Security Engineer (Denver, CO) - Heartland (Remote)
GuidePoint Security · Denver, CO
$140,000–$170,000from the description
Jul 27, 2026
Denver, CO
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A pre-sales Security Engineer role at a cybersecurity VAR, based in Denver and serving the Heartland region. Day-to-day work involves providing hands-on network security guidance to enterprise clients, collaborating with sales teams on solution scoping and architecture, and producing security documentation. The role is explicitly designed as a stepping stone toward a consultative Strategic Security Advisor position, making it well-suited to a mid-career network security professional looking to move into pre-sales consulting.
Mid level · Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 20 people in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 8–35
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $139,675 (middle half $110,017–$174,679). 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 (7)
The role is a pre-sales / client-facing Security Engineer at a cybersecurity VAR, sitting at the intersection of network security delivery and solution consulting. 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts) was chosen as the primary classification given the security-advisory and assessment focus; 15-1299 is noted as an alternative given the strong pre-sales/solution-architecture dimension.
Palo Alto Networks is listed first and most prominently among firewall platforms; Checkpoint and Fortinet are presented as equivalent alternatives ('such as … and/or'), so they are captured in the alternatives field rather than as separate required skills.
The $140K–$170K figure is described as 'total comp (base + bonus)', meaning base salary alone may be lower; the range reflects total compensation.
A bachelor's degree is listed under Preferred Qualifications alongside certifications (PCNSE, CCNP Security, CISSP), and the posting explicitly states 'or equivalent professional experience' — so no hard degree requirement applies.
No minimum years of experience is stated at the role level; the posting emphasizes aptitude and foundational hands-on experience rather than a specific year threshold.
The posting notes the company is 'remote workforce primarily' in its benefits section, but this specific role is explicitly located in Denver, CO (Heartland Region) and is not described as remote.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Zero Trust Architecture.
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