Lead Cybersecurity Software Engineer

Cox Automotive; Morrow (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cox Automotive seeks a Lead Cybersecurity Software Engineer focused on the development of security tools for engineering teams. This role requires expertise in cybersecurity, programming, and cloud environments to enhance secure development practices. Candidates should exhibit strong mentorship and collaboration skills, along with a solid understanding of cybersecurity best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 6 years experience (or equivalent).
• Focus on cybersecurity for at least 4 years.
• Proficient in Python; expertise in C#, Java, or Go.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks.
• Experience in national critical infrastructure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement security tools.
• Mentor junior developers on secure design.
• Collaborate with threat detection teams.
• Conduct security incident response.
• Research emerging security threats and solutions.

Skills

Customer service skills

Writing skills

Presentation skills

Consultative nature

Problem-solving

Security architecture knowledge

Cloud knowledge

Agile methodologies

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline

Master's degree (preferred)

Ph.D. (advantageous)

Tools

Veracode

Fortify

BurpSuite

Wiz

Terraform

CloudWatch

New Relic

Splunk

Job description

A Lead Cybersecurity Software Engineer is focused on full stack development of security tools that enable engineering teams to securely develop their applications by building and deploying securely. These tools range from web applications to command line interfaces that are designed for internal engineering use to simplify how they integrate and interact with secure pipeline controls. This role will develop and operate tools in multiple cloud environments where Cox Automotive has a large presence. Engineering activities also include configuring vendor supplied applications and integrating them.

This role will report directly to the Director of Security Engineering Enablement at Cox Automotive.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of tools developed by Security Engineering Enablement.
• Identify solutions to feature requests and map out these solutions for implementation by the team.
• Mentor junior developers on coding practices and secure design patterns.
• Collaborate with threat detection and vulnerability management teams to continuously improve capabilities and integration points to support continuous control monitoring and reporting.
• Partners with architecture, infrastructure and technology teams to review existing architecture, identify gaps and recommend security enhancements.
• Conduct and/or review artifact analyses for environmental applicability and remediation.
• Participate in security events and incident response to identify gaps in current design and propose solutions to prevent threats from reoccurring.
• Research and evaluate emerging security trends, threats, and technologies, and recommend appropriate solutions and enhancements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 6 years of experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 4 years of experience; a Ph.D. and 1 year of experience in a related field; or 10 years’ experience in a related field.
• At least 4 years focused on cybersecurity.
• Clearly articulate the objective of specific cybersecurity policies and procedures to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent customer service skills, writing, and presentation skills.
• Develop a strong and productive working environment with key stakeholders and collaborate closely with other Cox entities’ cybersecurity teams to implement cybersecurity best practices.
• Consultative nature to work through controversial or complex topics to employees, leaders, and/or senior leadership.
• Evaluate risks and make informed decisions based on impact and likelihood of the risk to the business.
• Proficient in Python and expertise in developing applications with C#, Java, or Go.
• Proven and demonstrable experience with front end or JavaScript frameworks like Typescript and Node.js.
• Knowledge of current cybersecurity and technology architectures such as zero trust, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, virtualization, and containerization.
• A strong understanding of cloud containers and/or serverless platforms (e.g., EKS, ECS, Lambda, Fargate).
• Experience with AWS and another cloud infrastructure (GCP, Azure, or OCI) and services and on-premises infrastructure.
• AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Extensive technology knowledge and recognized expertise in several areas including .NET framework, Mono, Spring frameworks, Oracle, serverless, cloud patterns, cloud service and user authentication or similar.
• Creatively solving complex cybersecurity challenges while exhibiting solid, pragmatic business acumen.
• Experience utilizing Agile methodologies and DevSecOps.
• Initiating change and deploying solutions in Fortune 1000 companies.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., ISO 27000, NIST, FFIEC) and industry relevant regulations that will guide architectural requirements (e.g., GDPR, FFIEC, GLBA).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with security testing tools such as Veracode, Fortify, BurpSuite, and Wiz.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code technology such as Terraform.
• An understanding of deployment methodologies like Blue/Green, Canary, etc.
• Familiarity with various Cloud monitoring tools (CloudWatch, New Relic, Splunk).
• Comfortable with build and deploy tools such as Github Actions.
• Comfortable with trunk-based development and Github as a code repository.
• Experience with artifact repositories.
• Experience in the development and design of cybersecurity standard methodologies to all layers of the hosting and application stack in both cloud and on-premises environments.
• Knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM), cryptography / key management, secrets management, access controls and security protocols (e.g., multi-factor, SAML, OAuth, OIDC).
• Experience with firewall, web application firewalls, and other edge services as well as deep understanding of DMZ and other network architectures.
• Experience in national critical infrastructure industries (telecommunications, financial services, defense, government, etc.).
• Big four consulting or Fortune 500 company experience.
• Relevant industry certification (e.g., CISSP, CEH, OSCP, Azure, AWS, CISM, CISA).