Senior Security Engineer — Remote, Cloud & Automation

Kontoor Brands, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 135,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Fridays

Tuition Reimbursement

Discounts on apparel

Job summary

Kontoor Brands, Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to design, implement, and support enterprise security across vulnerability management, cloud security, identity, endpoint, and application security.

You will partner with infrastructure, application, network, and cloud teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions. Reporting to the Director of Technical Security, you will mentor engineers, drive automation and AI-assisted engineering, and own security documentation, metrics, and governance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent professional experience considered.
• CISSP, CCSP, GIAC or Microsoft Security certifications preferred but not required.
• Hands-on security engineering across cloud, identity, endpoint, and application security.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, implement, and support technical security engineering projects from requirements gathering through operational handoff and ongoing support.
• Partner across infrastructure, application, network, cloud, and security teams to design and deliver secure, scalable technical solutions that align with enterprise architecture and risk priorities.
• Evaluate emerging security trends, threats, vulnerabilities, and technology risks; translate relevant developments into practical recommendations for improving security capabilities and reducing enterprise risk.
• Own security documentation, reporting standards, metrics definitions, and governance expectations to ensure consistent, accurate, and actionable communication of security posture.
• Serve as the technical subject matter expert for vulnerability management, cloud security, identity, endpoint, and security architecture, providing design reviews, security requirements, and implementation guidance for initiatives led by other teams.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex security platform and integration issues, leading root‑cause analysis and driving lasting fixes that prevent recurrence.
• Drive automation and process improvement, including applying agentic AI tooling to build and manage security engineering workflows, to reduce manual effort, improve visibility, strengthen control effectiveness, and mature security operations.
• Mentor peers, influence technical standards, and contribute to the strategic direction of the Technical Security function through senior‑level engineering judgment and subject matter expertise

Skills

Security engineering

Security architecture

Cross‑functional collaboration

Automation

AI tooling

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering

Security certifications (CISSP, CCSP, GIAC, Microsoft Security)

Tools

Zscaler

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Purview

Cloud App Security

Tenable

Wiz

Job description

Kontoor Brands, Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to design, implement, and support enterprise security across vulnerability management, cloud security, identity, endpoint, and application security.

You will partner with infrastructure, application, network, and cloud teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions. Reporting to the Director of Technical Security, you will mentor engineers, drive automation and AI-assisted engineering, and own security documentation, metrics, and governance