Lead Security Engineer

Vizient, Inc

. Serve as the primary technical security partner for the VIP program throughout discovery, design, development, testing, and deployment .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeIrving • Texas • United StatesSenior💰 $102,400 - $179,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in information security engineering, application security, and cloud security, with a strong focus on secure software development practices and AI-specific security threats. Capable of translating security policies into actionable guidance and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to implement security controls throughout the development lifecycle.

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Information Security EngineeringApplication SecurityCloud SecuritySecurity Architecture ReviewsThreat Modeling

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Hard Skills

Secure Software Development PracticesApplication Security VulnerabilitiesAuthenticationAuthorizationIdentity ManagementEncryptionSecrets ManagementAPI SecurityVulnerability ManagementTechnical Security Risk Assessments

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsTechnical Communication SkillsInfluencing SkillsIndependent Work

Tools & Technologies

PowerShellPythonOktaEntra IDSplunkSIEMCI/CD PipelinesDevSecOps PracticesInfrastructure as CodeSAST

Industry Keywords

AI SecurityLLM IntegrationsRAG ImplementationsSecurity ControlsCloud Security Controls

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPythonSDLCSplunk

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the primary technical security partner for the VIP program throughout discovery, design, development, testing, and deployment
Collaborate with software engineers, architects, and infrastructure teams to incorporate security requirements into applications, APIs, cloud services, and infrastructure
Conduct security architecture and design reviews, threat modeling, and technical security risk assessments
Translate enterprise security policies and standards into actionable technical implementation guidance
Develop recommendations for security controls, guardrails, and reference architectures
Serve as a technical security subject matter expert for AI-enabled applications, LLM integrations, autonomous AI agents, RAG implementations, and model-to-application integrations
Identify and assess AI-specific security threats and recommend mitigating controls
Establish secure implementation patterns for AI applications, including identity, authentication, authorization, data protection, and monitoring
Integrate security throughout the SDLC and provide guidance on secure coding, dependency management, secrets management, API security, and authentication and authorization
Evaluate SAST, DAST, and SCA findings and provide remediation guidance
Provide security guidance for CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated deployments
Evaluate cloud security controls, identity and access management, network segmentation, encryption, secrets management, and secure configuration
Collaborate with Cloud Operations, Infrastructure, Application Security, Security Operations, IAM, Cloud Security, GRC, Enterprise Architecture, and Engineering teams
Validate security controls and remediation actions throughout the development lifecycle
Document security risks, remediation actions, compensating controls, and security decisions
Communicate complex technical security concepts to engineering teams, architects, product owners, and leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in information security engineering, application security, cloud security, or related technical security disciplines
Demonstrated experience working with software engineering and architecture teams to implement security requirements
Strong understanding of secure software development practices, application security vulnerabilities, and common attack techniques
Experience performing security architecture reviews, threat modeling, and technical security risk assessments
Strong knowledge of authentication, authorization, identity management, encryption, secrets management, and API security
Experience securing cloud-based applications and infrastructure
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, and infrastructure as code
Understanding of modern AI architectures and associated security risks, including LLMs, AI agents, RAG, and enterprise AI integrations
Experience interpreting security assessment results and providing actionable remediation guidance
Ability to develop technical security standards, reference architectures, and implementation guidance
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills
Ability to work independently and influence technical decisions across multiple teams
Experience with Security Architecture Reviews and Vulnerability Management
Preferences: PowerShell, Python, Okta, Entra ID, Splunk, SIEM
Ability to review and read code

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits plan
Incentive eligibility
Personal and professional development opportunities