Lead Security Engineer

Valiant Solutions is a security-focused IT solutions provider seeking a Lead Security Engineer to join its cybersecurity team. The role designs, implements, and maintains enterprise security solutions, advances Zero Trust maturity, integrates security into CI/CD pipelines, supports HHS compliance, and develops security performance dashboards.

Responsibilities:

• Operate and maintain security tools, including EDR, SIEM, web application firewalls, and vulnerability scanners
• Provide technical solutions to address vulnerability findings and security gaps during the system development process
• Architect Zero Trust solutions and advance Zero Trust maturity using tools such as Splunk, Tenable, Tanium, and CrowdStrike
• Integrate security requirements into DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines using infrastructure as code
• Build dashboards that show security and Zero Trust maturity metrics
• Analyze design requirements and confirm that systems meet them

Requirements:

• Must hold an industry-recognized certification (CISSP, CAP, CEH, Security+)
• This position requires an undergraduate degree
• At least 8 years of enterprise security architecture, security engineering, and system administration experience (required)
• 2 to 3 years of cloud security experience (required)
• Familiarity with CDM and DevOps concepts, including CI/CD and infrastructure as code
• Experience operating enterprise security tools such as EDR, SIEM, and vulnerability scanners
• Experience advancing Zero Trust maturity across enterprise environments