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From the employer's careers site First seen 28 Oct 2026

Security Engineer

PayPal Austin, Texas Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$130,500 - $193,600 Annually

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Description

This job applies security best practices to optimize systems, partners with teams to drive security initiatives, analyzes and resolves security challenges, influences team effectiveness, and collaborates with engineers for continuous improvements.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Independently apply security best practices to enhance and optimize systems, ensuring robust protection and efficiency, while beginning to understand and align security solutions with business objectives.
  • Partner with peers and internal teams to drive security initiatives, contribute to cross-functional projects, and at times co-lead efforts to strengthen security posture.
  • Analyze and resolve security challenges by adapting standard processes and exploring alternative approaches to address complex threats.
  • Influence the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the team through informed decision-making, with a potential impact on other teams.
  • Collaborate with other engineers to gather and incorporate feedback, driving continuous improvements in security processes.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications :

  • None mentioned.

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive, choice-based programs to support all aspects of personal wellbeing,physical, emotional, and financial.
  • Generous paid time off.
  • Healthcare coverage for you and your family.
  • Resources to create financial security and support your mental health.
  • Flexible, balanced work culture with a holistic approach to benefits.

Skills

Required

  • security best practices
  • system optimization
  • security initiatives
  • threat analysis
  • collaboration

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://paypal.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/jobs/job/Austin-Texas-United-States-of-America/Sr-Cyber-Security-Engineer_R0137891

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