Senior Security Engineer: Threat Modeling & IR

Truist; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

401k plan

Vacation days

Paid holidays

Pension plan

Job summary

Truist in the United States seeks a security engineering professional to implement advanced cybersecurity capabilities across the software development lifecycle. The role covers threat modeling, security testing, penetration testing, and configuring security technologies to deliver reliable and secure solutions with measurable impact.

The candidate will collaborate with product and engineering teams to apply secure-by-design practices, maintain baselines and guardrails, and participate in

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.
• Developing knowledge in cybersecurity principles, theories, and concepts.
• Experience in software development lifecycle security practices.
• Proficiency in implementing and managing information security technologies.

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

Security engineering

Cybersecurity knowledge

SDLC security

InfoSec technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Truist in the United States seeks a security engineering professional to implement advanced cybersecurity capabilities across the software development lifecycle. The role covers threat modeling, security testing, penetration testing, and configuring security technologies to deliver reliable and secure solutions with measurable impact.

The candidate will collaborate with product and engineering teams to apply secure-by-design practices, maintain baselines and guardrails, and participate in