Senior Security Engineer - Threat Modeling & Secure DevOps

Truist Wealth; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k plan

Vacation days

Sick days

Paid holidays

Job summary

Truist Wealth in Charlotte, NC seeks a cybersecurity engineer to implement advanced security capabilities across the software development lifecycle, including threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing on assigned systems.

You will baseline, monitor results, and adjust configurations to deliver secure, scalable solutions while collaborating with product and engineering teams to apply Secure-by-Design practices and governance controls.

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

Cybersecurity principles

SDLC security

Information security technologies

Threat modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Security automation tools

Orchestration tools

Advanced threat detection tools

Job description

Truist Wealth in Charlotte, NC seeks a cybersecurity engineer to implement advanced security capabilities across the software development lifecycle, including threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing on assigned systems.

You will baseline, monitor results, and adjust configurations to deliver secure, scalable solutions while collaborating with product and engineering teams to apply Secure-by-Design practices and governance controls.