Sr. Specialist, Cybersecurity Engineering
Merck · West Point, PA · 1 mo ago
$117k–$184k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role (maybe from Role Summary), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe Required Qualifications?), Skills (maybe Required Skills?), Benefits, Pay, Schedule if present. We must not repeat job title. No headings for Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, accommodation, etc. Also remove application instructions, search firm, etc. Keep substantive info: Role Summary, Key Responsibilities, Required Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Required Skills, Preferred Skills? The instruction: Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We need to decide which sections to include based on content.
We have Role Summary paragraph: "The Senior Specialist, Cybersecurity Engineering is a hands-on security engineer..." That's about the role. So we can have
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We need to decide which sections to include based on content.
We have Role Summary paragraph: "The Senior Specialist, Cybersecurity Engineering is a hands-on security engineer..." That's about the role. So we can have About the role
with that paragraph.
Key Responsibilities list: bullet list. Use - .
Required Qualifications: list of bullet points. Could be under
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or Qualifications
. The instruction says we can use Requirements or Qualifications. Probably use Requirements
for Required Qualifications.
Preferred Qualifications: maybe also under Requirements? But we could combine? The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could merge Required and Preferred Qualifications into one Requirements section? But they are distinct. However we could have a single Requirements section containing both required and preferred, but we need to preserve all info. Could separate with headings? But we only allowed certain headings; we could use Qualifications
for both required and preferred, with subheadings? Not allowed. Better to have two sections: Requirements (for Required Qualifications) and maybe another section like "Preferred Qualifications" but that's not in the allowed list. The allowed list includes Qualifications as a heading. So we could use Qualifications
and include both required and preferred bullet lists, maybe with a note? But we must not invent filler. Could we have two sections: Requirements (for Required Qualifications) and Qualifications (for Preferred Qualifications)? That seems odd.
Alternatively, we could have Requirements
for Required Qualifications, and Preferred Qualifications
is not allowed; but we could omit Preferred Qualifications section if we think it's thin? But we must preserve ALL substantive information; cannot drop Preferred Qualifications. So we need to include it somewhere. Perhaps we can include Preferred Qualifications under the same Qualifications
heading, with a brief intro like "Preferred qualifications:" then list. That's acceptable: we keep the heading Qualifications and include both required and preferred bullet lists, maybe separated by a paragraph. That preserves all info.
Similarly, Skills: we have Required Skills and Preferred Skills. Could combine under Skills
with required and preferred lists.
Benefits: we have description of benefits. So Benefits
with paragraph.
Pay: we have salary range. So Pay
with paragraph.
Schedule: we have "Hybrid" maybe? There's "Flexible Work Arrangements Hybrid Shift". Also "Relocation: VISA Sponsorship Travel Requirements: Flexible Work Arrangements Hybrid Shift". So schedule info: Hybrid shift. So we can include Schedule
with paragraph describing hybrid/flexible work arrangements.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, accommodation, search firm, etc. Also remove "Current Employees apply HERE", etc. Remove "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Remove "Requirements As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer..." etc. Remove "Search Firm Representatives". Remove "Employee Status Regular Relocation: VISA Sponsorship Travel Requirements: Flexible Work Arrangements Hybrid Shift Valid Driving License: Hazardous Material(s) Job Posting End Date: 09/25/2026". Some of that includes schedule info (Hybrid). We need to extract schedule: Hybrid shift, flexible work arrangements. Also maybe relocation info? Not needed for schedule? Could include relocation under Benefits? Not needed. We'll keep schedule: Hybrid/flexible work arrangements.
We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers. So drop that.
We must not include application deadline etc.
Now craft HTML.
Structure:
About the role
The Senior Specialist, Cybersecurity Engineering is a hands-on security engineer responsible for securing our Company's strategic enterprise platforms through implementation, automation, assurance, and continuous risk reduction. This role partners with platform owners, engineers, architects, and product teams to embed security controls, improve resilience, standardize governance, and maintain trusted platform operations across critical business platforms.
Responsibilities
- Engineer, implement, and maintain security controls across strategic platforms including SAP, Salesforce, Databricks, Microsoft 365, ServiceNow, Veeva, AI platforms, and enterprise SaaS/PaaS services.
- Support platform assurance through security assessments, control validation, risk reduction, and compliance readiness activities.
- Integrate security capabilities into platform delivery, CI/CD workflows, and operational processes.
- Develop automation, controls-as-code, and reusable security patterns to improve platform security and operational efficiency.
- Monitor platform security posture, investigate gaps, and drive remediation of findings.
- Partner with platform teams to improve resilience, onboarding experience, and secure adoption.
- Contribute to security standards, operational procedures, and engineering best practices.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, cloud security, platform security, or DevSecOps.
- Fluent in modern AI technologies and practical enterprise use cases.
- Able to apply AI to improve cybersecurity engineering, automation, investigations, and operational efficiency.
- Understands emerging AI security risks and supports secure adoption of AI capabilities across strategic platforms.
- Hands-on experience implementing security controls in PaaS, SaaS, or enterprise platforms.
- Experience with identity security, security automation, logging, monitoring, and vulnerability remediation.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes, APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and modern cloud-native technologies.
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
Preferred:
- Experience supporting SAP, Salesforce, Databricks, Microsoft 365, ServiceNow, Veeva, or similar enterprise platforms.
- Experience with AI security, software supply chain security, and platform governance.
- CISSP, CCSP, CCSK, GIAC, AWS, or Azure security certifications.
- Experience in regulated enterprise environments.
Skills
Required Skills:
- Certificate Services
- Cloud Security
- Corporate Security Management
- Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Analytics
- Cybersecurity Operations
- Delivery of Security Applications
- Design Applications
- DevSecOps
- Identity Access Management (IAM)
- Incident Response
- Information Assurance
- Information Security
- IT Security Architecture
- Network Segmentation
- Operational Technology (OT) Security
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Security Analysis
- Security Analytics
- Security Audit
- Security Automation
- Security Compliance
- Security Controls
- Security Engineering
Preferred Skills:
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Requirements
orQualifications
. The instruction says we can use Requirements or Qualifications. Probably useRequirements
for Required Qualifications. Preferred Qualifications: maybe also under Requirements? But we could combine? The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could merge Required and Preferred Qualifications into one Requirements section? But they are distinct. However we could have a single Requirements section containing both required and preferred, but we need to preserve all info. Could separate with headings? But we only allowed certain headings; we could useQualifications
for both required and preferred, with subheadings? Not allowed. Better to have two sections: Requirements (for Required Qualifications) and maybe another section like "Preferred Qualifications" but that's not in the allowed list. The allowed list includes Qualifications as a heading. So we could useQualifications
and include both required and preferred bullet lists, maybe with a note? But we must not invent filler. Could we have two sections: Requirements (for Required Qualifications) and Qualifications (for Preferred Qualifications)? That seems odd. Alternatively, we could haveRequirements
for Required Qualifications, andPreferred Qualifications
is not allowed; but we could omit Preferred Qualifications section if we think it's thin? But we must preserve ALL substantive information; cannot drop Preferred Qualifications. So we need to include it somewhere. Perhaps we can include Preferred Qualifications under the sameQualifications
heading, with a brief intro like "Preferred qualifications:" then list. That's acceptable: we keep the heading Qualifications and include both required and preferred bullet lists, maybe separated by a paragraph. That preserves all info. Similarly, Skills: we have Required Skills and Preferred Skills. Could combine underSkills
with required and preferred lists. Benefits: we have description of benefits. SoBenefits
with paragraph. Pay: we have salary range. SoPay
with paragraph. Schedule: we have "Hybrid" maybe? There's "Flexible Work Arrangements Hybrid Shift". Also "Relocation: VISA Sponsorship Travel Requirements: Flexible Work Arrangements Hybrid Shift". So schedule info: Hybrid shift. So we can includeSchedule
with paragraph describing hybrid/flexible work arrangements. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, accommodation, search firm, etc. Also remove "Current Employees apply HERE", etc. Remove "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Remove "Requirements As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer..." etc. Remove "Search Firm Representatives". Remove "Employee Status Regular Relocation: VISA Sponsorship Travel Requirements: Flexible Work Arrangements Hybrid Shift Valid Driving License: Hazardous Material(s) Job Posting End Date: 09/25/2026". Some of that includes schedule info (Hybrid). We need to extract schedule: Hybrid shift, flexible work arrangements. Also maybe relocation info? Not needed for schedule? Could include relocation under Benefits? Not needed. We'll keep schedule: Hybrid/flexible work arrangements. We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers. So drop that. We must not include application deadline etc. Now craft HTML. Structure:About the role
The Senior Specialist, Cybersecurity Engineering is a hands-on security engineer responsible for securing our Company's strategic enterprise platforms through implementation, automation, assurance, and continuous risk reduction. This role partners with platform owners, engineers, architects, and product teams to embed security controls, improve resilience, standardize governance, and maintain trusted platform operations across critical business platforms.
Responsibilities
- Engineer, implement, and maintain security controls across strategic platforms including SAP, Salesforce, Databricks, Microsoft 365, ServiceNow, Veeva, AI platforms, and enterprise SaaS/PaaS services.
- Support platform assurance through security assessments, control validation, risk reduction, and compliance readiness activities.
- Integrate security capabilities into platform delivery, CI/CD workflows, and operational processes.
- Develop automation, controls-as-code, and reusable security patterns to improve platform security and operational efficiency.
- Monitor platform security posture, investigate gaps, and drive remediation of findings.
- Partner with platform teams to improve resilience, onboarding experience, and secure adoption.
- Contribute to security standards, operational procedures, and engineering best practices.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, cloud security, platform security, or DevSecOps.
- Fluent in modern AI technologies and practical enterprise use cases.
- Able to apply AI to improve cybersecurity engineering, automation, investigations, and operational efficiency.
- Understands emerging AI security risks and supports secure adoption of AI capabilities across strategic platforms.
- Hands-on experience implementing security controls in PaaS, SaaS, or enterprise platforms.
- Experience with identity security, security automation, logging, monitoring, and vulnerability remediation.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes, APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and modern cloud-native technologies.
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
Preferred:
- Experience supporting SAP, Salesforce, Databricks, Microsoft 365, ServiceNow, Veeva, or similar enterprise platforms.
- Experience with AI security, software supply chain security, and platform governance.
- CISSP, CCSP, CCSK, GIAC, AWS, or Azure security certifications.
- Experience in regulated enterprise environments.
Skills
Required Skills:
- Certificate Services
- Cloud Security
- Corporate Security Management
- Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Analytics
- Cybersecurity Operations
- Delivery of Security Applications
- Design Applications
- DevSecOps
- Identity Access Management (IAM)
- Incident Response
- Information Assurance
- Information Security
- IT Security Architecture
- Network Segmentation
- Operational Technology (OT) Security
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Security Analysis
- Security Analytics
- Security Audit
- Security Automation
- Security Compliance
- Security Controls
- Security Engineering
Preferred Skills:
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jobs.merck.com
CompanyMerck
LocationWest Point, PA
TypeFull-time
Salary$117k–$184k/yr
Posted1 mo ago