Information Security Engineer

Tenable, Inc.; Columbia (MD); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) retirement savings with company

Stock purchase plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Company‑paid holidays

Job summary

Tenable's InfoSec team is hiring a Security Engineer to join our Security Engineering & Architecture group. This role spans securing cloud environments and supporting general security engineering across the business—covering cloud and non-cloud systems. If you're early‑career but curious across the breadth of InfoSec, this role is built for you.

Here you will work with architects and engineers, learn the methodology, and take reviews from intake to sign‑off while collaborating across teams.

Qualifications

• 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) — IAM fundamentals, networking basics, and common misconfiguration patterns.
• Familiarity with core security engineering practices: least‑privilege access, audit logging, secrets management, and secure configuration baselines.
• Comfort reading documentation and asking good questions across unfamiliar systems.
• Strong written communication for technical and non‑technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day cloud security operations — monitoring, triage, and remediation of findings across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP environments.
• 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; flag static credentials and gaps in audit logging.
• Build familiarity with AI/agentic systems in reviews when they appear in scope.
• Work cross‑functionally with engineering, GRC, and TPRM to move reviews forward.

Skills

Security engineering

Cloud security

Threat modeling

Tools

Terraform/CloudFormation

CNAPP/CSPM/CIEM platforms

Job description

Tenable® is the Exposure Management company. Over 40,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500, 50 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies. Come be part of our journey!

What makes Tenable such a great place to work?

Ask a member of our team and they’ll answer, “Our people!” We work together to build and innovate best-in-class cybersecurity solutions for our customers; all while creating a culture of belonging, respect, and excellence where we can be our best selves. When you’re part of our #OneTenable team, you can expect to partner with some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry, and have the support and resources you need to do work that truly matters. We deliver results that exceed expectations and we win together!

Your Role:

Tenable's InfoSec team is looking for a Security Engineer to join our Security Engineering & Architecture group. This role was built deliberately to span disciplines rather than specialize in one: you'll split your time between securing our cloud environments and supporting general security engineering disciplines across the business — covering cloud and non-cloud systems alike. If you're early-career but curious across the breadth of InfoSec rather than narrowly focused on one domain, this role is built for you.

• 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 — regardless of whether the system in question is cloud-hosted, on-prem, or SaaS. You'll work directly with the architects and engineers who own this process today, learning the methodology and eventually taking reviews from intake to sign-off.
• Help identify and document misconfigurations, excessive permissions, and insecure IaC patterns (Terraform/CloudFormation), and help track remediation through to closure.
• Participate in risk assessments and threat modeling exercises for new projects — applying the same core analysis skills whether the subject is a cloud workload, an internal application, or a third‑party integration.
• Assist with IAM/RBAC reviews and least‑privilege efforts; flag static credentials, over‑broad roles, and gaps in audit logging wherever they appear in the environment.
• Build foundational familiarity with how AI/agentic systems intersect with our environment — cloud‑hosted LLM services (AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, GCP Vertex AI), the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and the basic risk surface of agent/tool‑calling architectures and apply that awareness during reviews when these systems show up in scope.
• Work cross‑functionally with engineering, GRC, and TPRM to keep architecture reviews and cloud findings moving — this role is a connective thread between teams, not a silo.

What You'll Need:

• 2–3 years of experience in a security engineering, cloud security, IT security, or related technical role (internships and adjacent IT/ops experience count).
• Working knowledge of at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) — IAM fundamentals, networking basics, and common misconfiguration patterns.
• Basic understanding of security architecture review or threat modeling concepts (e.g., STRIDE, data flow diagrams) — or clear aptitude and interest in learning them.
• Familiarity with core security engineering practices: least‑privilege access, audit logging, secrets management (no static credentials), and secure configuration baselines.
• Comfort reading documentation and asking good questions across unfamiliar systems — this role touches a lot of different architectures, so curiosity matters more than deep specialization in any one of them.
• Strong written communication — you'll be documenting review findings and cloud remediation guidance for technical and non‑technical audiences alike.

And Ideally:

• Exposure to IaC security scanning (Terraform/CloudFormation) or CNAPP/CSPM/CIEM platforms.
• Some hands‑on exposure to a formal architecture/design review process, even informally (e.g., reviewing a peer's system design for security gaps).
• Basic familiarity with AI/LLM concepts — prompts, context windows, tool/function calling, RAG — and awareness of frameworks like the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications or the NIST AI RMF.
• A relevant certification (Security+, AWS/Azure/GCP security certs, or similar) or equivalent self‑directed learning.
• Prior exposure to compliance frameworks (SOC 2, FedRAMP, ISO 27001) relevant to architecture review sign‑off

#LI-Hybrid #LI-MS1

This is the base pay range for this position. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, location and experience, and may fall outside of the range shown. Employees are also eligible for variable compensation in addition to base pay (commission for sales roles, bonus for non‑sales roles), depending on company and individual performance. Tenable also offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefits which include: medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance; 401(k) retirement savings with company match; an employee stock purchase plan; an employee referral program; flexible spending accounts; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); education assistance; parental leave; paid time off (PTO); company‑paid holidays; health and wellness events; and community programs.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• disability and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings with company match
• an employee stock purchase plan
• an employee referral program
• flexible spending accounts
• an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• education assistance
• parental leave
• paid time off (PTO)
• company‑paid holidays
• health and wellness events
• and community programs

US Pay Range

$102,500 - $136,500 USD

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