Technology and Data Engineer - Washington, Dc

Motion Recruitment; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Schedule

W2 Only

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Technology and Data Engineer 5 for a hybrid role in Washington, DC. You will design and implement IaC security rules, extend coverage with Rego/OPA, and run automated tests across Terraform and Kubernetes to ensure secure deployments.

This position emphasizes collaboration with security, cloud, and engineering teams, delivering governance, visibility, and remediation guidance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years engineering experience or equivalent demonstrated through work, training, or education.
• 8+ years in AppSec/Cloud Security/DevSecOps with Terraform and Kubernetes security.
• Practical experience operating Wiz for IaC in CI/CD environments.
• Policy as Code using OPA/Rego or equivalent rule tuning.
• Strong CI/CD knowledge and Git workflow experience.
• Excellent communication skills with development teams and remediation guidance.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and tune custom IaC rules in Rego/OPA for extended security coverage.
• Build automated regression tests using Terraform plans, Kubernetes manifests, and sample repositories.
• Perform pipeline health checks and investigate failed security scans.
• Publish security artifacts for traceability and compliance reporting.
• Integrate Wiz CLI into CI/CD workflows and configure security gates.

Skills

Engineering experience

AppSec / Cloud Security

Terraform security

Kubernetes security

Policy as Code (OPA)

CI/CD knowledge

Git workflow

Strong communication

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Wiz

Job description

Job Description A large enterprise technology organization is seeking a Technology and Data Engineer 5 for a hybrid opportunity in Washington, DC.

This position supports key cloud security initiatives designed to improve how infrastructure is built, secured, and deployed across the organization. The team is focused on implementing preventative controls within Infrastructure as Code workflows, strengthening governance processes, and helping engineering teams address security concerns earlier in the development lifecycle.

The selected candidate will work across security, cloud, and engineering functions to support scalable security practices that improve visibility, streamline risk management, and enhance the reliability of cloud deployment processes. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining technical security expertise with automation and collaboration.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.
• 8+ years in AppSec, Cloud Security, or DevSecOps with hands-on Terraform and Kubernetes security experience.
• Practical experience operating Wiz (or similar) for IaC in CI/CD environments.
• Policy as Code skills using OPA/Rego or equivalent rule tuning experience.
• Strong CI/CD knowledge and Git workflow experience.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to support development teams and drive remediation efforts.

Desired Skills & Experience

• ServiceNow AVR/CVR/ITSM integration experience.
• JIRA or defect-routing experience.
• VS Code and IDE enablement experience.
• Cloud certifications including AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Terraform Associate, CKA, or CKAD certifications.
• Python, Bash, or PowerShell scripting experience.

What You Will Be Doing Daily Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and tune custom IaC rules in Rego/OPA to extend security coverage beyond built-in capabilities.
• Build automated regression tests using Terraform plans, Kubernetes manifests, and sample repositories.
• Perform pipeline health checks and investigate failed security scans.
• Monitor platform availability and scanning effectiveness to minimize engineering disruption.
• Validate finding severity and remove duplicate or inaccurate results.
• Route security issues to the appropriate service and application owners.
• Tune policy-as-code controls in alignment with enterprise standards and governance requirements.
• Implement staged enforcement models using report, warning, and blocking controls.
• Integrate Wiz CLI into CI/CD workflows and configure security gates.
• Publish security artifacts for traceability and compliance reporting.
• Deploy and maintain Wiz DevOps extensions and scanning integrations.
• Support GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, and Jenkins security workflows.
• Enable pull-request, merge-request, local workstation, and IDE-based scanning capabilities.
• Partner with platform engineering teams to standardize secure deployment templates.
• Deliver remediation guidance and support developer adoption efforts.
• Conduct office hours, troubleshooting sessions, and training activities.
• Manage policy package updates, platform upgrades, and regression testing efforts.
• Coordinate with vendors regarding defects, enhancements, and product roadmap items.
• Maintain findings exception processes and compensating-control documentation.
• Integrate findings management activities with ServiceNow workflows.
• Produce operational metrics, audit evidence, executive dashboards, and compliance reporting.

The Offer

• Hybrid Schedule
• 6-Month Contract
• W2 Only

You will receive the following benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k)

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

Posted By: Nick Ramler