Senior Associate Data Security Engineer

ABOUT AMGEN

Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier, fuller and longer. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped establish the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and remains on the cutting-edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what’s known today.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Role Description:

This Senior Associate Data Security Engineer role will cover Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) technologies. This role will report to the Manager, Data Security. This position will provide essential services that enable us to better pursue our mission.

Sr. Associate Data Security Engineers operate, manage, and improve Amgen’s DLP and DSPM solutions. In our Data Security team, they will operate data protection security technologies in a rapidly changing global security sector. They will work with other engineers and business units to help craft, build, coordinate, configure, and implement critical preventive and detective security controls related to the protection of Amgen data.

This engineer will play a key role in designing, deploying, and maintaining solutions to build our rapidly growing operations.
Roles & Responsibilities:

• Maintain the service delivery and working order of Amgen data security solutions across Amgen’s global enterprise
• Execute Amgen service management processes such as Incident Management, change processes, and service improvements for Amgen’s data security technologies
• Assist in the design and improvement of Amgen’s data security technologies and solutions. Build scripts for the configuration and the testing of the solution
• Manage and perform analysis of escalated DLP events, engage with the business, fulfill legal hold requests, and provide executive reporting
• Work with business domain specialists to collect, analyze, build, tune and automate DLP policy sets
• Analyze events and logs for suspicious activity and opportunities to improve posture, processes, procedures, and protections.
• Consult to the Incident Response team on investigations
• Develop automation solutions in increase response times and reduce risk of identified incidents
• Participate in regular meetings and conference calls with the client, IT, business partners and vendors to help ensure technical coverage for new or existing projects across the business

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills:

• Knowledge of Cloud Access Security Platforms (Elastica, Netskope, SkyHigh, etc)
• Understanding of cloud and SAAS environments (AWS, O365, Box, Salesforce, etc)
• Solid experience with potential to grow knowledge in Linux/Windows OS and other infrastructure systems
• Experience with DLP and data protection technologies for a large global enterprise
• Demonstrated understanding on how emerging security technologies and data flows interoperate across complex, multi-cloud systems.

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Comfort with scripting (PowerShell, Python, etc) and expression development (SQL, Regex)
• Ability to develop documentation for Infrastructure Security implementations
• Basic experience with ITIL processes such as Incident, Problem, and configuration management
• Experience in complex enterprise environments with competing business priorities

Professional Certifications (please mention if the certification is preferred or mandatory for the role):

• Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) or Security+
• SANS Certifications
• Relevant vendor-specific certifications

Soft Skills:

• Established analytical and gap/fit assessment skills.
• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
• High degree of initiative and self-motivation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully.
• Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
• Effective presentation and public speaking skills.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.