Senior Security Engineer - Compliance Operations

Who We Are:

Kontoor Brands is a portfolio of three of the world’s most iconic lifestyle, outdoor and workwear brands: Kontoor Brands is a purpose-led organization focused on leveraging its global platform, strategic sourcing model and best-in-class supply chain to drive brand growth and deliver long- term value for its stakeholders.
Security Engineer designs, implements, and supports enterprise security capabilities across a range of domains, including, but not limited to, vulnerability management, cloud security, identity, endpoint, security architecture and application security, to protect the organization’s systems, data, users, and business operations. Reporting to the Director of Technical Security, this senior engineer leads security engineering initiatives end to end and partners closely with infrastructure, application, network, cloud, and security teams to deliver secure, scalable, and sustainable solutions.

The role champions automation and the practical use of agentic AI tooling to build, streamline, and manage security engineering workflows, reducing manual effort and increasing the speed and consistency of delivery. The role also owns the standards for security documentation, metrics, and reporting quality, setting the expectations others follow so leadership has consistent visibility into security posture.

Architect, build, implement, and support technical security engineering projects from requirements gathering through operational handoff and ongoing support
Partner across infrastructure, application, network, cloud, and security teams to design and deliver secure, scalable technical solutions that align with enterprise architecture and risk priorities
Evaluate emerging security trends, threats, vulnerabilities, and technology risks; translate relevant developments into practical recommendations for improving security capabilities and reducing enterprise risk
Serve as the technical subject matter expert for vulnerability management, cloud security, identity, endpoint, and security architecture, providing design reviews, security requirements, and implementation guidance for initiatives led by other teams
Serve as the escalation point for complex security platform and integration issues, leading root-cause analysis and driving lasting fixes that prevent recurrence
Drive automation and process improvement, including applying agentic AI tooling to build and manage security engineering workflows, to reduce manual effort, improve visibility, strengthen control effectiveness, and mature security operations
Progressive experience in information security, security engineering, infrastructure, cloud, network, systems administration, application security, or related technical roles, including hands-on ownership of technical security initiatives and cross-functional delivery. Examples of prior roles include Security Engineer, Systems or Network Engineer, Cloud Engineer, and Application Security Engineer.
Hands-on experience with Zscaler, Microsoft security tools (such as Perview, Defender, Cloud App Security, etc…), Hands-on experience applying agentic AI tooling (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot) in real-world implementations, including building, automating, and managing security engineering workflows, is a significant plus.
Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field preferred; Relevant security certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, GIAC, Microsoft Security, cloud security, or equivalent technical certifications are preferred but not required.

Cross-functional collaboration with infrastructure, application, network, cloud, and security teams
Risk-based decision-making and ability to translate security trends into practical improvements
Technical leadership, documentation standards, and clear executive-level communication
Automation and AI-assisted engineering, process improvement, troubleshooting, and operational support of security platforms
Customer Centric Innovation – Leads improvements rooted in customer needs
LI-Remote
Why Kontoor Brands?
Kontoor Brands supports you with a competitive benefits program that provides choice and flexibility to meet your and your family’s needs – now and in the future. We offer resources to support your physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing, plus benefits like discounts on our apparel. Kontoor Brands also provides four weeks of Paid Parental Leave to eligible employees who are new parents, Flexible Fridays, and Tuition Reimbursement.