Security Engineer portfolio projects for New York

If you are applying for Security Engineer roles in New York, the hard part is not finding one listing. The hard part is making each application look specific enough to pass the recruiter screen and the ATS scan.

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Live Security Engineer jobs in New York

62 open listings match Security Engineer in New York right now. The newest:

Skills employers ask for

Terms that keep coming up in the newest Security Engineer listings in New York, and how many listings use each.
  1. infrastructure18 posts
  2. software18 posts
  3. cloud13 posts
  4. platform19 posts
  5. model7 posts
  6. built9 posts
  7. operations12 posts
  8. application6 posts
  9. detection3 posts
  10. building11 posts
  11. data10 posts
  12. technology10 posts
  13. code4 posts
  14. engineers5 posts
  15. staff5 posts
  16. develop9 posts
  17. systems6 posts
  18. organizations3 posts
  19. product5 posts
  20. accelerate3 posts

Who's hiring

Employers with the most open Security Engineer listings in New York.
  1. Palantir7 open jobs
  2. RAMP5 open jobs
  3. CoreWeave4 open jobs
  4. Scale AI4 open jobs
  5. Artemis3 open jobs
  6. Crowdstrike3 open jobs
  7. Fluidstack3 open jobs
  8. Anthropic2 open jobs
  9. Braze2 open jobs
  10. City of New York2 open jobs

Advertised pay

From listings that state pay. Many don't, so treat it as a range, not a promise.

$144,000 to $445,000 a year, median $249,500.

What portfolio proof should show first in New York

Recruiters scan for role fit, recent proof, and keywords. For Security Engineer, your resume should show the tools you used, the problem you solved, and the result. A vague project line does not help. A specific line with numbers, users, revenue, cost, speed, quality, or risk reduction works much better.

Check this before sending another application.

  • Projects
  • Case studies
  • Evidence
  • Put the exact job title and adjacent titles in your summary.
  • Mirror the top skills from the job description naturally.
  • Use 3 to 5 achievement bullets that show measurable outcomes.
  • Keep formatting simple so ATS software can parse every section.

Resume keywords for Security Engineer

Do not stuff keywords. Put them where they belong: skills, project bullets, work experience, and certifications. For Security Engineer jobs in New York, start with these clusters.

Core skills

role-specific tools, workflows, and delivery methods

Business impact

cost, revenue, speed, quality, risk, retention, or conversion

Collaboration

stakeholders, product, engineering, sales, security, or operations

Proof

portfolio links, shipped work, dashboards, case studies, or GitHub

A practical application plan

Pick two projects that show role fit, write the problem and result clearly, and link them from your resume and profile.
  1. Pick 10 active Security Engineer listings in New York and save the job descriptions.
  2. Group repeated skills and phrases. Those are your ATS keywords.
  3. Rewrite your resume summary for this exact market and role.
  4. Run the resume and JD through the JobRise ATS checker.
  5. Only apply after your resume clearly matches the must-have requirements.

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Before you apply

Paste the job description into JobRise, check the ATS score, then fix the missing keywords before you send the application. One focused application beats ten generic ones.
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