Security Engineer
QuEra Computing, Inc. · Boston, MA
$90,000–$140,000from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Boston, MA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on security engineering role within a small IT, Security & Compliance team, covering the design and administration of secure configuration baselines across on-premises, AWS, and Azure environments. Day-to-day work spans vulnerability triage and remediation, IAM policy management, cloud misconfiguration monitoring, and audit evidence gathering for frameworks such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001. Suits someone with a generalist security background comfortable bridging technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Mid level · 4+ years · National · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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No work location or city is specified in the posting; CBSA is left blank. The role mentions up to 15% travel for team building, suggesting it is not fully remote but the base location is unknown.
The degree requirement is 'Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent related experience' — equivalent experience is explicitly accepted, so no formal degree is hard-gated.
Vulnerability management tools (Tenable, CrowdStrike, Qualys, Rapid7, AWS Inspector, Microsoft Purview) are listed under Minimum Qualifications with 'e.g.' framing, indicating familiarity with the category is required but any one of these tools satisfies it; they are captured as alternatives on a single skill.
Cloud platform requirement (AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud) uses 'and/or' framing — knowledge of at least one is required; captured as a single skill with alternatives.
Scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash) and SIEM/SOAR platforms (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel) appear under Preferred Qualifications.
Security certifications (Security+, GSEC, AWS Security Specialty) are listed under Preferred Qualifications and are not emitted as a named technology skill.
The closing note about controlled information/facilities access is a standard contingent-authorization clause, not a hard clearance gate; clearance is set to None.
Seniority is assessed as Mid: 4 years minimum experience, no explicit 'Senior' title or org-wide scope, and the role is described as part of a small team with growing responsibility.
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