Altera
Endpoint and Data Security Engineer
San Jose, California, United States · Senior
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$21,282 more — $154,482 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $154,482 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Computer Occupations, All Other" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Computer Occupations, All Other (15-1299) · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- This role will strengthen endpoint protection, threat detection, data loss prevention, and sensitive data security across enterprise environments while supporting incident response, compliance, and continuous security improvement.
- Microsoft Defender Security Platform Engineering
- Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
Responsibilities
- Altera is seeking an experienced Endpoint and Data Security Engineer to manage and optimize Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview DLP, and Securiti.ai platforms.
- Develop and maintain endpoint protection policies, threat detection capabilities, attack surface reduction controls, and automated response workflows.
- Support threat hunting, incident investigation, and remediation activities.
- Design, implement, and administer Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention controls across:
- Develop and maintain DLP policies protecting intellectual property, confidential data, regulated information, and business-critical assets.
- Support data classification, sensitivity labeling, encryption, retention, and information protection programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in endpoint security, data protection, security engineering, or a related cybersecurity discipline.
- Experience with endpoint detection and response, security incident investigation, data protection policies, and vulnerability remediation.
- Familiarity with security governance, compliance requirements, and Zero Trust principles.
- We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
- Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
- Hands-on experience administering Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview DLP, and/or data security posture management platforms.
Skills
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Compensation
- The pay range below is for Bay Area California only.
- Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.
- We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.
- $133,200 - $192,825 USD
This listing is sourced directly from Altera's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.