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# Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Security Engineer (EKS/Terraform/CI-CD Guardrails)

- **Company:** Calance Consulting Corporation
- **Location:** Plano, TX, United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $141,440.0 - $149,760.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Continuous Integration, Identity and Access Management, Key Management, Network Segmentation, Role-Based Access Control, Delivery Pipeline, Kubernetes Helm Charts, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Containerization, Kubernetes, Deployment Automation, CIS Benchmarks, Terraform, Devsecops, Docker
- **Published:** June 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1b861a382ae13ac5

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Terraform?, * A security mindset and a track record of making automation inherently safer

 * Production experience securing Kubernetes environments and IaC pipelines
 * Strong collaboration with DevSecOps, platform, and engineering teams in fast-paced delivery, * Hands-on secure IaC experience (Terraform, cloud + containerized environments)
 * Deep production experience with Kubernetes on EKS (networking, RBAC, workload security)
 * Strong Terraform development skills (reusable modules and secure provisioning patterns)
 * Experience building Docker images and Helm charts securely
 * CI/CD integration with automated validation and deployment workflows
 * Solid understanding of IAM, encryption, secrets management, and network segmentation
 * Troubleshooting across Kubernetes, Terraform, containers, and pipeline deployments

Other Skills:

 * Working knowledge of security policy enforcement tools (OPA/Gatekeeper, Checkov, tfsec or similar)
 * Familiarity with NIST/CIS infrastructure governance frameworks
 * Experience supporting AI/ML or security-focused Kubernetes workloads

Important Notes:

 * This role focuses on embedding security controls into automated infrastructure delivery (IaC, Kubernetes, containers, and CI/CD guardrails).
 * Prioritize security-first patterns: repeatability, immutability, drift detection, and compliance enforcement.

## Description

* Design and maintain secure Infrastructure as Code solutions for cloud and containerized environments supporting AI security workloads
 * Own EKS cluster security, including node group configuration, networking policies, RBAC, and pod security standards
 * Develop hardened, reusable Terraform modules with built-in security controls (least-privilege IAM, encryption-at-rest, segmentation)
 * Build and manage Docker images and Helm charts using security-first practices (image scanning, minimal bases, secrets management, signed artifacts)
 * Integrate security policy checks into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., OPA/Gatekeeper, Checkov, tfsec)
 * Automate provisioning/scaling using immutable infrastructure principles and drift detection
 * Troubleshoot and remediate infrastructure security issues across Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, and containers
 * Enforce compliance with organizational policies and frameworks such as NIST and CIS Benchmarks
 * Document secure patterns, deployment runbooks, and automation workflows for the AI security team


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