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Motion Recruitment

Cyber Security Engineer

Motion Recruitment, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215

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Base pay range $80.00/hr - $88.00/hr

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Strategic Talent Scout | Driving Talent Acquisition & Workforce Growth Hiring:

Cybersecurity Engineer

Location:

Dallas, TX / Chicago, IL / Peoria, IL

Duration:

12 months contract

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Lead Cybersecurity Engineer to join our dynamic team and drive secure‑by‑design principles across our cloud and application environments. In this role, you will collaborate closely with development teams to identify, assess, and remediate security vulnerabilities, ensuring robust protection across our AWS and Azure ecosystems.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Security by Design and integrate security throughout the SDLC.

Perform security defect management — analyze, validate, and consult on issues found via tools like CodeQL, Rapid7, penetration tests, and bug bounty programs.

Provide engineering consulting to developers, architects, and product teams on secure design and implementation best practices.

Manage tool enablement and monitoring for automated vulnerability detection tools (CodeQL, Rapid7, etc.).

Coordinate security testing and onboarding, including penetration testing and assurance assessments.

Technical Skills Required:

Application Security (OWASP, CWE/CVE, SANS 25)

Enterprise Security Architecture, Threat Modeling, and Risk Analysis

SDLC, DevSecOps, and API Security

Cloud Security (AWS, Azure)

SCA / SAST / DAST tools

Automation and scripting for security processes

Security certifications preferred (CISSP, CCSP, GWAPT, GWEB, AWS Certified Security, etc.)

Preferred:

Web Services Security

CSSLP, GISCP, or other advanced security certifications

Experience integrating security technologies in enterprise environments

Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type Contract

Job Function Information Technology

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

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