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# Security Engineer

- **Company:** The Brixton Group, Inc.
- **Location:** Houston, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $156,000.0 - $176,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cyber Security, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, Identity and Access Management, Network Security, Ansible, Systems Architecture, Build Management, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, SDN Network, Deployment Automation, Production Code, Terraform, Programming Languages
- **Published:** September 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us647fab6ae8499b40395e5e8c6f33f454/eaa

## About the Role

Active U.S. Government TS/SCI security clearance required
5+ years of experience with large-scale systems architecture, distributed systems or global infrastructure deployment.
Experience with operating systems, software-defined networking, identity and access management and/or Kubernetes.
2+ years of security engineering, computer security, network security and security-protocol experience.
5+ years of coding experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages.
Hands-on experience securing solutions on GCP, AWS or Azure.
Experience delivering security solutions through design, coding, configuration and deployment.
Knowledge of threat modeling, incident response and frameworks such as NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, ITSG-33, C5, ISM or ISO.
Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform or Ansible and deployment models such as CI/CD and GitOps.
26-00930

## Description

Design, build and deploy scalable cloud security solutions that address complex customer requirements across regulated and public-sector environments.
Own security engineering projects from strategy and design through coding, testing, launch and ongoing support.
Evaluate security risks, conduct security assessments and design reviews, and apply threat-modeling practices.
Develop production code, reusable assets, reference architectures, automation and security best practices.
Define long-term security strategies and roadmaps for complex infrastructure and security challenges.
Partner with customers and cross-functional teams to influence security designs, risk decisions and project outcomes.
Implement automated deployment practices using CI/CD, GitOps, Terraform or Ansible.


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