Security Engineer

Socket.dev; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Model

Flex My Way policies

Career Development and Growth

Industry Competitive Benefits

Culture of inclusion and belonging

Job summary

Thomson Reuters in the United States is seeking a Security Engineer to join the Service Management & Transformation team. You will execute security work across the full stack, apply patches, harden configurations, implement guardrails, WAFs, and coordinate changes with regional teams.

You will work with AI-augmented SAST and SCA tooling, patching cycles, golden-image refreshes, and risk-based prioritization per CISA guidance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Hands-on exposure to patching, hardening, cloud configuration, network or identity controls, or scripting and automation.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI and on-premises infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Execute security work across the full stack: apply patches, upgrade application and open-source dependencies, harden cloud and operating-system configuration, and implement guardrails, WAF, and network-isolation changes.
• Work the pull requests generated by AI-augmented SAST and SCA tooling, confirm fixes hold, and coordinate regression testing with application teams.
• Support patching cycles and golden-image refreshes, and help remove unused and outdated software from server estates.
• Implement the controls and follow the runbooks, standards, and risk-based prioritization set by the senior engineer and technical lead.
• Track status accurately from assignment through verified fix, and flag blockers early.
• Partner with application and platform teams to schedule and validate changes safely, and coordinate with the wider team across regions.
• Grow your skills across application, infrastructure, and cloud security with support from senior engineers.

Skills

Patching

Hardening

Cloud configuration

Network controls

Scripting & Automation

DevSecOps

Vulnerability management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

OCI

Job description

The Opportunity

Service Management & Transformation

Do you want to get hands‑on securing a global estate? Thomson Reuters™ is building a dedicated security engineering capability, and this role is where the work gets shipped. This role sits on our Service Management & Transformation team.

As a Security Engineer, you will execute security work across our application, cloud, and infrastructure estate, which spans on-premises datacentersand major clouds. You will apply patches, harden configuration, implement controls, and work the pull requests generated by AI tooling, following the processes and standards set by the senior engineer and technical lead.

About the Role

In this opportunity as Security Engineer, you will:

• Execute security work across the full stack: apply patches, upgradeapplicationand open‑source dependencies, harden cloud and operating‑system configuration, and implement guardrails, WAF, and network‑isolation changes.

• Work the pull requests generated by AI‑augmented SAST and SCA tooling, confirm fixes hold, and coordinate regression testing with application teams.

• Support patching cycles andgolden‑imagerefreshes, andhelp remove unused and outdated software from server estates.

• Implement the controls and follow the runbooks, standards, and risk‑based prioritization (in line with CISA guidance) set by the senior engineer and technical lead.

• Track status accurately from assignment through verifiedfix, andflag blockers early.

• Partner with application and platform teams to schedule andvalidatechanges safely, and coordinate with the wider team across regions.

• Grow your skills across application, infrastructure, and cloud security with support from senior engineers.

About You

You'rea fit for the role of Security Engineer if your background includes:

• 3+ years of experience in security engineering, software development, systems administration, orDevSecOps, with a desire to specialize in security, plus abachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

• Hands‑on exposure to some of the following: patching, hardening, cloud configuration, network or identity controls, or scripting and automation.

• Exposure to one or more of AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI, and to on‑premises infrastructure.

• A basic understanding of security principles and common vulnerabilities, and of risk‑based prioritization (CVSS and similar), with willingness to learn CISA KEV/EPSS in practice.

• Comfort working to defined processes, runbooks, and controls, and asking for review on complex work.

• A collaborative approach and strong ownership of the work you ship.

• Clear communication and attention to detail.

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What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment for our office‑based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work‑life balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real‑world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills‑first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI‑enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company‑wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized, award‑winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work‑life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro‑bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real‑World Impact:We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations.For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $70,800 USD - $131,400 USD.Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug‑free workplace.

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