Cyber Security Engineer

We're hiring on behalf of a Haystack partner! The Role Implement and maintain automated security controls within CI/CD pipelines, including SAST, DAST, software composition analysis, and container scanning. Enforce security gates, artifact signing, provenance verification, and SBOMs to prevent vulnerable deployments. Drive container vulnerability remediation and hardening, including minimal base images and elimination of critical/high findings. Implement Kubernetes security controls such as pod security, network policies, RBAC, and admission controls. Secure workloads through secrets management, mutual TLS, service mesh policies, and Linux/container hardening. Build and maintain policy-as-code and infrastructure guardrails using OPA/Rego, Kyverno, or equivalent tools. What You'll Need Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field with 4+ years of relevant experience. Hands-on experience integrating SAST, DAST, software composition analysis, and container scanning into CI/CD pipelines. Experience securing Kubernetes and container environments, including pod security, network policies, RBAC, and hardened base images. Experience with vulnerability scanning and remediation, including CVE triage and tracking. Experience with secrets management and security automation using Python, Bash, or Go. Experience with Git-based workflows and CI/CD tooling (e.g., GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins). U.S. citizenship required, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust investigation. What's On Offer Competitive annual salary ($87,100 - $157,450) plus potential for bonuses. Opportunity to work on mission-critical systems supporting national infrastructure. Exposure to AI-assisted development and modern engineering practices. Comprehensive benefits package including health, wellness, income protection, paid leave, and retirement. Apply via Haystack today!