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AspectSecurity Engineer ArchitectSecurity Engineer
CredentialsCertifications like CISSP, CISM, CEHCertifications like Security+, CISSP, CEH
Work EnvironmentDesigning security architecture, planning security strategiesImplementing security measures, monitoring systems
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in organizations focusing on security design and architectureCommon in IT and cybersecurity teams for operational security
Search & Comparison IntentUnderstanding roles in security architectureLooking for operational security roles

The Security Engineer Architect focuses on designing and planning security infrastructure, while the Security Engineer implements and maintains security measures. Both roles require similar certifications and work in cybersecurity environments, but their responsibilities differ in scope and focus.

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Lead Platform Security Engineer

Lead Platform Security Engineer

HDR

Omaha, NE • On-site

Full-time

This job post has expired 1 day ago. Applications are no longer accepted.

HDR rating

9.1

Company rating: 9.1 out of 10

Based on 55 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

20th of 352 rated engineering

Job description

Job Summary:
HDR is a company dedicated to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for its employee-owners. They are seeking a Lead Platform Security Engineer to define and own the technical roadmap for platform security engineering, lead architectural decisions, and mentor senior engineers while ensuring compliance and effective security practices across the organization.
Responsibilities:
• Define and own the technical roadmap for platform security engineering across the VCF ecosystem.
• Establish enterprise patterns for segmentation, identity, hardening, privileged access, compliance guardrails, and secure platform service adoption.
• Lead architecture decisions across core and adjacent VCF tools, including NSX, vDefend, Aria Operations, Aria Automation, VKS, HCX, recovery tooling, and cloud-connected platform capabilities.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for critical security incidents, platform risks, and design tradeoff decisions.
• Partner with Infrastructure Platform leadership and Cybersecurity leadership to align platform controls with enterprise policy, risk appetite, and regulatory obligations.
• Define measurable standards for control effectiveness, compliance evidence, exception management, and operational security maturity.
• Lead the adoption of automation, policy-as-code, and continuous compliance capabilities to reduce manual effort and improve control consistency.
• Guide secure integration of public cloud security practices, including identity, posture management, network controls, logging, encryption, and workload protection.
• Review and approve high-risk changes, architectural exceptions, and control deviations affecting platform security.
• Mentor senior engineers, shape career development, and build security engineering capability across the platform organization.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in infrastructure security, platform engineering, cloud security, or security architecture.
• Deep expertise in VMware vSphere, NSX, and platform-native security control design.
• Demonstrated leadership in hybrid cloud security, compliance engineering, or enterprise platform security architecture.
• Strong experience with regulatory or control-based environments and translating policy into enforceable technical standards.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving infrastructure, security, architecture, operations, and audit stakeholders.
• Advanced automation and security engineering experience in enterprise-scale environments.
Preferred:
• Expert-level experience with VCF ecosystem components beyond core virtualization, including Aria suite, VKS, NSX Advanced Load Balancer, HCX, Live Recovery, or comparable platform services.
• Experience establishing cloud security standards for Azure and/or AWS in a hybrid operating model.
• Experience with zero trust architecture, continuous compliance, and security reference architecture development.
• Experience presenting technical risk, control posture, and roadmap decisions to senior leadership.
• CISSP, CCSP, CISM, VMware advanced certification, or equivalent senior-level certifications.
Company:
HDR is an employee-owned design firm specializing in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. We’re ranked No. Founded in 1917, the company is headquartered in Omaha, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.

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At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists.

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5,001 - 10,000 Employees

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Omaha, NE, US

Year founded

1917

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