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

Motion Recruitment Partners, LLCCharlotte, NC🇺🇸United StatesPosted 22 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Elevate your career by joining a leading enterprise to significantly impact cloud security initiatives and influence controls at scale. You will thrive in this hybrid role if you possess a strong background in AWS, Python, Wiz, and IaC, and are eager to collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and security best practices.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Charlotte, NC, United States
Posted
5 days ago
AWSAzureBashGitGoogle CloudJenkinsJiraKubernetesPowerShellPythonTerraform

Job Description

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.

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