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Location: Concord, NC Salary: $89.00 USD Hourly - $95.00 USD Hourly Description:
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Security Engineer
We are not accepting C2C or 1099 arrangements.
Location: Charlotte, NC (Open to Zone 2 locations including Charlotte, NC; Irving, TX; Minneapolis, MN; Chandler, AZ; Des Moines, IA; Columbus, OH; Raleigh, NC; San Antonio, TX; Washington, DC)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Security Engineer to help scale and secure cloud-native development environments through automated security controls and developer-first enablement. In this role, you will build, operate, and optimize IaC security capabilities using Wiz, integrating security seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows.
You will work closely with Application Security, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, and Development teams to identify and prevent infrastructure misconfigurations before deployment. Success in this role requires balancing strong security controls with a frictionless developer experience while maintaining high platform reliability and low operational noise.
What You'll Do
Security Policy Engineering
You'll help shape the future of cloud security by building scalable, automated controls that protect critical infrastructure while enabling developers to move quickly and confidently. This role offers significant ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and the opportunity to influence security practices across a large enterprise environment.
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This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Please apply with us today!
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Security Engineer
We are not accepting C2C or 1099 arrangements.
Location: Charlotte, NC (Open to Zone 2 locations including Charlotte, NC; Irving, TX; Minneapolis, MN; Chandler, AZ; Des Moines, IA; Columbus, OH; Raleigh, NC; San Antonio, TX; Washington, DC)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Security Engineer to help scale and secure cloud-native development environments through automated security controls and developer-first enablement. In this role, you will build, operate, and optimize IaC security capabilities using Wiz, integrating security seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows.
You will work closely with Application Security, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, and Development teams to identify and prevent infrastructure misconfigurations before deployment. Success in this role requires balancing strong security controls with a frictionless developer experience while maintaining high platform reliability and low operational noise.
What You'll Do
Security Policy Engineering
- Design, develop, and maintain custom security policies using OPA/Rego to extend IaC security coverage beyond out-of-the-box capabilities.
- Translate internal security standards, compliance requirements, and cloud governance guardrails into scalable policy-as-code frameworks.
- Implement version-controlled policy packages and establish governance processes for policy lifecycle management.
- Integrate Wiz security scanning into CI/CD platforms including Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, and Jenkins.
- Implement automated security gates and enforcement strategies using phased rollout models (Report Warn Block).
- Optimize scan performance, concurrency, and developer feedback loops to minimize pipeline impact.
- Monitor and maintain IaC security tooling, ensuring high availability and operational excellence.
- Manage Wiz CLI upgrades, scanner integrations, policy bundle updates, and CI/CD plugin maintenance.
- Develop regression testing frameworks to validate policy quality and prevent disruption during changes.
- Triage, validate, and prioritize IaC findings across large-scale environments.
- Reduce false positives through continuous tuning and policy refinement.
- Automate ownership routing, exception management, and remediation workflows.
- Maintain compliance evidence, exception records, and audit-ready documentation.
- Enable developers through pull request scanning, local development workflows, and IDE integrations.
- Provide actionable remediation guidance, reusable templates, and secure coding best practices.
- Facilitate office hours, training sessions, and support channels to accelerate adoption of secure infrastructure practices.
- Partner with platform teams to embed security into standardized pipelines and reusable infrastructure modules.
- Integrate with ServiceNow workflows to support ticket synchronization, SLA tracking, and security lifecycle management.
- Deliver operational metrics and executive reporting, including:
- Security coverage
- Policy adoption
- Block rates
- Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR)
- False positive trends
- Exception aging
- Support audit requests with policy mappings, change records, and governance documentation.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in Application Security, Cloud Security, DevSecOps, or related security engineering roles.
- Hands-on experience securing Terraform and Kubernetes environments.
- Experience implementing and operating Wiz or comparable cloud security and IaC security platforms.
- Strong understanding of Policy as Code, including practical experience with OPA/Rego or similar frameworks.
- Experience integrating security controls within CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to manage security findings at scale.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated ability to influence and enable engineering teams.
- Experience integrating security workflows with ServiceNow AVR/CVR/ITSM or similar governance platforms.
- Experience supporting developer tooling and IDE integrations, including VS Code.
- Cloud certifications such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Professional certifications.
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification.
- Kubernetes certifications such as CKA or CKAD.
- Automation and scripting experience using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Experience building developer-focused security programs within large enterprise environments.
- Cloud Security: Wiz
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, ARM/Bicep, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Helm
- CI/CD & Source Control: Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins
- Policy as Code: OPA, Rego
- Workflow & Governance: ServiceNow
- Automation: Python, Bash, PowerShell
You'll help shape the future of cloud security by building scalable, automated controls that protect critical infrastructure while enabling developers to move quickly and confidently. This role offers significant ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and the opportunity to influence security practices across a large enterprise environment.
By providing your phone number, you consent to: (1) receive automated text messages and calls from the Judge Group, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively "Judge") to such phone number regarding job opportunities, your job application, and for other related purposes. Message & data rates apply and message frequency may vary. Consistent with Judge's Privacy Policy, information obtained from your consent will not be shared with third parties for marketing/promotional purposes. Reply STOP to opt out of receiving telephone calls and text messages from Judge and HELP for help.
Contact:
This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Please apply with us today!
Salary : $89 - $95