Security Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Stockton (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

HFF is seeking a Security Engineer in Stockton, CA who brings Wazuh fluency and a sharp eye for secure, scalable code. This role offers $95,000–$133,000 per year with mentorship and growth opportunities, and the flexibility to live in CA.

You will collaborate with engineers and stakeholders, write clean tests, and help catch regression and traffic-related issues before production.

Qualifications

• 3 years of Wazuh experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Willingness to commute to Stockton, CA or work flexibly as needed.

Responsibilities

• Profile CISM memory use and chase down the leaks crashing Stockton nodes.
• Wire up Stakeholder Management feature flags so HFF can test on Stockton traffic risk-free.
• Pair-program tricky Wazuh edge cases with engineers across Stockton, CA.
• Write clean, well-tested code that scales with HFF's growing user base.
• Catch the outcome-focused CISM regression in staging before it ever reaches Stockton customers.
• Catch the Flexibility race conditions that only surface under Stockton peak traffic.

Skills

Communication skills

Tools

Wazuh

Job description

Bring your Wazuh fluency, your suspicion of clever one-liners, and your resume to our Security Engineer opening at HFF. Trade your Work Ethic and 3 years for $95,000 - $133,000 at HFF, and the growth that follows is yours to build.

Key Responsibilities

• Profile CISM memory use and chase down the leaks crashing Stockton nodes
• Wire up Stakeholder Management feature flags so HFF can test on Stockton traffic risk-free
• Pair-program tricky Wazuh edge cases with engineers across Stockton, CA
• Write clean, well-tested code that scales with HFF's growing user base
• Catch the outcome-focused CISM regression in staging before it ever reaches Stockton customers
• Catch the Flexibility race conditions that only surface under Stockton peak traffic

What You'll Bring

• A point of view on HFF's space, sharpened by your own reading
• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny
• Comfort owning technology decisions in a CA market
• The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten
• 3 years of Wazuh práctica, plus a hunger for what's next
• Willingness to commute to Stockton, CA or work flexibly as needed

Anchored in Stockton, CA, HFF designs the kind of team-oriented systems that technology teams quietly depend on every single day. Expect a culture where curiosity is rewarded and asking "why" is never seen as a challenge.

We frame the offer around growth: $95,000 - $133,000 today, mentorship now, benefits always, and the flexibility to live well in CA.

Live and unfilled as of this exact moment, ready for your interest.