What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cybersecurity Engineering (Need TX locals) position at Mindfore Technologies?
Job Title: Cybersecurity Engineering – Penetration Testing & SIEM Integration Consultant
Location: Austin, TX – Onsite
Job Description
Security Engineering & Development:
Location: Austin, TX – Onsite
Job Description
Security Engineering & Development:
- Design and develop secure software components, APIs, and microservices to support penetration testing workflows and security automation.
- Build custom integrations between penetration testing platforms, vulnerability scanning tools, and enterprise SIEM platforms.
- Develop data ingestion pipelines to normalize and forward security telemetry into Splunk and other SIEM platforms.
- Create automation scripts to orchestrate security testing, evidence collection, and reporting processes.
- Support integration of security testing results into governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platforms.
- Build and maintain Kali Linux-based penetration testing infrastructure, including virtualized and cloud-hosted environments.
- Configure and manage penetration testing toolchains, frameworks, and supporting services.
- Develop custom exploit scripts, test harnesses, and proof-of-concept code to validate security findings.
- Support red team and application penetration testing engagements through automation and tool development.
- Develop APIs and connectors to integrate security tools with enterprise SIEM platforms.
- Implement log parsing, enrichment, and normalization logic to improve detection fidelity.
- Automate alert enrichment, correlation, and reporting workflows.
- Collaborate with CSOC teams to align development efforts with detection and monitoring requirements.
- Develop scripts using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages to automate security operations and testing processes.
- Implement CI/CD pipelines for security tooling and integration code.
- Maintain version control repositories and documentation for developed solutions.
- Participate in architecture reviews, risk assessments, and technical design sessions.
- Produce technical documentation, configuration guides, and operational runbooks.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 3–5 years of professional software development experience.
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages: Python, Java, JavaScript, or C#.
- Experience developing REST APIs and integrating enterprise platforms.
- Hands-on scripting experience (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
- Experience deploying and administering Linux systems.
- Familiarity with SIEM platforms (Splunk, Sentinel, or equivalent).
- Knowledge of cybersecurity fundamentals and secure coding practices.
- 5–8 years of professional software development experience.
- Advanced experience building security automation and platform integrations.
- Hands-on experience with penetration testing tools and Kali Linux environments.
- Experience developing security data pipelines and SIEM integrations.
- Experience with containerization and virtualization (Docker, VMware, cloud-hosted labs).
- Ability to design scalable and resilient security tool architectures.
- Experience working in regulated or government environments preferred.
- 8 Required Advanced experience building security automation and platform integrations.
- 8 Required Hands-on experience with penetration testing tools and Kali Linux environments.
- 3 Preferred Proficiency in one or more programming languages: Python, Java, JavaScript, or C#.
- 3 Preferred Experience developing REST APIs and integrating enterprise platforms.
- 3 Preferred Experience developing security data pipelines and SIEM integrations.
- 3 PreferredAbility to design scalable and resilient security tool architectures.