Lead Engineer, Information Security

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RXO, Inc.
Full time
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USA
10/05/2026
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Chicago, IL

Responsibilities

Lead development and governance of application security standards, secure architecture principles, and threat-modeling practices.
Conduct security assessments and threat modeling for Agentic AI, LLM, and autonomous AI workflows.
Analyze and tune WAF configurations, review F5 and Akamai logs, investigate anomalies, and implement approved rule exceptions.
Integrate and optimize SAST, DAST, and SCA tools within development pipelines and DevSecOps processes.
Partner with software engineering teams on vulnerability identification, code-level remediation, application security reviews, and secure coding practices.
Lead security awareness and Security Champion initiatives, including mentoring developers and engineering teams.
Evaluate cloud-native applications across Azure, GCP, and OCI and support controls that prevent deployment of unresolved critical or high-risk vulnerabilities.
Drive vulnerability management, remediation tracking, reporting, developer enablement, and continuous application security improvements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least 3 years of experience in Application Security, Security Engineering, DevSecOps, or a related cybersecurity discipline.
Experience identifying and remediating vulnerabilities in application code and software development environments.
Experience with enterprise WAF platforms such as Akamai App & API Protector, F5 Advanced WAF, or similar technologies.
Experience securing cloud-native workloads in Azure, GCP, and/or OCI environments.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, security-tool integration, and development workflows.
Knowledge of OWASP Top 10, CWE, secure API design, and application security best practices.
Preferred experience includes securing AI-enabled or LLM-based applications, autonomous agent workflows, and IaC using Terraform, Ansible, or Bicep.
Preferred certifications include Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate, GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer, CISSP, CSSLP, CASE, or GWEB.
Preferred experience includes Akamai or F5 enterprise environments, Security Champion programs, mentoring, and scalable security framework development.

Benefits

Competitive pay, paid time off, holidays, floating Diversity Days, bereavement leave, volunteer time, jury duty leave, family bonding leave, and prenatal care leave.
401(k) retirement plan with up to 5% company match.
Health, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, accidental death, business travel, legal services, identity theft, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
Employee Assistance Program, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, and tax-advantaged health, dependent care, and commuter accounts.
Based in Charlotte, NC or Chicago, IL, with onsite work Monday through Thursday and remote work on Fridays.
Employment may require passing a pre-employment drug test after a conditional offer.

Salary: $130k - $150k/yr

RXO, Inc.

RXO, Inc. is an asset-light transportation and logistics provider that brokers truckload capacity and offers managed transportation for shippers across North America. The company operates a digital freight marketplace and TMS integrations connecting customers with a large network of third-party c...

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