CyberSecurity Engineering

Austin, United States | Posted on 02/25/2026

• Actual Job Title Cyber Security Engineering
• Job Type FT Contract
• Date Opened 02/25/2026
• Target Date 03/03/2026
• City Austin
• State/Province Texas
• Country United States
• Assigned Recruiter(s) Sai Kumar
• Number of Positions 1

Position Summary

The Software Developer III will serve within the HHSC Chief Information Security Office (CISO) to design, develop, and supportcybersecurity engineering solutions that enhance penetration testing capabilities, security automation, and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) integrations. This role will focus on building secure APIs,automation scripts, and tool integrations that enable scalable securitytesting, continuous monitoring, and data-driven threat detection across HHSCenvironments. The position requires strong software development expertisecombined with hands-on cybersecurity engineering skills, including Kali Linuxserver deployment, penetration testing toolchain support, SIEM data ingestion,and security automation scripting.

This role directly supports HHSC's Zero Trust, continuous monitoring, and security operations modernizationinitiatives.

• Design and develop secure software components, APIs,and microservices to support penetration testing workflows and securityautomation.
• Build custom integrations between penetration testingplatforms, vulnerability scanning tools, and enterprise SIEM platforms.
• Develop data ingestion pipelines to normalize and forward security telemetry into Splunk and other SIEM platforms.
• Create automation scripts to orchestrate securitytesting, evidence collection, and reporting processes.
• Support integration of security testing results intogovernance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platforms.

• Build and maintain Kali Linux-based penetration testinginfrastructure, including virtualized and cloud-hosted environments.
• Configure and manage penetration testing tool chains,frameworks, and supporting services.
• Develop custom exploit scripts, test harnesses, andproof-of-concept code to validate security findings.
• Support red team and application penetration testingengagements through automation and tool development.

• Develop APIs and connectors to integrate security toolswith enterprise SIEM platforms.
• Implement log parsing, enrichment, and normalizationlogic to improve detection fidelity.
• Automate alert enrichment, correlation, and reporting workflows.
• Collaborate with CSOC teams to align developmentefforts with detection and monitoring requirements.

• Develop scripts using Python, Power Shell, Bash, orsimilar languages to automate security operations and testing processes.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for security tooling and integration code.
• Maintain version control repositories and documentation for developed solutions.

• Ensure developed solutions comply with HHSC security standards, DIR security control requirements, and NIST-based frameworks.
• Participate in architecture reviews, risk assessments,and technical design sessions.
• Produce technical documentation, configuration guides,and operational runbooks.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3–5 years of professional software development experience.
• Experience developing REST APIs and integratingenterprise platforms.
• Hands-on scripting experience (Python, Bash,Power Shell).
• Experience deploying and administering Linux systems.
• Familiarity with SIEM platforms (Splunk, Sentinel, or equivalent).
• Knowledge of cybersecurity fundamentals and secure coding practices.

• 5–8 years of professional software development experience.
• Advanced experience building security automation and platform integrations.
• Hands-on experience with penetration testing tools andKali Linux environments.
• Experience developing security data pipelines and SIEMintegrations.
• Experience with containerization and virtualization(Docker, VMware, cloud-hosted labs).
• Ability to design scalable and resilient…