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• Overview

  Nordstrom is hiring a Security Engineer in Irving, TX.

• Role description

  This contract Security Engineer role at Nordstrom suits the engineer who reads the changelog before upgrading and the docs before asking. We offer $105,000 - $163,000, a clear growth track, and a team where your 7 years of experience genuinely move the needle.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Trim Nordstrom's cloud bill by right-sizing the Security Auditing infrastructure in Irving, TX
  • Wrangle Firewall Configuration config across environments so Irving staging mirrors production
  • Drive the Security Auditing incident postmortem that stops the Irving outage from recurring
  • Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools
  • Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Leadership acceptance criteria
  • Build the OAuth 2.0 tooling that makes every other Irving engineer faster
  • Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across TX engineering teams

  What You'll Bring

  • Comfort interpreting data and translating findings into clear recommendations
  • Demonstrated comfort presenting to senior leadership
  • An appetite for ownership that scales with the stakes
  • Familiarity with Burp Suite and related tools or frameworks
  • Fluency in Stakeholder Management earned the hard way, not just from a tutorial

  Nordstrom is the deeply collaborative company technology professionals across TX reach for when the cheap option finally breaks. Growth budgets at Nordstrom are generous because a sharper OAuth 2.0 you means a stronger team.

  The offer reads $105,000 - $163,000, plus the soft stuff that hard-wins loyalty: coaching, coverage, and a flexible contract rhythm.

  Our hiring manager is personally reviewing every Security Engineer application that comes in.

  Send us your application and let's talk about how you can grow with Nordstrom.

• Required skills

  • Burp Suite
  • SOC 2 Compliance
  • Snort
  • Security Auditing
  • Digital Forensics
  • SAST
  • Firewall Configuration
  • OAuth 2.0
  • Data Loss Prevention
  • DAST
  • Leadership
  • Problem Solving
  • Adaptability
  • Stakeholder Management

• Benefits & perks

  • Financial wellness program
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Dental insurance
  • Financial hardship assistance fund
  • Cell phone plan discounts
  • Legal insurance plan
  • Meal delivery stipend
  • Open and transparent culture
  • Survivor benefits
  • Adoption assistance

• Apply before 2026-08-14

  Submit your application for this Contract technology position.