Lead Product Security Engineer

KION Group • Plano, TX

133d • $160,000 - $198,000

About The Position

We are looking for a hands-on and highly motivated Lead Product Security Engineer to join our Product Security Operations team. In this role, you'll help protect and scale our cloud environment and software development lifecycle by integrating cutting-edge security tools, automating controls, and guiding application teams on best practices. This is a technical leadership role where cloud security, automation, and DevSecOps converge—ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced, collaborative environments and is passionate about securing cloud-native infrastructure.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or security engineering roles.
• Proven experience leading technical projects and teams.
• Strong scripting or programming skills (Python preferred).
• Deep understanding of IAM and cloud-native security best practices.
• Familiarity with CNAPP, SIEM, and SOAR technologies.
• Experience operating in a 24x7 incident response or cloud ops environment.
• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle and agile tools like JIRA.
• Ability to translate security policies into actionable engineering efforts.
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Deep knowledge of identity and access management principles.
• Proficiency in networking, cloud protocols, and operating systems.
• Experience with patch management for both containerized and VM-based systems.
• Exposure to policy-as-code tools and languages.
• Security certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, or GCP Security Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Integrate and operationalize cloud security tooling, such as cloud-native security monitoring and threat intel capabilities, third-party CNAPP, and third-party NHI security solutions, to form a cohesive security platform.
• Drive advancement of technical and operational capabilities necessary to implement a robust, highly automated product security strategy.
• Respond to security alerts by prioritizing events from SIEM/SOAR tools and driving timely investigation and remediation.
• Offer practical assistance to application teams in integrating standard methodologies for cloud security throughout the entire software development lifecycle.
• Identify and remediate vulnerabilities across cloud infrastructure and applications with proactive detection and mitigation plans.
• Develop automation workflows for product security policy enforcement and incident response using SOAR platforms.
• Enforce product security policies as code, ensuring compliance with internal standards and external regulations like ISO 27001.
• Contribute to secure architecture design for new systems, ensuring security principles are coordinated from the beginning.
• Continuously improve product security operations by evaluating emerging threats and recommending modern tooling and practices.
• Encourage least-privileged access policies.
• Mentor junior engineers and multi-functional partners in cloud security engineering and secure development principles.

Benefits

• Career Development
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits
• Pay Transparency
• Global Opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees