Senior Staff Cybersecurity Engineer - Identity Security

Category Engineering Hire Type Employee Job ID 17316 Base Salary Range $161000-$242000 Remote Eligible No Date Posted 05/14/2026

We are open to candidates from Morrisville (North Carolina), Hillsboro (OR) and Canonsburg (PA).

We Are:

At Synopsys, we drive the innovations that shape the way we live and connect. Our technology is central to the Era of Pervasive Intelligence, from self-driving cars to learning machines. We lead in chip design, verification, and IP integration, empowering the creation of high-performance silicon chips and software content. Join us to transform the future through continuous technological innovation. 

You Are:

You are a highly skilled cybersecurity engineer with a passion for securing access to critical systems, applications, and data at scale. You bring deep hands-on expertise in identity security, secrets management, and privileged access, with strong skills supporting HashiCorp Vault and modern secrets lifecycle management practices. You thrive in complex, highly technical environments where secure-by-design principles are essential to enabling business velocity.

You are comfortable leading technical conversations with architects, DevOps engineers, application teams, and security stakeholders, translating identity and access risks into clear, actionable solutions. You balance strong engineering execution with strategic thinking, understanding how identity security strengthens cloud architectures, hybrid architectures, and modern development pipelines.

Collaborative and influential, you serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor—guiding design decisions, mentoring engineers, and driving adoption of best practices across the enterprise. You are equally comfortable troubleshooting production issues, designing scalable architectures, and presenting recommendations to senior leadership. Above all, you are committed to protecting Synopsys’ critical assets while enabling innovation and growth.

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The Team You’ll Be A Part Of:

You will join Synopsys’ Data & Identity Security Engineering team, a highly skilled group of security professionals focused on securing identities, protecting intellectual property, and safeguarding sensitive enterprise data. The team’s mission is to anticipate and neutralize emerging threats, ensure compliance with global regulations, and support the secure growth of Synopsys. Collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to excellence define the team’s culture, and your expertise will directly contribute to Synopsys’ leadership in secure technology solutions.

Rewards and Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.

At Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.

In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request. The base salary range for this role is across the U.S.