Cybersecurity Engineer - Cloud

About the role

The Cybersecurity Engineer is responsible for developing, deploying, monitoring, tuning, evaluating, reporting and maintaining systems and procedures to identify and mitigate threats to the corporate network, corporate assets and corporate users. This team member will identify core requirements, design and implement security technologies and work with stakeholders to perform ongoing tuning and alerting on those technologies.

Security technologies may include, but are not limited to: Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Security Incident Event Management (SIEM), User Behavior Analytics, Host Intrusion Prevention (HIPS) and Web/Email Gateway. This role involves both technical implementation of systems and communication of security requirements to management and security leadership, as well as assisting in investigations into security threats.

Responsibilities

• Prepares technical requirements and standards
• Assists in the identification, engineering and designing of security technologies including, but not limited to: Security Incident and Event Managers (SIEM) and threat intelligence solutions, Web filtering (proxy, network AV), Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), Endpoint security solutions, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Vulnerability Management (VM), Threat Intelligence and Threat Detection, Web Application Firewalls (WAF), Email Gateways, Breach Mitigation, Certificate Management, SSL encryption and decryption, Identity Management, Cloud Security, Database Security, Web Gateways, VPNs and Firewalls
• Performs analysis of system logs to identify unauthorized use or access
• Creates, analyzes and communicates security metrics to leadership
• Participates in emergency response team activities for responding to various security incidents
• Provides in-depth support for information security incidents including internal violations, hacker attacks, virus and system outages
• Prepares and updates information procedures, standards and/or other technical requirement documents
• Participates in periodic information systems risk assessments
• Develops detailed proposals and plans for new information security systems that would enhance or enable new capabilities for network or host systems
• Recommends and evaluates security tools to identify more efficient and effective security measures

Qualifications

• Local and wide area networking concepts, principles and protocols
• Advanced knowledge in Infrastructure design and management
• Working knowledge of management processes such as personnel administration, planning and budgeting
• Strong working knowledge of Intel platforms, iSeries and pSeries servers
• Advanced understanding of IT Service Management (ITSM) best practices and processes
• Experience with UML Design Tools
• Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP, OSI model and IP subnetting
• High level understanding of technology infrastructure, security concepts and platforms
• Demonstrated success in project management
• Advanced knowledge of IBM pSeries hardware, operating systems and TSM backup infrastructure
• Advanced knowledge of the OSI model and security associated with each layer
• Understanding of routing and switching protocols as they relate to load balancing
• Strong understanding of application layer protocols including HTTP, SSH, SSL and DNS
• Knowledge and ability to stay abreast of the latest security and privacy legislation, regulations, advisories, alerts and vulnerabilities
• Knowledge of IT security processes and controls as well as IT infrastructure and networking technical knowledge
• Proven expertise developing custom rule sets for tools to identify specific attacks and exploits based on feedback and requirements from business stakeholders including Compliance and Legal Counsel
• Understanding of cloud technologies and concepts
• Experience securing cloud deployments on common platforms like Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, or Google Cloud Platform
• Experience with deploying environments by defining infrastructure as code (IaC)
• Experience with securing container deployments, Kubernetes, managed Kubernetes PaaS services, Agile environments, and DevOps environments
• Experience with managing infrastructure through CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of Linux operating systems and microservice architecture
• Background in scripting and automation in widely used languages such as Python, Go, Ruby, etc.
• Detailed knowledge of declarative IaC approaches and immutable infrastructure is a plus
• Familiarity with Terraform is a plus
• Ability to think strategically and make collaborative decisions
• Ability to apply structured analysis methods to various types of data to establish trends, determine variability and business impact
• Communicates quickly, clearly, concisely, appropriately and intelligently
• Fosters open communication, speaks with impact, listens to others and writes effectively
• Experience with alternate management methods using SSH, serial connections and the command-line interface TMSH
• Ability to effectively negotiate with vendors on upgrades and acquisitions
• Effective planning, time management, negotiation and delegation skills
• Expert level IT security processes and controls knowledge as well as IT infrastructure and networking technical knowledge
• Ability to approach problems with an open-mind and create new and innovative ideas and methods
• Advanced technical writing
• Experience in documentation tools such as Visio and Microsoft Office products
• Advanced information security standards/frameworks (i.e., NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001) skills
• Advanced experience with Network and VLAN segmentation
• Strong analytical skills
• Creative, innovative, problem-solving and maximizing potential to solve problems and improve methods
• Think positively when faced with obstacles, build on others' ideas, think logically and intuitively
• Detail-oriented

Work Experience

• 1-5 years of experience in large and complex business environments with a successful track record working directly with senior level management preferred
• 1-5 years of experience in one or more of the following domains: Cybersecurity, Information Security, Network Engineering, or Network Operations, Information Technology, Application Development preferred
• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent work experience strongly preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• One or more security related certifications, such as CISSP, CCNP-Security, GIAC, CEH, or CPTS highly preferred

Additional Knowledge And Skills

• Working effectively within an AI enabled environment: Ability to use AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) to support daily work
• Skills in evaluating AI outputs for accuracy, compliance, and bias
• Experience integrating AI into workflows to improve efficiency or insights
• Familiarity with AI assisted research, summarization, and content generation
• Understanding of responsible AI use, including ethics and data protection
• Experience with AI assisted software development or automation
• Knowledge of prompting techniques to improve output quality
• Awareness of emerging GenAI capabilities and limitations

Benefits

• Generous benefits package available on day one, including 401K matching
• Bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid)
• Tuition assistance
• Training opportunities
• GM employee auto discount
• Community service pay
• Nine company holidays

Pay

Competitive pay and bonus eligibility.

Schedule

Hybrid work environment, 4-days a week in office.