Principal Software Engineer 1225
Nexus IT GroupUnited States
Posted December 11, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Nexus IT Group is a premier IT staffing and direct placement firm that has served more than 1,000 enterprise clients across major U.S. markets since its founding in 2010. The company specializes in recruiting talent for a broad spectrum of technology disciplines— including application and mobile development, infrastructure and support, security, consulting, cloud, DevOps, big data, analytics, network engineering, and AI/ML on platforms such as AWS and Azure. Nexus differentiates itself by turning the job-search experience into a simple, engaging, and educational process, supported by a culture that has earned recognition as one of the fastest-growing firms in the industry. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, Nexus IT Group continues to innovate talent acquisition strategies that attract, engage, and retain high-quality IT professionals.
Job Description
We're looking for a senior technical leader to drive security strategy and hands-on execution across the engineering organization. The primary focus of this role is to shift security earlier in the development lifecycle and embed it deeply into day-to-day engineering.
Requirements
- 10+ years in software or security engineering, including 6+ years in security-focused roles
- Deep knowledge of container and orchestration security (Docker/Kubernetes)
- Security tooling (e.g., Trivy, Snyk, Falco, OPA)
- Scripting or systems languages (Python, Rust)
- Expertise in threats (e.g., injection, lateral movement)
- Control frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-53 mappings)
- DevSecOps practices, SBOM usage, zero-trust principles, and centralized logging/SIEM workflows