Demo

Senior Software Security Engineer

Entegee
Des Moines, IA Contractor
POSTED ON 6/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/8/2026

Onsite in Des Moines Metropolitan area

Long term contract - 3 years

$75-$86/hour W2 DOE

USC or GC holders only


Position Summary

Senior Security Engineer responsible for securing connected vehicle systems, embedded controllers, vehicle networks, and related cloud-based services.


Job Requirements

  • 8 years of full-stack software development experience
  • Experience developing Python-based backend services
  • Experience with Linux distributions
  • Experience applying cryptographic security controls to embedded systems
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Experience securing embedded controllers, vehicle networks, or connected vehicle systems
  • Experience working with embedded software, electrical systems, and cloud platform technologies
  • Knowledge of global cybersecurity regulatory requirements


Preferred Skills

  • Experience developing IoT devices
  • PKI experience, including certificate lifecycle management and key protection
  • DevOps experience
  • Experience developing AWS-native applications
  • Experience designing security solutions for autonomous systems
  • Experience with key management and access control in resource-constrained embedded environments


Job Responsibilities

  • Define and review security architectures for embedded systems
  • Influence feature design across embedded, cloud, and mobile platforms to meet security requirements
  • Design key management mechanisms for embedded environments
  • Design access control mechanisms for resource-constrained embedded systems
  • Apply cryptographic security controls across connected vehicle systems
  • Support security architecture decisions across multiple product lines
  • Assess cybersecurity risks related to embedded controllers, vehicle networks, and connected services
  • Implement security controls in collaboration with embedded software, electrical systems, and cloud platform teams
  • Design and develop security solutions to support autonomous vehicle capabilities
  • Support product resilience against evolving cybersecurity threats


Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit https://www.entegee.com/candidate-privacy-information-statement/

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Salary : $75 - $86

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Senior Software Security Engineer?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Senior Software Security Engineer career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$149,432 - $188,965
Income Estimation: 
$179,455 - $227,077
Income Estimation: 
$90,609 - $105,383
Income Estimation: 
$117,524 - $131,245
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Entegee

  • Entegee Sterling, MI
  • Vehicle Systems Staff Engineer Job Type: Contract Location: Sterling Heights, MI Worksite: Onsite / Hybrid may be available depending on program needs Pay ... more
  • 3 Days Ago

  • Entegee Camden, NJ
  • Radar System Engineer Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States (On-site) Hiring Radar Systems Engineers (Level 3) Secret Clearance is required for this role... more
  • 3 Days Ago

  • Entegee Springfield, VA
  • Embedded Software Engineer C/C , C 14 programming Arm based processors, DSP Linux, Yocto Linux Network protocals Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabl... more
  • 5 Days Ago

  • Entegee Houston, TX
  • W2 Contract Hybrid (Houston, TX) Cyber Security Technologist 100-130/HR This job is 20-40 hours per week depending on work load. JOB DESCRIPTION · Proven e... more
  • 5 Days Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Senior Software Security Engineer jobs in the Des Moines, IA area that may be a better fit.

  • Check Point Software Des Moines, IA
  • Why Join Us? As the world’s leading vendor of Cyber Security, facing the most sophisticated threats and attacks, we’ve assembled a global team of the most ... more
  • 9 Days Ago

  • Walsh Door + Security Des Moines, IA
  • Description Position Summary: The Senior Manufacturing Engineer is a senior-level individual contributor who enjoys solving complex production challenges, ... more
  • 9 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!