the process starts on day one, not after your work authorization lapses.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified STEM OPT employers
Search Migrate Mate to identify cybersecurity employers whose E-Verify enrollment and STEM OPT hiring history are confirmed. This cuts the research step of cold-checking each company's compliance status before you apply.
Build your I-983 training plan around job duties
Your I-983 must list learning objectives tied directly to your cybersecurity role, generic descriptions get rejected by DSOs. Map each duty (vulnerability assessment, SIEM monitoring, incident response) to a specific skill your STEM degree was designed to develop.
File your extension early if an H-1B is pending
If you register for the H-1B lottery and aren't selected, cap-gap protection extends your STEM OPT automatically through September 30. File your STEM OPT extension with USCIS at least 90 days before your initial OPT expires to avoid any gap in authorization.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which STEM degrees qualify me for the STEM OPT extension in cybersecurity?
Degrees in Computer Science, Information Security, Computer Engineering, and Electrical Engineering are squarely eligible. The determining factor is your program's CIP code, not its title. Your DSO can confirm whether your specific code appears on the Department of Homeland Security's STEM Designated Degree Program List. If your degree is in a borderline field like Management Information Systems, verify the CIP code with your DSO before accepting a cybersecurity offer.
Does my cybersecurity employer have to be enrolled in E-Verify?
Yes. E-Verify enrollment is a hard requirement for STEM OPT employers, no exceptions. Before you sign an offer, ask the recruiter for the company's E-Verify employer ID number and verify it directly in the E-Verify employer search. Cybersecurity staffing agencies and consulting firms sometimes place workers with end clients who aren't themselves enrolled, which would disqualify your extension even if the staffing firm is compliant.
What goes into the I-983 training plan for a cybersecurity role?
The I-983 requires a written training plan signed by both you and your employer that connects your daily job duties to the skills and knowledge from your STEM degree. For cybersecurity, this means listing specific activities like network penetration testing, log analysis, or security architecture design alongside the academic competencies each activity develops. Vague descriptions referencing only job titles are routinely sent back by DSOs for revision.
How does cap-gap protection work if I'm on STEM OPT and register for H-1B?
If your STEM OPT is active when an H-1B petition is filed on your behalf for the October 1 start date, cap-gap automatically extends your work authorization through September 30 even if your EAD expires before then. You don't file anything separately, USCIS records the extension when the petition is received. If your H-1B isn't selected in the lottery, your STEM OPT resumes until its original expiration date, provided you filed the extension before your initial OPT ended.
Where can I find cybersecurity employers who actively hire STEM OPT students?
Migrate Mate lists cybersecurity roles from employers whose E-Verify enrollment and STEM OPT hiring activity are verified, so you aren't cold-checking compliance for every application. You can also cross-reference the O*NET profile for cybersecurity analyst and information security roles to identify the occupational categories employers use when filing, which helps you filter job listings more accurately.