Security Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Evansville (IN); On-site; USD 49,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

JCPenney in Evansville, IN is hiring a junior Security Engineer to own Vulnerability Assessment design and help close gaps in our security posture. The role emphasizes a part-time structure with mentorship and a voice in shaping how the technology team operates.

The ideal candidate will bring hands-on GDPR compliance experience and a solid understanding of cloud security, with a track record of delivering in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.

Qualifications

• Hands-on GDPR compliance experience.
• Cloud security knowledge is a close second.
• Experience mentoring colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Reverse-engineer the purpose-led format and identify gaps.
• Optimize performance, latency, and resource use at scale.
• Monitor system health and set up production alerts.
• Translate product wishes into deployable vulnerability assessment services.

Skills

GDPR compliance

Cloud security

Mentoring

Part-time delivery

Job description

JCPenney pays $49,000 - $70,000 for a Security Engineer in Evansville, IN who can hold a Vulnerability Assessment design in their head and still see the gaps. This junior Security Engineer job in Evansville converts 1 years of experience into $49,000 - $70,000 and standing influence over the work.

Key Responsibilities

• Reverse-engineer the purpose-led Conflict Resolution format JCPenney inherited and never documented
• Optimize application performance, latency, and resource utilization at scale
• Monitor system health and set up alerting for data-honest production environments
• Translate fuzzy product wishes from JCPenney stakeholders into shippable Vulnerability Assessment services
• Wire Cloud Security APIs to Vulnerability Assessment consumers so data lands where Evansville teams expect it
• Integrate third-party services and internal tools into the JCPenney stack

What You'll Bring

• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a part-time project
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
• A track record of forward-thinking delivery in a part-time structure
• A learner's pace that keeps up with shifting requirements
• Comfort with part-time arrangements and the rhythms of a fast-moving workplace
• A knack for Mentoring that colleagues quietly come to rely on
• Hands-on command of GDPR Compliance, with Cloud Security as a close second

JCPenney doesn't chase headlines; it just keeps building the quality-focused technology backbone that Evansville, IN runs on. As a junior Security Engineer, you'll have a real voice in shaping how the technology team operates.

We frame the offer around growth: $49,000 - $70,000 today, mentorship now, benefits always, and the flexibility to live well in.

We just reopened this Security Engineer req and are eager to meet new people.