LightFeather is hiring a
Software Security Engineer

Summary

Join LightFeather as a Software Security Engineer to implement advanced software security techniques, contribute to the system's architecture, and ensure compliance with technical reference architecture. This remote position requires 9 years of IT security experience, proficiency with DevSecOps pipeline tools, strong understanding of Systems Engineering processes, and in-depth experience performing Security Control Assessment.

Requirements

• US Citizenship
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance; previous or active DHS ICE clearance is preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) field
• 9 years of IT security experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 7 years with a Masters, or 4 years with a PhD
• Minimum 5 years of technical leadership in the field of software security
• Proficient with DevSecOps pipeline tools such as JIRA, automated testing (Selenium, Jenkins), automated deployments, and strategies for blue-green deployments and branching
• Strong understanding of Systems Engineering processes including requirements analysis and allocation
• In-depth experience performing Security Control Assessment in compliance with standards such as NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53, and related guidelines

Responsibilities

• Implement ongoing security testing, code review, troubleshooting, and provide engineering designs to mitigate vulnerabilities
• Contribute to all levels of the system's architecture
• Develop and enforce security protocols within DevSecOps (CI/CD) pipelines
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) with an emphasis on security
• Maintain and update technical documentation
• Consult with team members on best practices for secure coding

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP), or Certified Application Security Engineer (CASE)
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional