Aviation Cybersecurity Engineer for Aircraft Systems Remote

Southwest Airlines Co.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free flights for you and eligible dep.

401(k) company contributions up to 9.3

Profit sharing opportunities

Health insurance for you and depend.

Health plan from day one

Job summary

Southwest Airlines Co. is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer on the Cybersecurity Aircraft Team to protect aircraft systems and aviation technologies critical to safe operation.

You will build, test, and support cybersecurity solutions, collaborating with Engineering, Flight Operations, Technical Operations, and regulators to strengthen the security of Southwest’s aircraft ecosystem. This role interfaces with manufacturers and industry peers to mature the program and maintain regulatory readiness.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Agile best practices.
• Knowledge of at least one scripting language such as Python, Go, or Javascript.
• Skilled in at least one cloud computing technology (AWS).
• Skilled in infrastructure-as-code (IaC) development (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Experience with configuration-as-code (Chef, Puppet, Ansible).
• Experience with cybersecurity unit tests and monitoring tools.
• Experience with aviation cybersecurity standards is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide security guidance to remediation of vulnerabilities and risk items.
• Deliver training for clients on Cybersecurity systems and automated environments.
• Identify cybersecurity problems and coordinate developments to meet business needs.
• Oversee production issue response and maintenance.
• Lead testing with production testers to identify defects.
• Test and implement system enhancements preserving integrity.
• Maintain systems and manage escalations.
• Triage defects and transition features to Business support.
• Maintain procedures to ensure high quality and quantity of work.
• Lead cross-functional communication to achieve goals.

Skills

Agile best practices

Value pipeline knowledge

Python / Go / Javascript

AWS cloud computing

IaC (Terraform / CloudFormation)

CaC development (Chef, Puppet, Ansible

Cybersecurity unit testing

Cybersecurity monitoring tools

Communication and collaboration

Problem solving and prioritization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information systems or similar fields of study or equivalent advanced level experience

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Active Directory

CyberArk

Job description

Southwest Airlines Co. is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer on the Cybersecurity Aircraft Team to protect aircraft systems and aviation technologies critical to safe operation.

You will build, test, and support cybersecurity solutions, collaborating with Engineering, Flight Operations, Technical Operations, and regulators to strengthen the security of Southwest’s aircraft ecosystem. This role interfaces with manufacturers and industry peers to mature the program and maintain regulatory readiness.