Security Engineer

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC); Cape Coral (FL); On-site; USD 79,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Cape Coral, FL seeks a Security Engineer to hunt down and refactor complexity. Bring 3+ years of end-to-end tech project work, a sharp eye for risk, and a Florida background. The role offers a salary range of $79,000–$119,000 with a clear path for advancement and benefits.

You will translate compliance rules into actionable guardrails, replace EDR with a robust IDS/IPS, and scale data pipelines while collaborating with local engineers forCape Coral initiatives.

Qualifications

• 3 or more years steering technology projects end to end.
• Pattern recognition earned across many technology engagements.
• A FL work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway.
• The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself.

Responsibilities

• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at KFC can explain.
• Translate compliance rules into Metasploit guardrails in the build.
• Replace EDR with a resilient IDS/IPS for Cape Coral scale.
• Stress-test EDR systems and harden where they crack.
• Build firewall configuration tools to boost Cape Coral engineers' speed.
• Own IDS/IPS platform work for the next Florida expansion.
• Scale data pipelines handling millions of events with empathy.
• Explain DAST tradeoffs to tech stakeholders in exec terms.

Skills

Project leadership

Pattern recognition

Florida experience

Risk detection

Job description

Some engineers tolerate complexity; the Security Engineer we want at KFC hunts it down and refactors it out of existence. Bring Multitasking and Work-Life Balance sharpened over 3 years, and KFC answers with $79,000 - $119,000 plus a clear path up.

Key Responsibilities

• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at KFC can explain
• Translate technology compliance rules into Metasploit guardrails baked into the build
• Replace the brittle Endpoint Detection and Response hack with an IDS/IPS solution that survives Cape Coral scale
• Stress-test Endpoint Detection and Response systems until they bend, then harden where they cracked
• Build the Firewall Configuration tooling that makes every other Cape Coral engineer faster
• Carry the IDS/IPS platform work that makes KFC's next FL expansion boring
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with Empathy
• Walk technology stakeholders through DAST tradeoffs in language KFC execs grasp

What You'll Bring

• 3 or more years steering technology projects end to end
• Pattern recognition earned across many technology engagements
• A FL work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway
• The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself

Here at KFC, we combine low-drama engineering with a relentless focus on the customers we serve in Cape Coral, FL. Decisions at KFC come with a name attached, because ownership without accountability is just noise.

Here the offer compounds, $79,000 - $119,000 now, mentorship next, benefits throughout, and flexible Cape Coral, FL hours for the long haul.

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