Software Security Engineer - SMTS/LMTS/PMTS

Leadout Capital; Virginia; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Leadout Capital is seeking a Software Security Engineer to strengthen our GCP‑based security posture across distributed microservices. You will build high‑performance security tools, automate CI/CD security checks, and lead vulnerability management from discovery to remediation.

You will collaborate with DevOps and product teams on threat modeling, architecture reviews, and audits such as SOC2 and ISO 27001. Strong Go/Java/Python skills and Terraform expertise are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years for SMTS, 7+ years for LMTS; 9+ years for PMTS in Security Engineering.
• Strong experience in Go, Java, or Python with a solid grasp of OOP and automation.
• Deep experience with GCP (similar) and Terraform for managing cloud security posture.
• Hands-on with security tooling: SAST/DAST, SCA, SIEM.
• Experience securing distributed microservices architectures and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with DevOps and Product teams.

Responsibilities

• Security Engineering & Automation: Build and integrate high-performance security tools into CI/CD pipelines.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop and secure Terraform templates to harden cloud infra.
• Vulnerability Leadership: Lead end-to-end vulnerability lifecycle across network, cloud, and app layers.
• Architecture & Threat Modeling: Conduct threat modeling and architecture reviews with DevOps/Product teams.
• Compliance & Governance: Lead audits (SOC2, ISO 27001) with automated evidence delivery.
• Production Resilience: Troubleshoot and resolve security issues in production with modern monitoring.

Skills

Security engineering

Go/Java/Python

Cloud security posture

Vulnerability management

Threat modeling

CI/CD automation

Tools

Terraform

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

SAST/DAST

SCA

SIEM

Job description

The Experience
Salesforce and Google Cloud have embarked on a groundbreaking partnership worth $2.5 billion to revolutionize customer relationship management (CRM) through advanced artificial intelligence (AI). By integrating Google's Gemini AI models into Salesforce's Agentforce platform, we're enabling businesses to harness multi-modal AI capabilities—processing images, audio, and video—to deliver unparalleled customer experiences. Join our team of talented engineers and help us advance the integration of Salesforce applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
We are seeking a proactive and skilled Software Security Engineer to join our GCP team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for enhancing our security posture across various domains, focusing on development, vulnerability management, infrastructure security, and the security of distributed and scalable distributed systems. This role requires hands‑on experience with security systems, a deep understanding of modern threats, and the ability to drive security improvements through engineering solutions.
As a Software Security Engineer, you won’t just find vulnerabilities, you’ll engineer the systems that prevent them. You will play a pivotal role in securing our distributed micro‑services architecture on GCP, moving security by building automated, high‑performance tools that empower our entire engineering organization.

What You'll Actually Be Doing:

• Security Engineering & Automation: Build and integrate high-performance security tools and custom scripts into our CI/CD pipelines (SAST/DAST, SCA, SIEM) to automate manual toil.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop and secure Terraform/IaC templates to ensure our cloud infrastructure is hardened by design before it ever reaches production.
• Vulnerability Leadership: Lead the end-to-end vulnerability lifecycle, using a risk-based approach to prioritize remediation across network, cloud, and application layers.
• Architecture & Threat Modeling: Partner with DevOps and Product teams to conduct threat modeling and architectural reviews, ensuring new features are resilient and scalable.
• Compliance & Governance: Act as the technical lead for audits (SOC2, ISO 27001), leveraging automation to provide evidence of consistent monitoring and timely closure of risks.
• Production Resilience: Troubleshooting and resolving complex security issues in production using distributed tracing and modern monitoring tools.

You're Our Person If:

• Engineering Mindset: 5+ years for SMTS, 7+ years for LMTS; 9+ years for PMTS in Security Engineering with a focus on building tools, not just managing them.
• Coding Proficiency: Strong experience in Go, Java, or Python with a solid grasp of Object-Oriented Programming and automation.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Expertise: Deep experience with GCP (similar) and Terraform for managing cloud security posture (CSPM) and infrastructure.
• Security Domain Knowledge: Practical experience with network protocols, OS hardening (Linux), and modern attack vectors.
• Collaborative Spirit: A desire to work cross‑functionally with DevOps to embed security into the SDLC.

Even Better If:

• You have experience with secure software development lifecycle practices.
• You know container security tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• You have built or contributed to open source tools.