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Senior Cybersecurity Engineers are among the most consistently sponsored roles in tech. Employers routinely file H-1B visa, L-1, and O-1 petitions for qualified candidates, and the specialty occupation classification is well-established for this role across financial services, defense contractors, and cloud infrastructure companies. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Get Access To All JobsOur Mission
Our mission is to restore cell health and resilience through cell rejuvenation to reverse disease, injury, and the disabilities that can occur throughout life.
Our Value
Our Single Altos Value: Everyone Owns Achieving Our Inspiring Mission.
Diversity at Altos
Altos Labs has been named one of the Top 3 Biotech Companies and ranked for the second year on the Forbes 2026 Best Startups in America list. At Altos, exceptional scientists and industry leaders from around the world work together to advance a shared mission. Our intentional focus is on Belonging, so that all employees know that they are valued for their unique perspectives. We are all accountable for sustaining a diverse and inclusive environment.
What You Will Contribute To Altos
The Altos Security team is looking for a highly collaborative Senior Engineer to join our team to help enhance and extend our human focused security program. You will be working directly with scientists, engineers, and IT staff to enable a hyper collaborative environment supporting world class research and development programs. You will build modern, scalable security capabilities that protect sensitive scientific data and AI/ML workloads, improve our readiness to handle security incidents, and strengthen threat detection, response, and data protection across cloud and on-prem environments. This opportunity will give you the chance to build an effective security program that directly impacts the trust and safety of our organization and its stakeholders. Candidates for this role should take pride in balancing risks and benefits of any security control, system or action as well as always looking for opportunities to optimize, automate, reduce and simplify systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop security controls that can enable scientists and researchers while protecting sensitive data (intellectual property, regulated data, experimental datasets)
- Perform threat modeling and risk assessments for applications, infrastructure, AI/ML systems, and lab/OT environments; translate findings into pragmatic controls and roadmaps
- Leverage DevOps principles and Infrastructure as Code techniques to scale security systems and controls
- Build automations and integrations (SOAR) around tools, processes, and systems to facilitate ongoing operations, reduce toil, and improve response times
- Manage Incident Response - prepare playbooks, perform triage, investigation, and remediation; coordinate cross-functional response; conduct forensic analysis; run tabletop exercises and after-action reviews; continuously improve detection and response
- Secure AI solutions from threats to data security, integrity, and misuse; implement model and prompt safety guardrails; evaluate enterprise and third-party AI tools; contribute to AI usage policies and governance
- Act as a security subject matter expert - educating, training, and mentoring others
Who You Are
An ideal candidate would be representing the Altos Cybersecurity team in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, or Cambridge, UK.
Minimum Qualifications
- 7 years of experience in the technology space (at least 5 with a security focus)
- Comfortable collaborating with engineers, scientists, legal/compliance and IT professionals
- Proficient in on-premises and cloud security engineering, including Infrastructure as Code solutions. Skilled in code security, secrets management, vulnerability scanning, and detection engineering.
- Experience performing application and/or infrastructure design reviews to identify areas of improvement as well as recommending appropriate security controls. Ideal candidates would also follow through to ensure their recommendations are implemented.
- Expertise in managing security incidents, conducting detailed analysis of security events, and overseeing sensitive investigations related to cyber activities
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field
- Ability to work without supervision, ability to handle competing priorities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a compliance oriented environment (healthcare, government, fintech, ISO, SOC, PCI, etc)
- Information security certifications (CISSP, GIAC, etc)
- Experience with AI risk assessment, red teaming of AI/LLM systems, and defenses against prompt injection, data exfiltration, and excessive agency
The salary range for Redwood City, CA:
- Senior Cybersecurity Engineer: $169,700 - $217,500
- Staff Cybersecurity Engineer: $196,800 - $252,300
The salary range for San Diego, CA:
- Senior Cybersecurity Engineer: $141,400 - $181,300
- Staff Cybersecurity Engineer: $169,700 - $217,500
Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. For UK applicants, before submitting your application:
- Please click here to read the Altos Labs EU and UK Applicant Privacy Notice (bit.ly/eu_uk_privacy_notice)
- This Privacy Notice is not a contract, express or implied and it does not set terms or conditions of employment.
Equal Opportunity Employment
We value collaboration and scientific excellence. We believe that diverse perspectives and a culture of belonging are foundational to scientific innovation and inquiry. At Altos Labs, exceptional scientists and industry leaders from around the world work together to advance a shared mission. Our intentional focus is on Belonging, so that all employees know that they are valued for their unique perspectives. We are all accountable for sustaining an inclusive environment. Altos Labs provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Altos prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Thank you for your interest in Altos Labs where we strive for a culture of scientific excellence, learning, and belonging.
Note: Altos Labs will not ask you to download a messaging app for an interview or outlay your own money to get started as an employee. If this sounds like your interaction with people claiming to be with Altos, it is not legitimate and has nothing to do with Altos. Learn more about a common job scam at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-spot-avoid-online-job-scams-biron-clark/
Our Mission
Our mission is to restore cell health and resilience through cell rejuvenation to reverse disease, injury, and the disabilities that can occur throughout life.
Our Value
Our Single Altos Value: Everyone Owns Achieving Our Inspiring Mission.
Diversity at Altos
Altos Labs has been named one of the Top 3 Biotech Companies and ranked for the second year on the Forbes 2026 Best Startups in America list. At Altos, exceptional scientists and industry leaders from around the world work together to advance a shared mission. Our intentional focus is on Belonging, so that all employees know that they are valued for their unique perspectives. We are all accountable for sustaining a diverse and inclusive environment.
What You Will Contribute To Altos
The Altos Security team is looking for a highly collaborative Senior Engineer to join our team to help enhance and extend our human focused security program. You will be working directly with scientists, engineers, and IT staff to enable a hyper collaborative environment supporting world class research and development programs. You will build modern, scalable security capabilities that protect sensitive scientific data and AI/ML workloads, improve our readiness to handle security incidents, and strengthen threat detection, response, and data protection across cloud and on-prem environments. This opportunity will give you the chance to build an effective security program that directly impacts the trust and safety of our organization and its stakeholders. Candidates for this role should take pride in balancing risks and benefits of any security control, system or action as well as always looking for opportunities to optimize, automate, reduce and simplify systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop security controls that can enable scientists and researchers while protecting sensitive data (intellectual property, regulated data, experimental datasets)
- Perform threat modeling and risk assessments for applications, infrastructure, AI/ML systems, and lab/OT environments; translate findings into pragmatic controls and roadmaps
- Leverage DevOps principles and Infrastructure as Code techniques to scale security systems and controls
- Build automations and integrations (SOAR) around tools, processes, and systems to facilitate ongoing operations, reduce toil, and improve response times
- Manage Incident Response - prepare playbooks, perform triage, investigation, and remediation; coordinate cross-functional response; conduct forensic analysis; run tabletop exercises and after-action reviews; continuously improve detection and response
- Secure AI solutions from threats to data security, integrity, and misuse; implement model and prompt safety guardrails; evaluate enterprise and third-party AI tools; contribute to AI usage policies and governance
- Act as a security subject matter expert - educating, training, and mentoring others
Who You Are
An ideal candidate would be representing the Altos Cybersecurity team in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, or Cambridge, UK.
Minimum Qualifications
- 7 years of experience in the technology space (at least 5 with a security focus)
- Comfortable collaborating with engineers, scientists, legal/compliance and IT professionals
- Proficient in on-premises and cloud security engineering, including Infrastructure as Code solutions. Skilled in code security, secrets management, vulnerability scanning, and detection engineering.
- Experience performing application and/or infrastructure design reviews to identify areas of improvement as well as recommending appropriate security controls. Ideal candidates would also follow through to ensure their recommendations are implemented.
- Expertise in managing security incidents, conducting detailed analysis of security events, and overseeing sensitive investigations related to cyber activities
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field
- Ability to work without supervision, ability to handle competing priorities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a compliance oriented environment (healthcare, government, fintech, ISO, SOC, PCI, etc)
- Information security certifications (CISSP, GIAC, etc)
- Experience with AI risk assessment, red teaming of AI/LLM systems, and defenses against prompt injection, data exfiltration, and excessive agency
The salary range for Redwood City, CA:
- Senior Cybersecurity Engineer: $169,700 - $217,500
- Staff Cybersecurity Engineer: $196,800 - $252,300
The salary range for San Diego, CA:
- Senior Cybersecurity Engineer: $141,400 - $181,300
- Staff Cybersecurity Engineer: $169,700 - $217,500
Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. For UK applicants, before submitting your application:
- Please click here to read the Altos Labs EU and UK Applicant Privacy Notice (bit.ly/eu_uk_privacy_notice)
- This Privacy Notice is not a contract, express or implied and it does not set terms or conditions of employment.
Equal Opportunity Employment
We value collaboration and scientific excellence. We believe that diverse perspectives and a culture of belonging are foundational to scientific innovation and inquiry. At Altos Labs, exceptional scientists and industry leaders from around the world work together to advance a shared mission. Our intentional focus is on Belonging, so that all employees know that they are valued for their unique perspectives. We are all accountable for sustaining an inclusive environment. Altos Labs provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Altos prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Thank you for your interest in Altos Labs where we strive for a culture of scientific excellence, learning, and belonging.
Note: Altos Labs will not ask you to download a messaging app for an interview or outlay your own money to get started as an employee. If this sounds like your interaction with people claiming to be with Altos, it is not legitimate and has nothing to do with Altos. Learn more about a common job scam at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-spot-avoid-online-job-scams-biron-clark/
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
Lead with your security certifications
CISSP, CISM, CEH, and OSCP credentials signal technical depth to both hiring managers and USCIS adjudicators. Certifications strengthen the specialty occupation argument by demonstrating field-specific expertise beyond a general IT background.
Target employers with a H-1B track record
Financial institutions, cloud providers, and federal contractors sponsor cybersecurity engineers most consistently. Companies with mature security teams already have immigration counsel and established processes, which means fewer delays and fewer unexpected denials.
Match your degree field to the role precisely
Computer Science, Information Security, and Electrical Engineering degrees map cleanly to cybersecurity roles for H-1B purposes. A degree in an unrelated field can complicate the specialty occupation determination, so be upfront with employers about your educational background early.
Emphasize specialization, not breadth
USCIS scrutinizes generalist IT roles more heavily than specialized ones. Framing your experience around a specific domain, such as cloud security, penetration testing, or incident response, makes the specialty occupation case significantly stronger during petition review.
Address clearance requirements early in conversations
Many senior cybersecurity roles require or prefer a U.S. security clearance, which non-citizens typically cannot obtain. Identify clearance requirements in job descriptions before applying to avoid wasting time on roles that are effectively closed to sponsored candidates.
Ask about cap-exempt employers if you missed the H-1B lottery
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and certain government-affiliated organizations are exempt from the H-1B annual cap. Cybersecurity roles at these employers can be filed at any time of year, giving you a path forward if you were not selected in the lottery.
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Find Senior Cybersecurity Engineer JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Is Senior Cybersecurity Engineer considered a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, Senior Cybersecurity Engineer is well-established as a specialty occupation. USCIS consistently recognizes the role as requiring at minimum a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a closely related field. The role's technical complexity and the industry norm of requiring a relevant degree both support this classification. Approval rates for cybersecurity engineering petitions are strong relative to broader IT categories.
Do I need a Computer Science degree specifically, or will other degrees qualify?
A Computer Science degree is the most straightforward path, but Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, and Information Security degrees are also well-accepted. The key is that your degree field must relate directly to the cybersecurity functions you'll perform. A business or general IT degree can complicate the petition, though relevant certifications and experience may help support the specialty occupation argument.
Will holding a security clearance affect my visa sponsorship prospects?
Non-U.S. citizens are generally ineligible for U.S. security clearances, which rules out a meaningful portion of senior cybersecurity roles, particularly in defense contracting and government agencies. That said, a large share of private-sector cybersecurity positions, especially in financial services, healthcare, and commercial cloud companies, do not require clearances and actively sponsor H-1B candidates.
How can I find cybersecurity engineering jobs that sponsor visas?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically for visa sponsorship, so you can browse Senior Cybersecurity Engineer roles without sorting through employers who won't sponsor. Focusing on companies with a documented H-1B filing history, particularly large financial institutions, cloud infrastructure providers, and cybersecurity-specific firms, gives you the strongest odds of reaching an offer stage.
Can I qualify for an O-1A visa as a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer?
Possibly, if your record includes recognized achievements such as published security research, conference presentations at major events like DEF CON or Black Hat, bug bounty recognition, or contributions to widely used open-source security tools. The O-1A requires evidence of extraordinary ability in your field. Senior engineers with a strong public profile or documented industry impact have a realistic path to O-1A qualification.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Senior Cybersecurity Engineer jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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