Security Controls Engineer

We Have Urgent Hiring for Security Controls Engineer

Location: Irving TX (Onsite)

Job Type: Full time permanent position

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

Design and develop custom security controls based on threat modelling outputs

Build:

o Detective controls using Python-based frameworks

o Preventative controls using OPA/Rego policies

Extend and enhance existing security control frameworks

Develop and maintain:

o Automated unit tests

o Behavioral (BDD) test cases

Integrate controls into CI/CD pipelines for continuous validation

Collaborate with:

o Threat modeling teams

o Cloud architects

o Security SMEs

Required Qualifications:

This is a development-heavy role. Candidates must demonstrate strong coding capability.

Security experience is required but coding proficiency is mandatory.

Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in DevSecOps engineering with a focus on cloud environments (AWS GCP Azure) ideally working within a security program.

Strong software engineering background - proficiency in software testing methodologies and tools.

Advanced proficiency in Python - proficiency with Python and Terraform for testing automation and custom tool development.

Proficiency with:

API integrations and backend development

Writing scalable maintainable code

Hands-on experience with:

Automated testing frameworks (Python)

CI/CD pipelines

Experience with cloud-native development and architecture leveraging services and tools specific to AWS GCP and Azure.

Experience with detection engineering: detection-as-code practices developing and maintaining detection rules

Hands-on experience with Open Policy Agency (OPA) for policy enforcement

Proficiency in DevOps tools and practices

Experience with SIEM query languages such as Splunk SPL YARA rules etc.

MUST pass Karat Assessment (Python focused).