Security Engineer - Infra & AWS Security Lead (Freelance)

Energy Innovation Corp; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 64,000 - 95,000; Full time

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Job summary

Energy Excellence Group is seeking a Security Engineer in Houston for a freelance role offering $64,000 - $95,000, with room to lead and grow your skills. The position emphasizes practical, scalable security work and real impact on projects.

You will configure infrastructure as code, align ISO 27001 with AWS Security, prototype solutions, and translate ideas into actionable prototypes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 1 year of technology experience.
• Ability to teach what you know to someone greener.
• Demonstrated knack for making the fast-moving feel manageable.

Responsibilities

• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production.
• Break large tech initiatives into ISO 27001 increments Houston can actually deliver.
• Prototype proof-of-concept solutions for emerging technology requirements.
• Bridge ISO 27001 and AWS Security so the two halves of Energy Excellence Group's platform communicate.
• Question the AWS Security pattern and propose a cleaner approach.
• Hunt down latency spikes.
• Translate napkin idea into an AWS Security prototype.
• Slice the technology monolith into Presentation Skills services Houston, TX can deploy alone.

Job description

Energy Excellence Group is seeking a Security Engineer in Houston for a freelance role offering $64,000 - $95,000, with room to lead and grow your skills. The position emphasizes practical, scalable security work and real impact on projects.

You will configure infrastructure as code, align ISO 27001 with AWS Security, prototype solutions, and translate ideas into actionable prototypes in a fast-paced environment.