Wiz Security Engineer (Senior Data Scientist)

Title: Wiz Security Engineer

Location: Tampa, FL (Hybrid)

· This role requires a senior Cybersecurity Engineer with deep expertise in enabling and operationalizing Wiz Cloud Wiz Defend and Wiz Outpost to support enterprise Cybersecurity Operations teams The consultant will be a key figure in driving cloud security posture management cloud detection and response and threat visibility across cloud environments serving as a forcemultiplier for SOC detection engineering and cloud platform teams

· Key Responsibilities

· Wiz Platform Enablement

· Deploy configure and operationalize Wiz Cloud Wiz Defend and Wiz Outpost across enterprise cloud environments

· Onboard cloud accounts projects and workloads into the Wiz platform across AWS and GCP

· Build and maintain Wiz integration frameworks to surface risks misconfigurations vulnerabilities and active threats in real time

· Develop custom Wiz policies security graphs and controls aligned to enterprise security standards

· Wiz Outpost Deployments

· Architect deploy and manage Wiz Outpost to support data residency airgapped and sovereign cloud requirements within enterprise environments

· Configure and maintain Outpost infrastructure to ensure secure performant and compliant scanning within customermanaged environments

· Troubleshoot and optimize Wiz Outpost connectivity scanning pipelines and operational health across AWS and GCP deployments

· Collaborate with cloud platform and network engineering teams to integrate Wiz Outpost within existing landing zone and VPCVPN architectures

· Cybersecurity Operations Support

· Integrate Wiz findings into SIEM SOAR and ticketing workflows to drive operational efficiency for SOC and detection engineering teams

· Build automated remediation and ing pipelines based on Wiz threat and posture signals

· Partner with security operations teams to develop runbooks and response playbooks for Wiz Defend detections

· CloudNative Security Engineering

· Design and enforce security controls across cloudnative architectures including container security KubernetesEKSGKE serverless and microservices

· Implement and manage IAM policies network security controls and leastprivilege access models across AWS and GCP

· Promote and enforce InfrastructureasCode IaC security best practices using Terraform or CloudFormation

· Governance Compliance

· Establish cloud security guardrails and governance frameworks aligned to organizational risk posture

· Conduct risk assessments and support audit and compliance requirements across cloud environments

· Collaborate with DevSecOps and platform engineering teams to embed security controls within CICD pipelines

Required Skills Experience

· Experience 5+ years in cybersecurity engineering with at least 2 years of handson experience with the Wiz platform Wiz Cloud Wiz Defend andor Wiz Outpost

· Wiz Platform

· Deep expertise in Wiz Cloud CSPM CIEM vulnerability management and Wiz Defend CDR runtime threat detection

· Handson experience deploying and managing Wiz Outpost in customermanaged or regulated cloud environments including configuration network integration and operational support

· Proficiency in Wiz security graph policy authoring and integration APIs

· Cloud Platforms

· Strong cloudnative engineering expertise across AWS IAM EKS Lambda VPC GuardDuty Security Hub and GCP IAM GKE Cloud Run Security Command Center

· Handson experience with cloud networking identity and workload security across multicloud environments

· Familiarity with landing zone architectures private connectivity PrivateLink VPC peering VPN and network segmentation key for Wiz Outpost deployment patterns

· Security Operations

· Experience integrating cloud security tooling with SIEM platforms eg Splunk Chronicle and SOAR solutions

· Familiarity with threat detection incident response workflows and triage within a SOC environment

· Technologies

· Containerization Docker and Kubernetes EKSGKE

· IaC Terraform CloudFormation or equivalent

· ScriptingAutomation Python Bash or similar for pipeline and workflow automation

· Security Frameworks

· Working knowledge of MITRE ATTCK Cloud Matrix CIS Benchmarks NIST CSF and cloud security best practices

· Preferred Experience with Zero Trust architecture and policyascode

· Preferred Familiarity with data residency sovereignty and regulated industry compliance requirements relevant to Wiz Outpost use cases

· Certifications Preferred but not required Wiz Certified Expert AWS Security Specialty Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer CISSP or CCSP

Education

· A Bachelors degree in Computer Science Cybersecurity Information Technology or a related technical field is required or equivalent professional experience