Information Security Engineer

Tenable's InfoSec team is looking for a Security Engineer to join our Security Engineering & Architecture group. This role involves securing cloud environments and supporting general security engineering disciplines across the business.

Your Opportunity:

• Support day-to-day cloud security operations, monitoring, triage, and remediation of findings across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP environments using CNAPP/CSPM tooling.
• Contribute to Security Architecture Reviews for new systems, integrations, and vendor onboarding.
• Help identify and document misconfigurations, excessive permissions, and insecure IaC patterns.
• Participate in risk assessments and threat modeling exercises for new projects.
• Assist with IAM/RBAC reviews and least-privilege efforts.
• Build foundational familiarity with how AI/agentic systems intersect with our environment.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, GRC, and TPRM to keep architecture reviews and cloud findings moving.

What You'll Need:

• 2–3 years of experience in a security engineering, cloud security, IT security, or related technical role.
• Working knowledge of at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Basic understanding of security architecture review or threat modeling concepts.
• Familiarity with core security engineering practices.
• Comfort reading documentation and asking good questions across unfamiliar systems.
• Strong written communication.

And Ideally:

• Exposure to IaC security scanning or CNAPP/CSPM/CIEM platforms.
• Some hands-on exposure to a formal architecture/design review process.
• Basic familiarity with AI/LLM concepts.
• A relevant certification or equivalent self-directed learning.
• Prior exposure to compliance frameworks.

The base pay range for this position is $102,500-$136,500 USD. Tenable also offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefits.