Senior Security Engineer: Cloud Security & Automation

Scigon Solutions, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 74,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Scigon Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Engineer for a hands-on contract role in Dallas, TX.

You will design and implement security controls across cloud, application, and infrastructure while maturing the enterprise security program and delivering measurable security outcomes. The role focuses on cloud security controls, secure development practices, risk remediation, and security automation to improve visibility and resilience across enterprise systems.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, information security, or related technical disciplines.
• Strong background in security engineering, cloud security, and security controls implementation.
• Hands-on experience securing AWS environments.
• Experience with IAM principles and identity management.
• Knowledge of secure development practices and application security testing.
• Experience implementing security automation and tooling.
• Strong networking, OS, virtualization, and security architecture knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and enhance security controls across cloud, application, and infrastructure environments.
• Provide technical security guidance to teams and stakeholders.
• Evaluate architectures and vendor solutions to reduce risk and improve operations.
• Assess and improve cloud security configurations and IAM controls.
• Support secure development and secure application deployments.
• Coordinate security assessments, testing, and remediation activities.
• Assist in vulnerability management and risk prioritization.
• Develop and maintain security standards and documentation.

Skills

Security engineering

Cloud security

IAM / identity management

Application security

Security automation

Networking fundamentals

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related field

Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, GIAC, AWS Security, Microsoft Security

Tools

AWS

Microsoft Entra ID

Job description

Scigon Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Engineer for a hands-on contract role in Dallas, TX.

You will design and implement security controls across cloud, application, and infrastructure while maturing the enterprise security program and delivering measurable security outcomes. The role focuses on cloud security controls, secure development practices, risk remediation, and security automation to improve visibility and resilience across enterprise systems.