Technical Lead, Security Embedded Engineering

Jobtailor; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Lead Security Embedded Engineer to mentor a team and provide technical direction on client engagements. You will translate client needs into actionable plans and oversee design, code, and architecture reviews to ensure secure deliverables.

You will drive secure development with Java/Go on AWS, perform security testing, coordinate with client teams, and improve observability and incident response.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience in application security, cloud security, software engineering, infrastructure engineering, or platform engineering.
• 2+ years of experience leading technical initiatives, mentoring engineers, or providing technical oversight in a client-facing environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, cloud infrastructure, and AWS security best practices.
• Proficiency in Java and/or Go; experience with mobile application development or mobile application security is preferred.
• Experience conducting application security assessments, secure code reviews, vulnerability remediation, and security testing.
• Proficiency with GitLab for version control and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Datadog for monitoring, analytics, alerting, and incident investigation.
• Experience supporting production systems, incident response, root-cause analysis, and operational improvements.
• Experience with mobile application security, threat modeling, or secure architecture reviews is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and provide technical direction to Security Embedded Engineers supporting the client engagement.
• Serve as a senior technical liaison to the client, receiving, clarifying, prioritizing, and delivering assigned security engineering tasks.
• Translate client needs, security findings, and program objectives into actionable work plans.
• Provide oversight through design, code, and architecture reviews and quality assurance of deliverables.
• Establish and enforce standards for secure design, code quality, testing, documentation, observability, reliability, and operational readiness.
• Track delivery progress, risks, dependencies, and resource capacity; communicate status and recommendations.
• Coordinate with client engineering, infrastructure, product, operations, and security teams.
• Perform application security assessments, cloud security reviews, vulnerability remediation, and secure-development initiatives.
• Develop and maintain secure applications, services, integrations, and infrastructure using Java, Go, AWS, and related technologies.
• Conduct static and dynamic application security testing and provide reports, remediation guidance, and validation artifacts.
• Assess and improve AWS cloud security posture, including IAM, network security, logging, monitoring, encryption, and configuration controls.
• Design, implement, and maintain application security controls, countermeasures, and secure engineering patterns.
• Support secure GitLab CI/CD practices, including source-control governance, automated testing, security scanning, and release controls.
• Use Datadog and AWS monitoring tools to improve observability, investigate anomalies, and support reliability.
• Respond to security incidents and infrastructure issues, coordinate recovery, and document root-cause and corrective actions.
• Participate in security research, proof-of-concept testing, tool evaluations, and emerging-threat assessments.
• Identify recurring issues and drive preventative, scalable improvements.

Skills

Mentoring

Technical Direction

Client Liaison

Communication

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field

Tools

AWS

GitLab

Datadog

CI/CD Pipelines

Monitoring Tools

Job description

• Lead, mentor, and provide technical direction to Security Embedded Engineers supporting the client engagement.


• Serve as a senior technical liaison to the client, receiving, clarifying, prioritizing, and delivering assigned security engineering tasks.


• Translate client needs, security findings, and program objectives into actionable work plans.


• Provide oversight through design, code, and architecture reviews and quality assurance of deliverables.


• Establish and enforce standards for secure design, code quality, testing, documentation, observability, reliability, and operational readiness.


• Track delivery progress, risks, dependencies, and resource capacity; communicate status and recommendations.


• Coordinate with client engineering, infrastructure, product, operations, and security teams.


• Perform application security assessments, cloud security reviews, vulnerability remediation, and secure-development initiatives.


• Develop and maintain secure applications, services, integrations, and infrastructure using Java, Go, AWS, and related technologies.


• Conduct static and dynamic application security testing and provide reports, remediation guidance, and validation artifacts.


• Assess and improve AWS cloud security posture, including IAM, network security, logging, monitoring, encryption, and configuration controls.


• Design, implement, and maintain application security controls, countermeasures, and secure engineering patterns.


• Support secure GitLab CI/CD practices, including source-control governance, automated testing, security scanning, and release controls.


• Use Datadog and AWS monitoring tools to improve observability, investigate anomalies, and support reliability.


• Respond to security incidents and infrastructure issues, coordinate recovery, and document root-cause and corrective actions.


• Participate in security research, proof-of-concept testing, tool evaluations, and emerging-threat assessments.


• Identify recurring issues and drive preventative, scalable improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.


• 7+ years of experience in application security, cloud security, software engineering, infrastructure engineering, or platform engineering.


• 2+ years of experience leading technical initiatives, mentoring engineers, or providing technical oversight in a client-facing environment.


• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, cloud infrastructure, and AWS security best practices.


• Proficiency in Java and/or Go; experience with mobile application development or mobile application security is preferred.


• Experience conducting application security assessments, secure code reviews, vulnerability remediation, and security testing.


• Proficiency with GitLab for version control and CI/CD pipelines.


• Experience with Datadog for monitoring, analytics, alerting, and incident investigation.


• Experience supporting production systems, incident response, root-cause analysis, and operational improvements.


• Experience supporting enterprise, automotive, mobility, or technology client environments is preferred.


• Relevant security certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, AWS Security Specialty, GSEC, or equivalent are a plus.


• Experience with mobile application security, threat modeling, or secure architecture reviews is preferred.


• Experience working in a consulting, managed services, or client-facing delivery environment is preferred.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in application security, cloud security, and secure software development, with a strong focus on AWS services and secure coding practices. Proven ability to lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and effectively communicate with clients to translate security needs into actionable plans.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Application Security Assessments


• AWS Security Best Practices


• Java Development


• GitLab CI/CD Practices


• Security Incident Response

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Application Security


• Cloud Security


• Software Engineering


• Infrastructure Engineering


• Vulnerability Remediation


• Secure Code Reviews


• Static and Dynamic Application Security Testing


• Secure Development Initiatives


• Threat Modeling


• Secure Architecture Reviews

Soft Skills

• Mentoring


• Technical Direction


• Client Liaison


• Communication


• Problem-Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

• CISSP


• CSSLP


• AWS Security Specialty


• GSEC

Industry Keywords

• Cybersecurity


• Client-Facing Environment


• Managed Services


• Automotive Security


• Mobility Security

Tools & Technologies

• AWS


• GitLab


• Datadog


• CI/CD Pipelines


• Monitoring Tools