Senior Software Security Engineer

Senior Security Software Engineer – Security Automation & DevSecOps

Location: This role can be based out of Charlotte, NC or Novi, MI. Remote candidates who are willing to travel as required will also be considered.

Employment Type: W-2 Contract Only

Recruiting Company: RL Enterprise Recruiting & Staffing

About the Opportunity

RL Enterprise Recruiting & Staffing is seeking an experienced Senior Security Software Engineer for an innovative technology organization.

We are looking for a hands-on engineer who combines strong software development skills with cloud security engineering, DevSecOps, and security automation.

This is not a traditional SOC, Security Analyst, or cybersecurity monitoring position. The ideal candidate has experience developing internal security tools, building automated security workflows, and embedding security controls directly into software engineering and cloud infrastructure environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain internal security tools, applications, and automation frameworks.
• Build security automation solutions using Python, Go, or TypeScript.
• Develop integrations between security platforms, cloud services, and engineering systems using APIs.
• Engineer and maintain CI/CD security controls, automated validation pipelines, and vulnerability scanning workflows.
• Develop and maintain Terraform modules and Infrastructure as Code solutions.
• Implement policy-as-code and automated security compliance controls.
• Build security orchestration and automated remediation workflows.
• Collaborate with software development, cloud, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to strengthen application and platform security.
• Support secure cloud-native environments using AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and Docker.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering, security engineering, or related hands-on engineering experience, including substantial coding responsibility.
• Strong hands-on Python development and automation experience; Go or TypeScript experience is also valuable.
• Demonstrated experience building internal security tools or applications from scratch.
• Hands-on experience developing and maintaining Terraform modules and CI/CD security controls.
• Strong knowledge of AWS and/or Azure cloud security.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native environments.
• Experience integrating security solutions using REST APIs, automation, and event-driven workflows.
• Working knowledge of DevSecOps, application security, vulnerability management, and secure software development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAST, DAST, SCA, and automated security scanning.
• Experience implementing policy-as-code frameworks such as OPA.
• Knowledge of identity and access management, Zero Trust, and cloud governance.
• Experience with security orchestration, SIEM integrations, and automated remediation.
• Exposure to AI/LLM security, RAG, or AI-enabled security automation.

Employment Requirements

• W-2 Contract Only — No C2C or 1099 arrangements.
• No third-party recruiters, staffing vendors, or subcontracting arrangements.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Interested?

If you're a hands-on engineer who enjoys writing code, building security solutions, and automating complex security processes, we'd love to connect.

Apply today through RL Enterprise Recruiting & Staffing to learn more about this opportunity.