Senior Security Engineer: Threat Modeling & Incident Lead

Truist; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Pension plan

RSUs

Job summary

Truist Financial Corporation in Raleigh, NC, is seeking an experienced security engineer to design and advance cybersecurity capabilities across the software lifecycle. You will model threats, perform security testing and penetration testing, and implement secure architectures for high-impact platforms.

The role leads incident response and forensics, develops baselines, and mentors other engineers while collaborating with product and engineering teams to ensure governance and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.
• Deep specialized knowledge in cybersecurity principles, theories, and concepts.
• Proven experience in software development lifecycle security practices.
• Deep knowledge of threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing.
• Experience implementing and managing complex information security technologies.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements advanced cybersecurity solutions that protect critical assets within the job area, contributing to the technical approach for complex implementations while aligning to established strategies and patterns.
• Performs and enhances threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing for highrisk platforms and services in scope, applying innovative techniques to uncover and remediate significant vulnerabilities.
• Integrates and configures information security technologies in production environments, defining and improving configuration patterns, automation, and handoff processes for the assigned domain.
• Serves as a key technical point of escalation for challenging security issues, diagnosing recurring problems and creating reusable solutions that improve how the team operates.
• Assesses emerging security threats, tools, and architectural options, and provides recommendations that shape technical plans, priorities, and goals for the job area.
• Collaborates with product and engineering teams to apply modern security architecture, securebydesign practices, and governance controls throughout the local development lifecycle.
• Develops and maintains security baselines, guardrails, and control patterns for systems and applications in the area of responsibility, contributing to approaches that support regulatory and policy compliance.
• Leads the technical execution of major incident response and forensic activities within the job area, coordinating tasks, leveraging tooling effectively, and suggesting improvements to playbooks and processes.
• Provides guidance, coaching, and technical training to other security engineers, leading code and design reviews and sharing best practices that elevate team capability.
• Leads large or complex security engineering initiatives within the job area, delegating work to lowerlevel technical professionals, reviewing outputs, and ensuring delivery meets agreed objectives.

Skills

Threat modeling

Security testing

Penetration testing

Security architecture

Incident response

Forensics

Automation

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Truist Financial Corporation in Raleigh, NC, is seeking an experienced security engineer to design and advance cybersecurity capabilities across the software lifecycle. You will model threats, perform security testing and penetration testing, and implement secure architectures for high-impact platforms.

The role leads incident response and forensics, develops baselines, and mentors other engineers while collaborating with product and engineering teams to ensure governance and compliance.