Senior Technology and Data Engineer - AWS/Python/Wiz - Charlotte, Nc

Job Description A large enterprise organization is seeking a Technology and Data Engineer 5 for a hybrid opportunity in Charlotte, North Carolina. This role supports enterprise cloud security initiatives focused on Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD security integration, policy enforcement, and developer enablement.
The selected professional will work closely with engineering, security, and platform teams to strengthen deployment security across cloud-native environments. This position offers the opportunity to influence security controls at scale while helping teams build, test, and deploy infrastructure in a secure and efficient manner. Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.
• 8+ years in AppSec, Cloud Security, or DevSecOps with hands-on Terraform and Kubernetes security experience.
• Practical experience operating Wiz (or similar) for IaC in CI/CD environments.
• Policy as Code skills using OPA/Rego or equivalent rule tuning experience.
• Strong CI/CD knowledge and Git workflow experience.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to support development teams and drive remediation efforts.

Desired Skills & Experience

• ServiceNow AVR/CVR/ITSM integration experience.
• JIRA or defect routing experience.
• VS Code and IDE enablement experience.
• Cloud certifications including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Terraform Associate, CKA, or CKAD certifications.
• Python, Bash, or PowerShell scripting experience.

What You Will Be Doing Daily Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and tune custom IaC rules in Rego/OPA to extend security coverage.
• Build automated regression tests using Terraform plans, Kubernetes manifests, and sample repositories.
• Monitor pipeline health and troubleshoot failed scans.
• Validate severity, de-duplicate findings, suppress false positives, and route issues to appropriate teams.
• Tune IaC policies and manage staged policy enforcement.
• Integrate Wiz CLI into CI/CD pipelines and implement gating thresholds.
• Publish artifacts for traceability and optimize scan performance.
• Deploy and maintain Wiz DevOps extensions and Wiz Scanner integrations.
• Support GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, and Jenkins environments.
• Enable local scanning, pull request scanning, and IDE workflows.
• Partner with platform teams to embed security controls into standard deployment processes.
• Provide support sessions, remediation guidance, and developer enablement resources.
• Manage upgrades, policy refreshes, and tool reliability initiatives.
• Coordinate with vendor support teams and product resources.
• Maintain exception management processes and governance controls.
• Integrate workflows with ServiceNow for tracking and reporting.
• Create dashboards covering coverage, MTTR, block rates, exception aging, and audit evidence.

The Offer

• Hybrid Schedule
• 6-Month Contract
• W2 Only

You will receive the following benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k)

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future. Job Description A large enterprise organization is seeking a Technology and Data Engineer 5 for a hybrid opportunity in Charlotte, North Carolina. This role supports enterprise cloud security initiatives focused on Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD security integration, policy enforcement, and developer enablement.
The selected professional will work closely with engineering, security, and platform teams to strengthen deployment security across cloud-native environments. This position offers the opportunity to influence security controls at scale while helping teams build, test, and deploy infrastructure in a secure and efficient manner. Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.
• 8+ years in AppSec, Cloud Security, or DevSecOps with hands-on Terraform and Kubernetes security experience.
• Practical experience operating Wiz (or similar) for IaC in CI/CD environments.
• Policy as Code skills using OPA/Rego or equivalent rule tuning experience.
• Strong CI/CD knowledge and Git workflow experience.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to support development teams and drive remediation efforts.

Desired Skills & Experience

• ServiceNow AVR/CVR/ITSM integration experience.
• JIRA or defect routing experience.
• VS Code and IDE enablement experience.
• Cloud certifications including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Terraform Associate, CKA, or CKAD certifications.
• Python, Bash, or PowerShell scripting experience.

What You Will Be Doing Daily Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and tune custom IaC rules in Rego/OPA to extend security coverage.
• Build automated regression tests using Terraform plans, Kubernetes manifests, and sample repositories.
• Monitor pipeline health and troubleshoot failed scans.
• Validate severity, de-duplicate findings, suppress false positives, and route issues to appropriate teams.
• Tune IaC policies and manage staged policy enforcement.
• Integrate Wiz CLI into CI/CD pipelines and implement gating thresholds.
• Publish artifacts for traceability and optimize scan performance.
• Deploy and maintain Wiz DevOps extensions and Wiz Scanner integrations.
• Support GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, and Jenkins environments.
• Enable local scanning, pull request scanning, and IDE workflows.
• Partner with platform teams to embed security controls into standard deployment processes.
• Provide support sessions, remediation guidance, and developer enablement resources.
• Manage upgrades, policy refreshes, and tool reliability initiatives.
• Coordinate with vendor support teams and product resources.
• Maintain exception management processes and governance controls.
• Integrate workflows with ServiceNow for tracking and reporting.
• Create dashboards covering coverage, MTTR, block rates, exception aging, and audit evidence.

The Offer

• Hybrid Schedule
• 6-Month Contract
• W2 Only

You will receive the following benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k)

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.