Security Software Engineer On-site

About the role

Eccalon provides global solutions to the most challenging technological issues of the 21st-century, and our evolving portfolio spans five major markets: Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Aerospace & Defense, Material Sciences, Advance Manufacturing, Sports Science, Biotechnology, and Health & Life Sciences.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop secure software with a security-first mindset baked into every phase of the SDLC.
• Apply secure coding standards, threat modeling, and vulnerability mitigation aligned to NIST 800-53 and CMMC Level 2/3 controls.
• Conduct architecture reviews and code hardening to address OWASP Top 10 and DoD STIGs.
• Automate security gates in CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, secrets detection).
• Design secure system and API architectures for multi-tenant cloud environments, including GCC High and FedRAMP-authorized platforms.
• Implement IAM controls, JIT provisioning, SSO/SAML/OIDC flows, and least-privilege authorization frameworks (e.g., Cognito, Azure AD).
• Instrument applications with security logging and monitoring that satisfies audit and continuous monitoring requirements (AU/SI control families).
• Lead code reviews, SAST/DAST scans, and targeted penetration testing; document findings against control frameworks.
• Triage and remediate vulnerabilities within POA&M timelines; maintain artifact evidence for compliance assessments.
• Support incident response for application-layer events; contribute to after-action reports and corrective action plans.
• Serve as the embedded security champion for engineering squads, raising the security bar through mentorship and code review culture.
• Develop and deliver security training and runbooks tailored to engineering and DevOps team members.
• Collaborate with DevOps/SRE to enforce secure IaC, WAF rules, network controls, and runtime monitoring across AWS and Azure environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field—or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on security.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Go