Security Engineer, Infrastructure Detection
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Boulder, CO · Posted November 12, 2026
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Where Boulder, CO ranks
Where Boulder, CO placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Mountain West$144k · of 11
- #2Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Mountain West82 / 100 · of 11
- #4Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Mountain West233 openings · of 22
- #4Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Mountain West59 / 100 · of 11
- #4Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Mountain West55 / 100 · of 11
- #5Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Mountain West57 / 100 · of 11
Rankings about security jobs
- Best cities for security jobs #1 San Francisco (316 openings)
- Best cities for security pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($241k)
- Most requested AI skills in security jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (10.8%)
- Employers with the most security jobs #1 Amazon (318 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 40 open security engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $188,000 to $262,500 and the median is $204,000.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among computer occupations, all other, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for computer occupations, all other: 31% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
Google has filed one layoff notice in the last twelve months, covering 52 workers, most recently August 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
About the job
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 2 years of experience with security engineering, computer and network security and security protocols. 2 years of experience with security assessments or security design reviews or threat modeling. 2 years of experience coding in one or more general purpose programming languages. Experience in cyber threat engineering (e.g., vulnerability research, exploit development, reverse engineering, malware analysis, threat modeling, code-level security auditing). Experience in a technical security role (e.g., security engineering, security research, DevSecOps, incident response, SOC analyst, incident response, malware research, threat analysis).