Security Engineer

Nissan; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 69,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Nissan is seeking a freelance Security Engineer to join our Mobile, Alabama team. This role will drive security initiatives, break large projects into executable steps, and shape Endpoint Detection and Response practices. Expect a hands-on environment with real influence on how security gets implemented.

The ideal candidate has at least 4 years of relevant security work, strong judgment, and a proven freelance delivery record. Growth opportunities and a flexible benefits package are available.

Qualifications

• Candor management to keep complex security discussions clear and actionable.
• 4+ years of hands-on security work demonstrated in freelance or consulting contexts.
• Track record of improving technology processes and reducing friction in delivery.
• Judgment refined by real-world consequences across multiple projects.
• Experience delivering security outcomes in a freelance engagement.
• Ability to balance speed and safety in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Break large security initiatives into manageable increments for Mobile teams.
• Propose cleaner AWS security patterns and drive adoption.
• Migrate or refactor the Endpoint Detection and Response stack before deadlines.
• Investigate, diagnose, and fix user-reported security issues and alerts.
• Ship rapid experimentation while pruning ineffective approaches.

Skills

Candor management

Experience: 4+ years

Process improvement

Judgment

Freelance delivery

Client-focused

Job description

Code that ships to millions starts as a pull request on someone's screen, and at Nissan we want that someone to be our next Security Engineer. Picture this: a freelance Security Engineer seat in Mobile, paying $69,000 - $93,000, where 5 years of doing the work earns you real say over how it gets done.

Key Responsibilities

• Break large technology initiatives into CISM increments Mobile can actually deliver
• Question the tinker-friendly AWS Security pattern everyone copied and propose something cleaner
• Pull Nissan's Endpoint Detection and Response stack out of the AL region before the migration deadline
• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools
• Ship Flexibility experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks
• Keep Nissan's Endpoint Detection and Response CI under ten minutes so Mobile, AL engineers stay in flow
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that Nissan users feel every click
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated knack for making the candor-rich feel manageable
• 4 years that taught you which corners can be cut
• A history of leaving technology processes better than you found them
• Judgment seasoned by at least 4 years of real consequences
• A track record of client-centric delivery in a freelance structure
• 3 years of learning when to trust the process and when to break it

From its base in Mobile, AL, Nissan has spent the last decade making Phishing Simulation dramatically less painful for technology teams everywhere. Every voice in the AL office gets airtime, especially the ones still finding their volume.

Picture $69,000 - $93,000 as the floor, not the ceiling, with growth coaching and a benefits package that actually flexes around your life.

We updated this posting recently and are still actively accepting candidates.