Lead Engineer, Cybersecurity at Forbes
Jersey City, NJ
$165,000–$175,000from the description
Jul 13, 2026
Jersey City, NJ
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on technical leadership role responsible for securing both corporate IT infrastructure and consumer-facing digital platforms at a large media company. The position covers identity and access management, endpoint and network security, cloud and web platform security, and vulnerability management, while also managing a small distributed team and serving as the organization's cybersecurity governance lead. It suits an experienced security engineer comfortable moving between strategic oversight and direct technical execution.
Senior level · 7+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 5,300 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 1,100–7,900
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The posting is explicitly a hybrid role based at Forbes' Jersey City, NJ headquarters (2–3 days/week in office); the caller has instructed that this be treated as fully remote with no metro set. The JD's geographic restriction to specific US states is preserved via the US-based flag of true.
The title 'Lead Cybersecurity Engineer' carries no standard seniority level word, so the title states no level. The 7+ years requirement and hands-on technical leadership scope support a Senior classification.
This role has formal people-management responsibility (direct reports, performance reviews, offshore contractor oversight), which creates genuine ambiguity between 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts — the primary day-to-day technical security work) and 11-3021 (Computer and Information Systems Managers). The JD emphasizes hands-on technical execution alongside management duties; 15-1212 is the primary classification with 11-3021 as the runner-up.
The degree requirement is stated as 'Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field' with no 'or equivalent experience' qualifier, so it is treated as a hard requirement.
Certifications (CISSP, CCSP, CISM, Security+, GIAC) are explicitly listed as 'preferred' in the JD.
AI tools experience appears in the requirements section but is framed as 'practical experience applying AI tools… and familiarity with governing safe AI adoption' — the 'familiarity with' language softens it to preferred.
'Scripting and automation' is listed under requirements with 'strong' language but names no specific language or platform; it is captured as a generic skill given no concrete tool is specified.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): CI/CD pipeline security, secrets management, scripting/automation.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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