Senior Security Engineer: Threat Modeling & Incident Response

Truist; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k plan

Paid vacation

Paid sick days

Paid holidays

Job summary

Truist seeks an experienced security engineer to implement advanced cybersecurity capabilities across the software development lifecycle. You will perform threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing on assigned systems, baselining and monitoring to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Expect collaboration with product and engineering teams to enforce securebydesign practices and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.
• Proficiency in implementing and managing information security technologies.
• Experience in software development lifecycle security practices.
• Experience with security automation, orchestration, and advanced threat detection tools.

Responsibilities

• Implements cybersecurity solutions that protect critical assets within the job area, contributing to design and configuration decisions while following established strategies, patterns, and guidance.
• Performs threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing tasks for assigned platforms and services, using defined methods to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
• Integrates and configures information security technologies in test and production environments, applying and adjusting approved configuration patterns, automation, and handoff steps for assigned systems.
• Investigates security issues escalated within the team for the services in scope, performing root-cause analysis and implementing practical fixes that prevent recurrence.
• Reviews relevant security threats, tools, and design options for assigned work, and provides input that supports technical plans and priorities for the job area.
• Collaborates with product and engineering teammates to apply security guidelines, securebydesign practices, and governance controls in daytoday development and delivery activities.
• Implements and updates security baselines, guardrails, and control configurations for systems and applications within the area of responsibility, helping maintain regulatory and policy compliance.
• Executes incident response and basic forensic activities for assigned services, following established playbooks, using approved tooling, and suggesting targeted improvements based on handson experience.
• Shares knowledge and best practices with technical teammates, offering informal guidance and support during code reviews, design discussions, and pairing sessions.
• Plans and manages own work to meet defined objectives and milestones, seeking feedback, pursuing selfdevelopment, and adjusting approaches to improve quality and effectiveness over time.

Skills

Threat modeling

Security testing

Penetration testing

Security automation

Incident response

SDLC security

Collaboration

Security architecture

Security engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Vulnerability scanners

Penetration testing tools

Automation tooling

Job description

Truist seeks an experienced security engineer to implement advanced cybersecurity capabilities across the software development lifecycle. You will perform threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing on assigned systems, baselining and monitoring to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Expect collaboration with product and engineering teams to enforce securebydesign practices and regulatory compliance.