Lead Cybersecurity Engineer - Cloud & AppSec

DSM-H Consulting; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DSM-H Consulting in Chicago is seeking a Lead Cybersecurity Engineer to shape Security by Design, oversee secure SDLC, and secure cloud environments (AWS/Azure). Open to Peoria, IL and Dallas, TX.

You will partner with development teams to identify risks, guide remediation, and drive DevOps-aligned security practices, including IaC scanning and security testing. This role emphasizes agile delivery and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field with 8+ years in information security.
• Master’s degree must have 6+ years’ experience.
• Experience with OWASP, CWE/CVE, SANS 25.

Responsibilities

• Security defect management with tooling and collaboration.
• Engineering consulting to software engineers, architects, product owners, and leaders.
• Tool enablement of CodeQL, Rapid7, and related tooling.
• Security test onboarding and management for assessments.

Skills

Security engineering

DevOps integration

Vulnerability mgmt

CodeQL tooling

Threat modeling

SDLC security

Identity access

API security

SCA/SAST/DAST

Cloud security

Security certifications

Java

Python

JS

Automation

AI fluency

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Master’s degree

Tools

CodeQL

Rapid7

Job description

DSM-H Consulting in Chicago is seeking a Lead Cybersecurity Engineer to shape Security by Design, oversee secure SDLC, and secure cloud environments (AWS/Azure). Open to Peoria, IL and Dallas, TX.

You will partner with development teams to identify risks, guide remediation, and drive DevOps-aligned security practices, including IaC scanning and security testing. This role emphasizes agile delivery and cross-team collaboration.