Lead Technology and Data Engineer - Chandler, Az

Motion Recruitment; Chandler (AZ); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Schedule

6-Month Contract

W2 Only

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k)

Job summary

Motion Recruitment seeks a Technology and Data Engineer 5 to join a hybrid team in Chandler, Arizona. The engineer will focus on cloud security, automation, and infrastructure governance, integrating security into cloud deployments via IaC controls and automated policy validation.

The role emphasizes building tools and processes to support secure infrastructure delivery, improve security coverage, and partner with engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of engineering experience or equivalent demonstrated through work, training, military, or education.
• 8+ years in AppSec, Cloud Security, or DevSecOps with hands-on Terraform and Kubernetes security experience.
• Practical experience operating Wiz (or similar) for IaC in CI/CD environments.
• Policy as Code skills using OPA/Rego or equivalent rule tuning experience.
• Strong CI/CD knowledge and Git workflow experience.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to support development teams and drive remediation efforts.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and tune custom IaC rules in Rego/OPA to extend security coverage beyond built-in capabilities.
• Build automated regression tests using Terraform plans, Kubernetes manifests, and sample repositories.
• Perform pipeline health checks and investigate failed security scans.
• Monitor platform availability and scanning effectiveness to minimize engineering disruption.
• Validate finding severity and remove duplicate or inaccurate results.
• Route security issues to the appropriate service and application owners.
• Tune policy-as-code controls in alignment with enterprise standards and governance requirements.
• Implement staged enforcement models using report, warning, and blocking controls.
• Integrate Wiz CLI into CI/CD workflows and configure security gates.
• Publish security artifacts for traceability and compliance reporting.
• Deploy and maintain Wiz DevOps extensions and scanning integrations.
• Support GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, and Jenkins security workflows.
• Enable pull-request, merge-request, local workstation, and IDE-based scanning capabilities.
• Partner with platform engineering teams to standardize secure deployment templates.
• Deliver remediation guidance and support developer adoption efforts.
• Conduct office hours, troubleshooting sessions, and training activities.
• Manage policy package updates, platform upgrades, and regression testing efforts.
• Coordinate with vendors regarding defects, enhancements, and product roadmap items.
• Maintain findings exception processes and compensating-control documentation.
• Integrate findings management activities with ServiceNow workflows.
• Produce operational metrics, audit evidence, executive dashboards, and compliance reporting.

Skills

Engineering experience

Cloud Security

DevSecOps

Terraform

Kubernetes security

Policy as Code

CI/CD pipelines

Git workflows

Communication

Education

Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Terraform Associate/CKA/CKAD

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Wiz

OPA/Rego

Job description

Job Description A forward-thinking enterprise organization is looking to add a Technology and Data Engineer 5 to its hybrid team in Chandler, Arizona.

This opportunity is ideal for an engineer who enjoys working at the intersection of cloud security, automation, and infrastructure governance. The team is focused on improving how security is integrated into cloud deployments by leveraging Infrastructure as Code controls, automated policy validation, and secure development practices.

In this role, you will contribute to initiatives designed to strengthen cloud environments, improve security coverage across deployment pipelines, and provide engineers with practical tools and processes that support secure infrastructure delivery.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.
• 8+ years in AppSec, Cloud Security, or DevSecOps with hands-on Terraform and Kubernetes security experience.
• Practical experience operating Wiz (or similar) for IaC in CI/CD environments.
• Policy as Code skills using OPA/Rego or equivalent rule tuning experience.
• Strong CI/CD knowledge and Git workflow experience.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to support development teams and drive remediation efforts.

Desired Skills & Experience

• ServiceNow AVR/CVR/ITSM integration experience.
• JIRA or defect-routing experience.
• VS Code and IDE enablement experience.
• Cloud certifications including AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Terraform Associate, CKA, or CKAD certifications.
• Python, Bash, or PowerShell scripting experience.

What You Will Be Doing Daily Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and tune custom IaC rules in Rego/OPA to extend security coverage beyond built-in capabilities.
• Build automated regression tests using Terraform plans, Kubernetes manifests, and sample repositories.
• Perform pipeline health checks and investigate failed security scans.
• Monitor platform availability and scanning effectiveness to minimize engineering disruption.
• Validate finding severity and remove duplicate or inaccurate results.
• Route security issues to the appropriate service and application owners.
• Tune policy-as-code controls in alignment with enterprise standards and governance requirements.
• Implement staged enforcement models using report, warning, and blocking controls.
• Integrate Wiz CLI into CI/CD workflows and configure security gates.
• Publish security artifacts for traceability and compliance reporting.
• Deploy and maintain Wiz DevOps extensions and scanning integrations.
• Support GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, and Jenkins security workflows.
• Enable pull-request, merge-request, local workstation, and IDE-based scanning capabilities.
• Partner with platform engineering teams to standardize secure deployment templates.
• Deliver remediation guidance and support developer adoption efforts.
• Conduct office hours, troubleshooting sessions, and training activities.
• Manage policy package updates, platform upgrades, and regression testing efforts.
• Coordinate with vendors regarding defects, enhancements, and product roadmap items.
• Maintain findings exception processes and compensating-control documentation.
• Integrate findings management activities with ServiceNow workflows.
• Produce operational metrics, audit evidence, executive dashboards, and compliance reporting.

The Offer

• Hybrid Schedule
• 6-Month Contract
• W2 Only

You will receive the following benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k)

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

Posted By: Nick Ramler