Sr Associate IS Security Engineer

What you will do

As a Sr. Associate IS Security Engineer at Amgen, you will play a critical role in ensuring the security and protection of the company's information systems and data. You will implement security measures, conduct security audits, analyze security incidents, and provide recommendations for improvements. Your strong knowledge of security protocols, network infrastructure, and vulnerability assessment will contribute to maintaining a secure IT environment.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Apply patches, perform OS upgrades, manage platform end-of-life.
• Perform annual audits and periodic compliance reviews.
• Support GxP validation and documentation processes.
• Monitor and respond to security incidents.
• Correlate alerts across platforms for threat detection.
• Improve procedures through post-incident analysis.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master's degree / Bachelor's degree and 5 to 9years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience.

Must-Have Skills:

• Hands on experience with big data technologies and platforms, such as Databricks, Apache Spark (PySpark, SparkSQL),Snowflake, workflow orchestration, performance tuning on big data processiSolid understanding of security technologies and their core functionality
• Experience in analyzing cybersecurity threats with up-to-date knowledge of attack vectors and the cyber threat landscape.
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively and solve problems efficiently in a diverse, global team environment.
• Good knowledge of Windows and/or Linux systems.
• Experience with security alert correlation across different platforms.
• Experience with ServiceNow, especially CMDB, Common Service Data Model (CSDM) and IT Service Management.
• SQL & Database Knowledge Experience working with relational databases, querying data, and optimizing datasets.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Cloud services like AWS (e.g., Redshift, S3, EC2, IAM ), Databricks (Deltalake, Unity catalog, token etc)
• Understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe)
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD practices
• Familiarity with scientific or healthcare data domains

Soft Skills:

• Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated awareness of how to function in a team setting
• Demonstrated presentation skills