Senior Security Engineer

HireRight•Nashville, TN

10h

About The Position

HireRight is the premier global background screening and workforce solutions provider. We bring clarity and confidence to vetting and hiring decisions through integrated, tailored solutions, driving a higher standard of accuracy in everything we do. Combining in-house talent, personalized services, and proprietary technology, we ensure the best candidate experience possible. PBSA accredited and based in Nashville, TN, we offer expertise from our regional centers across 200 countries and territories in The Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Our commitment to get it right every time, everywhere, makes us the trusted partner of businesses and organizations worldwide. We are hiring a Senior Security Engineer to lead technical initiatives across endpoint security, network security, web application security, email security, SIEM/log ingest, and security architecture. This role is a hands-on engineering position responsible for designing, implementing, and improving security controls at scale. The Senior Security Engineer serves as a technical escalation point within Security Engineering, partners closely with Infrastructure, Cloud, IT, and SOC teams, and helps drive the maturity of HireRight’s security posture through practical, well-engineered solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of experience in security engineering, infrastructure security, or related technical roles
Strong hands-on experience with endpoint security, network security, and system hardening
Solid understanding of SIEM architecture, log ingestion pipelines, normalization, and detection workflows
Experience with enterprise security technologies such as WAF, secure web gateways/proxies, email security platforms, and encryption mechanisms.
Experience collaborating with Infrastructure, Cloud, IT, and SOC teams in a production environment
Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST

Nice To Haves

Scripting and automation experience (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
Experience leading security initiatives or cross-team engineering efforts
Strong understanding of detection engineering and security telemetry
Excellent technical documentation and communication skills
Ability to identify control gaps, propose scalable solutions, and drive execution

Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of enterprise endpoint, network, and cloud security controls
Own and evolve HireRight’s email security posture, including phishing defenses, impersonation protections, secure configuration, and email-based DLP
Provide security consultation to Technology and business teams on secure integrations, data flows, and handling of sensitive data
Define and maintain SIEM and log ingestion standards, ensuring high-quality, actionable telemetry for detection and response teams
Engineer configuration baselines and security hardening standards across operating systems, servers, endpoints, and user platforms
Provide technical mentorship to security engineers and contribute to long-term program maturity
Produce and maintain clear documentation and audit-ready artifacts for security controls and configurations
Partner with security leadership on roadmap planning, prioritization, and continuous improvement initiatives