Tech Lead - Security Engineering
Role summary
The Tech Lead – Security Engineering is a senior, hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, and operating enterprise security platforms. This role combines deep technical execution with people leadership, mentoring a team of security engineers to ensure scalable, resilient security controls aligned with business and regulatory requirements. The position serves as the technical escalation point for complex security initiatives, partners closely with SOC, Vulnerability management, and Threat Hunting teams, and drives continuous improvement across detection, prevention, and response capabilities. The role requires expertise in cloud security (Azure, AWS), endpoint, email, identity, and SIEM integrations, with a strong understanding of security standards like NIST and ISO 27001. A hybrid work schedule is required in Dallas, TX, or Cincinnati, OH.
The Tech Lead – Security Engineering is a senior, hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, and operating enterprise security platforms while leading and mentoring a team of security engineers. This role combines deep technical execution with people leadership, ensuring security controls are scalable, resilient, and aligned with business and regulatory requirements. This position serves as the technical escalation point for complex security initiatives, partners closely with SOC, Vulnerability management and Threat Hunting teams, and drives continuous improvement across detection, prevention, and response capabilities.
*The selected candidate will be required to work a hybrid schedule (3 days in office/2 remote) out of our Dallas, TX, or Cincinnati, OH office.*
Key Accountabilities/Deliverables:
Technical Leadership & Engineering (Hands-On)
- Design, implement, and maintain enterprise security platforms across cloud, endpoint, email, network, and identity security domains
- Act as senior technical authority for security engineering decisions, architecture reviews, and platform strategy
- Lead complex troubleshooting and incident support in partnership with SOC, Threat teams, and Vulnerability teams,
- Drive implementation of Zero Trust, DLP, CASB, EDR, SIEM, and identity security controls
- Ensure security tooling is optimized, resilient, and aligned with NIST, ISO 27001, and regulatory standards
- Partner with Vulnerability Management to prioritize remediation and risk reduction initiatives
Team Leadership & Management
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of security engineers, providing technical guidance and career coaching
- Perform workload planning, task prioritization, and technical review of team deliverables
- Establish engineering standards, documentation, and operational runbooks
- Support hiring, onboarding, and performance management of security engineering staff
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and engineering excellence
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with SOC, Threat Hunting, IT Infrastructure, Cloud, and Application teams
- Provide engineering support for detection engineering, automation, and incident response initiatives
- Translate security strategy into actionable engineering roadmaps and deliverables
- Communicate technical risk and remediation plans clearly to leadership and stakeholders Cloud Security Engineering & Program Maturation
- Serve as a senior technical contributor driving the maturation of Core Specialty’s Azure security posture
- Identify gaps in cloud security controls, define remediation approaches, and deliver measurable improvements
- Act as a technical escalation point for complex security engineering challenges and incidents
- Partner with IT, GRC, and business stakeholders to align security engineering solutions with risk objectives
- Balance work across multiple concurrent projects and BAU (business-as-usual) security operations
Technical Knowledge and Understanding:
Required Qualifications
Strong expertise across:
- Cloud security (Azure, Microsoft security stack, AWS)
- Endpoint and email security platforms
- Identity and access management
- SIEM and security monitoring integrations
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-system security initiatives
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with both technical and executive audiences
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting or partnering with a 24x7 SOC environment and other security roles
- Familiarity with detection engineering, threat hunting, and response workflows
- Experience in regulated environments (insurance, financial services, healthcare)
- Relevant certifications (preferred, not required): CISSP, CISM, or CISA o GIAC certifications o Microsoft Security certifications
Experience:
- 10+ years of experience in information security or security engineering roles
- 5+ years of hands-on experience operating enterprise security platforms
- Proven experience managing and leading teams of security engineers
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for this position.
At Core Specialty, you will receive a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development and advancement. We offer medical, dental, vision, and life insurances; short and long-term disability; a Company-match of 100% of a 6% contribution 401(k) plan; an Employee Assistance Plan; Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Health Reimbursement Account, and a wellness program